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AI Tools Directory

50 tools rated and reviewed. Browse by category or search for specific tools.

AI Models (19)Coding Tools (9)Platforms (22)

AI Models

Frontier and open-weight language models

Claude Opus 4.5

Anthropic's most capable model. Breakthrough reasoning and agentic capabilities.

9.4
1in Best Models
GPT-5.2

OpenAI's latest frontier model. Top Artificial Analysis rankings.

9.3
2in Best Models
Claude Sonnet 4

Best balance of speed, cost, and capability from Anthropic.

9.2
Gemini 3 Pro

Google's most capable model with top benchmark scores.

9.1
GPT-5

OpenAI's flagship generation. Major leap in capabilities.

9
o3

OpenAI's breakthrough reasoning model. New SOTA on math and science.

9
DeepSeek R1

Open weights reasoning model rivaling o1.

8.9
3in Best Models
Gemini 3 Flash

Fast and capable with excellent reasoning mode.

8.8
DeepSeek V3

Open weights leader with frontier-tier performance.

8.7
1in Best Deals
Llama 4

Meta's latest open model with strong community adoption.

8.6
Grok 3

xAI's flagship with real-time X knowledge.

8.5
Flux

Open weights image generation leader. Great for fine-tuning and customization.

8.5
2in Best ImageGen Models
Kimi K2

Moonshot AI's powerful thinking model.

8.4
Qwen 3

Alibaba's frontier model with strong multilingual support.

8.3
Sora

OpenAI video generation with best motion coherence and cinematic quality.

8.3
1in Best VideoGen Models
Mistral Large 2

Mistral's flagship. Strong European alternative.

8.2
Gemini 2.0 Flash

Google fast model with great speed/cost/quality tradeoff.

8.1
2in Best Deals
Claude 3.5 Haiku

Fastest Anthropic model for high-volume tasks.

8
3in Best Deals
Kling

Kuaishou video generation with strong motion and competitive pricing.

8
2in Best VideoGen Models

Coding Tools

AI-powered development tools and IDEs

Cursor

AI-first code editor. Best AI integration with Composer mode.

9.3
1in Best IDEs
Claude Code

Anthropic's agentic coding CLI. Best Claude integration.

9.2
3in Best IDEs
GitHub Copilot

Most widely adopted AI coding assistant.

8.8
Codex CLI

OpenAI's terminal coding agent.

8.6
Windsurf

AI IDE with unique Cascade agentic flow.

8.5
1in Best Vibecode Platforms
Aider

CLI-first AI pair programming. Best for terminal-native developers.

8.4
OpenAI Agents SDK

Official OpenAI framework for building AI agents.

8.4
1in Best Agent Harnesses
Cline

Open-source AI coding with full codebase awareness.

8.3
Zed

Fastest AI-enhanced editor with great collaborative features.

8.1

Platforms

AI platforms, APIs, and infrastructure

Anthropic API

Claude model API. Best for agentic and coding workloads.

9.1
OpenAI API

Most widely used LLM API. GPT-5 series and o-series models.

9
Hugging Face

Largest open ML platform. Model hub, datasets, and Spaces.

8.9
Vercel AI SDK

Unified TypeScript SDK for building AI applications.

8.8
Midjourney

Best aesthetic quality in AI image generation.

8.8
1in Best ImageGen Models
Google AI Studio

Gemini models with generous free tier and long context.

8.7
ElevenLabs

Industry-leading text-to-speech and voice cloning.

8.7
1in Best Voice Models
Supabase

Open source Firebase alternative with pgvector for AI.

8.6
GitHub

GitHub platform and MCP server for code workflows.

8.6
1in Best MCP Servers
Bolt.new

Fastest iteration for AI-generated full-stack apps.

8.5
2in Best Vibecode Platforms
Claude Computer Use

First production-ready computer use API for AI agents.

8.5
1in Best Computer-Use Models
v0

Vercel's AI UI generator. Best for component generation.

8.4
3in Best Vibecode Platforms
Groq

Fastest LLM inference. Custom LPU hardware.

8.4
Together AI

Fast inference for open models at competitive pricing.

8.3
Runway

Most accessible pro-grade AI video generation.

8.3
3in Best VideoGen Models
Cartesia

Ultra-low latency voice AI for real-time applications.

8.2
2in Best Voice Models
Lovable

AI app builder with good balance of control and automation.

8.2
LangChain

Most popular framework for LLM application development.

8.2
Replit

Cloud IDE with AI agent for full-stack development.

8.1
OpenAI TTS

OpenAI text-to-speech. Simple API, good quality, easy integration.

8
3in Best Voice Models
CrewAI

Best framework for role-based multi-agent orchestration.

8
3in Best Agent Harnesses
Operator

OpenAI browser automation agent for web tasks.

7.8
2in Best Computer-Use Models