ChatGPT
by OpenAI
General-purpose assistant for writing, analysis, files, images and voice.
Free; Go $8/mo (US); Plus $20/mo; Pro from $100/mo
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Claude
by Anthropic
Assistant known for long documents, careful writing and coding help.
Free; Pro $20/mo ($17/mo yearly); Max from $100/mo
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- You choose
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Free, Pro and Max users choose whether their chats can be used for training. Team, Enterprise and API data is not used for training.
Descript
by Descript
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript like a document.
Free; Hobbyist $16/mo yearly ($24 monthly); Creator $24/mo yearly
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes, opt-out
- Minimum age
- 13+ (under 18 with a parent)
- Its terms ban cloning the voice of a speaker who has not consented.
Gamma
by Gamma
Turns an outline or notes into a presentation, doc or web page.
Gemini Notebook
by Google
Formerly NotebookLM. Upload your own sources and ask questions grounded in them.
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- No
- Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook on July 16, 2026.
- Your sources and chats are not used for training unless you send feedback. Workspace and education accounts are not reviewed by humans.
Perplexity
by Perplexity AI
Answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources.
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes, opt-out
- Minimum age
- 13+ (minors need a parent's acceptance)
- "AI Data Retention" (use of your data for training) is on by default for Free, Pro and Max. Enterprise data is never used for training.
- In August 2026 the Ninth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction Amazon had won against Perplexity's AI agent shopping on its site.
Beautiful.ai
by Beautiful.ai
Presentation maker with smart templates that keep every slide on-design as you edit.
14-day free trial of Pro or Team; free plans for students
Canva
by Canva
Design app with built-in AI image, text and layout tools.
CapCut
by ByteDance
Free video editor with AI captions, effects and background removal.
Privacy & risks
- Minimum age
- 13+ (under 18 needs parental consent)
- A June 2025 terms update was criticized for a broad, perpetual licence over user content, including faces and voices. CapCut says that wording predates the update.
Claude Code
by Anthropic
Coding agent that works across your whole codebase from the terminal or editor.
Included with Claude Pro and Max; or pay per use via the API
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- You choose
- The most-used coding agent in the Stack Overflow 2026 survey (66% of developers who use agents).
- Consumer plans let you choose whether code is used for training; Team, Enterprise and API use is not trained on.
- Security flaws found in 2026 (including CVE-2026-24887 and CVE-2026-35021) were fixed in updates. Keep it up to date.
Consensus
by Consensus
Searches peer-reviewed papers and summarizes what the research says.
Free; Pro $20/mo or $144/yr; Deep $65/mo
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- No
- Minimum age
- 13+
· Checked Oct 2026
Cursor
by Anysphere
AI-first code editor that can make changes across a whole project.
Free; Plus $8/mo (Grok models only); Premium $30; Super $100; Ultra $200; Teams from $30/user
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Depends on plan or settings
- With Privacy Mode on, your code is not used for training and providers keep no copies. With it off, Cursor may store and use your code and prompts.
- SpaceX agreed to buy Cursor's maker Anysphere (announced June 2026).
- 2026 security flaws, including the "DuneSlide" prompt-injection sandbox escape (fixed in Cursor 3.0) and CVE-2026-63093 on Windows, have been patched.
DeepSeek
by DeepSeek
Free chat assistant from Chinese lab DeepSeek, strong at reasoning and coding.
Free app and web chat; paid API for developers
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes
- Minimum age
- Intended for adults; under 18 needs guardian consent
- Its privacy policy says user data is used to train its models.
- Data is processed by a Chinese company. Check your employer's or school's rules before using it with work or personal data.
Devin Desktop
by Cognition
AI code editor and coding agent, formerly called Windsurf.
Free; Pro $20/mo; Max $200/mo; Teams $80/mo + $40 per developer
Privacy & risks
- Cognition renamed Windsurf to Devin Desktop in June 2026.
· Checked Oct 2026
ElevenLabs
by ElevenLabs
Natural-sounding AI voices for voiceovers, audiobooks and dubbing.
Free 10k credits/mo; Starter $6/mo (commercial use + voice cloning); Creator $22/mo
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes, opt-out
- Minimum age
- 18+
- You can opt out of training under Data use in settings. Uploading the voice of anyone under 18 is banned.
- Voice actors sued in 2024 (Vacker v. ElevenLabs), and proposed Illinois biometric class actions filed in May 2026 name ElevenLabs among the defendants. Claims are allegations.
Elicit
by Elicit
Finds, screens and pulls data from academic papers for literature reviews.
Free; Plus $11/user/mo billed yearly
Fathom
by Fathom
AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes your video calls.
