The friendly guide to picking your first AI tool
Too many AI tools. One place to find the right one.
Plain-English picks for every task, from your first AI tool to your first agent.
What do you want to make?
Chat with an AI assistant
Ask questions, plan, learn and brainstorm.
✍️Write better, faster
Emails, essays, summaries and presentations.
🎨Make images
Pictures, posters, logos and art from words.
🎬Make videos
Short clips, talking presenters and edits.
🎙️Voice, music and audio
Natural voices, songs and podcast clean-up.
🧩Build an app without coding
Vibe coding: describe an app, get a working one.
💻Coding assistant
AI help writing, fixing and understanding code.
🤖AI agents and automation
Let AI do repetitive tasks across your apps.
Latest releases See all →
- ChatGPT Free starts rolling out GPT-6 Luna
OpenAI began rolling GPT-6 Luna out to Free and Go users in regular chats; rollout is gradual.
See ChatGPT on Toolnary → · Official source (scriptbyai.com) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Claude Free includes Haiku 5.5
Claude's free plan now lists Haiku 5.5 alongside Sonnet, with the same 5-hour usage window.
See Claude on Toolnary → · Official source (scriptbyai.com) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Suno clarifies free trial downloads
Free accounts get up to 7 lifetime trial downloads for personal, non-commercial use.
See Suno on Toolnary → · Official source (help.suno.com) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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