Free plan; Team $15/user/mo yearly (2-user minimum)
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes, opt-out
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Trains its own models on de-identified meeting data; you can opt out.
· Checked Oct 2026
Figma
by Figma
Design and prototyping app with AI that generates screens, images and prototypes.
Starter free (limited AI credits); Professional $16/mo per full seat
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes, opt-out
- Minimum age
- 18+ for Figma AI features
- AI content training is on by default for Starter and Professional teams; admins can switch it off.
- A proposed class action filed in November 2025 alleges Figma used customer designs to train AI. Figma denies it.
Fireflies.ai
by Fireflies.ai
Joins your calls to record, transcribe and summarize meetings.
Free; Pro $10/mo yearly ($18 monthly)
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- No
- Says it does not train on your personal information.
- Two proposed class actions in Illinois (December 2025 and March 2026) allege it collected voiceprints without consent under the state's biometric law. Not decided.
Sources: 1 · Checked Oct 2026
Gemini
by Google
Google's assistant, built into Gmail, Docs, Sheets and Search.
Free; AI Plus $4.99/mo; AI Pro $19.99/mo; AI Ultra from $99.99/mo (US)
Privacy & risks
- Conversations can be read by human reviewers. Activity auto-deletes after 18 months by default (you can change this); temporary chats are kept for up to 72 hours.
- A proposed class action over Gemini data tracking (Thele v. Google) was dismissed with leave to amend in July 2026. Google moved to dismiss the amended complaint in September 2026.
GitHub Copilot
by GitHub
Code suggestions, chat and coding agents inside your editor and GitHub.
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes, opt-out
- Since April 24, 2026, interaction data from Free, Pro and Pro+ users is used for training by default (you can opt out). Business and Enterprise are excluded.
- In the code-licensing case Doe v. GitHub, the Ninth Circuit upheld dismissal of the DMCA claim in September 2026; contract claims continue in district court.
· Checked Oct 2026
Grammarly
by Superhuman (Grammarly)
Grammar, tone and clarity suggestions wherever you type.
Free; Pro $12/mo
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes, opt-out
- Minimum age
- 13+ (16+ in the EU)
- "Product Improvement and Training" is on by default for individual accounts. Turn it off in your account settings.
- A proposed class action filed in March 2026 (S.D.N.Y.), led by journalist Julia Angwin, challenges the "Expert Review" feature. The claims are allegations and have not been decided.
Granola
by Granola
Notepad that listens to your meetings and turns rough notes into clean summaries.
Business $14/user/mo
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes, opt-out
- Minimum age
- 16+
- Uses de-identified data for training; you can opt out.
· Checked Oct 2026
HeyGen
by HeyGen
Makes talking-avatar videos and translates videos with lip-sync.
Free (3 videos/mo, watermark); Creator $29/mo; Pro $49/mo
Jasper
by Jasper
Marketing copy for teams, with brand voice and campaign tools.
Julius AI
by Julius AI
Analyzes spreadsheets and data files and makes charts from plain-English questions.
Plus $20/mo ($16/mo yearly)
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- No
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Says it does not train on your personal information.
· Checked Oct 2026
Khanmigo
by Khan Academy
AI tutor that guides students to the answer instead of giving it away.
$4/mo or $44/yr for learners and parents; free for teachers
Kimi
by Moonshot AI
Assistant for long documents, research and coding, powered by the open-weight Kimi K3.1 models.
Kling AI
by Kuaishou
Generates realistic video clips from text or images.
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes
- Minimum age
- 13+ (13 to 16 need parental consent)
- Its terms let Kling use your content to create, test, improve and train its models.
Sources: 1 · Checked Oct 2026
Krea
by Krea
Real-time AI image and video generation, editing and upscaling.
Free 100 units/day; Basic $9/mo; Pro $35/mo
Le Chat
by Mistral AI
Mistral's European assistant for chat, writing and research, with a cheap student plan.
Free; Pro $14.99/mo; Student $5.99/mo; Team $24.99/user/mo
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes, opt-out
- Free, Pro and Student chats are used for training by default. You can turn this off in settings; Team plans are excluded.
Lovable
by Lovable
Builds full web apps from a text description, no coding needed.
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes, opt-out
- Uses customer content for training unless you opt out; Business and Enterprise are excluded.
- Apps built with it have exposed user data when database access rules were missing (CVE-2025-48757, about 170 apps; a featured app in February 2026). Check your app's security rules before launch.
· Checked Oct 2026
Make
by Make
Visual automation builder for connecting apps and adding AI steps.
Free; Core $9/mo
Microsoft Copilot
by Microsoft
AI assistant inside Windows, Edge, Excel, Word and Outlook.
Free; Microsoft 365 Personal $9.99/mo; Microsoft 365 Copilot Business $21/user/mo
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Depends on plan or settings
- The consumer Copilot app can use your chats for training unless you opt out, and keeps history for 18 months. Work and school accounts (Entra ID) are not used for training.
· Checked Oct 2026
Midjourney
by Midjourney
Striking, high-quality images from a text prompt.
Privacy & risks
- Disney and Universal (June 2025) and Warner Bros. Discovery (September 2025) sued Midjourney for copyright infringement. The cases were combined and sent toward mediation; no ruling as of October 2026.
- Also a defendant in the artists' class action Andersen v. Stability AI; the summary-judgment hearing moved to February 2027.
Motion
by Motion
Plans your day automatically by scheduling tasks around your meetings.
Pro AI $19/seat/mo
Privacy & risks
- Minimum age
- 13+
· Checked Oct 2026
n8n
by n8n
Open-source workflow automation you can self-host, with AI agent steps.
Free to self-host; paid cloud plans
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- No
- Minimum age
- 16+
· Checked Oct 2026
Napkin AI
by Napkin
Turns text into diagrams, flowcharts and visuals you can drop into slides and docs.
Free; paid plans from $9/mo (25% off yearly)
Notion AI
by Notion
AI writing, search and summaries inside your Notion workspace.
Plus $10/seat/mo; Business $20/seat/mo
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- No
- Customer data is not used to train models by default.
· Checked Oct 2026
OpusClip
by OpusClip
Finds the best moments in long videos and cuts them into short clips.
Free 60 credits/mo (watermark); Starter $15/mo; Pro $29/mo ($14.50/mo yearly)
Otter.ai
by Otter.ai
Records meetings, transcribes them and writes the summary.
Free; Pro $16.99/mo ($8.33/mo yearly)
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes
- Minimum age
- 13+
- Trains its models on de-identified audio and transcripts.
- In August 2026 a federal judge let wiretap, California privacy (CIPA) and Illinois biometric (BIPA) claims proceed in In re Otter.AI Privacy Litigation. The claims are allegations, not findings.
- Recording laws differ: in many places everyone on a call must consent. Tell people before a notetaker joins.
Sources: 1 · Checked Oct 2026
ProWritingAid
by ProWritingAid
Grammar and style editor with in-depth reports for fiction and long-form writing.
Free; Premium $10/mo yearly ($30 monthly); lifetime from $399
QuillBot
by QuillBot
Paraphrasing, grammar checks and summaries for coursework.
Recraft
by Recraft
Generates vector graphics, icons and on-brand images.
Privacy & risks
- Free-plan images are public, owned by Recraft and not licensed for commercial use. Paid plans give you ownership, privacy and commercial rights.
Replit
by Replit
Build and publish apps in your browser by describing them to an AI agent.
Privacy & risks
- In July 2025 Replit's agent deleted a customer's live database during a code freeze. The CEO apologized and Replit added separate development and production databases.
· Checked Oct 2026
ResearchRabbit
by ResearchRabbit
Maps citation networks so you can discover related papers visually.
Free; RR+ $10/mo yearly ($12.50 monthly)
Runway
by Runway
Generate and edit video clips from text and images.
Free 125 one-time credits; Standard $15/mo ($12 yearly); Pro $35/mo
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes
- Minimum age
- 13+
- Its terms say your inputs and outputs may be used to train its models.
- Proposed class actions filed in 2026 (including Gardner v. Runway) allege it downloaded YouTube videos for training. Runway is also a defendant in Andersen v. Stability AI.
Scite
by Research Solutions
Shows whether later papers support or dispute a study's claims.
7-day trial; Basic $12/mo billed yearly
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- No
- Minimum age
- 13+
- Its terms say customer data is not used for training.
· Checked Oct 2026
Semrush
by Adobe
SEO, keyword and competitor research suite with AI writing and AI-search tracking.
Privacy & risks
- Adobe completed its acquisition of Semrush in April 2026.
· Checked Oct 2026
Suno
by Suno
Generates full songs with vocals from a text prompt.
Free 50 credits/day (no commercial rights); Pro $8/mo yearly with commercial use
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes
- Minimum age
- 13+ (under 18 with parental consent)
- Its terms say your submissions may be used to train its models.
- Universal and Sony's copyright lawsuit continues (Warner settled; dismissed January 2026). A Munich court ruled largely for the German music society GEMA; that judgment is not final.
Surfer
by Surfer
Scores and optimizes your articles for search, with AI drafting.
Synthesia
by Synthesia
Turns scripts into presenter videos with AI avatars, for training and business.
Free basic plan (watermark); Starter $29/mo; Pro $89/mo
Privacy & risks
- In 2023 researchers found Synthesia avatars used in pro-China and pro-Venezuelan-government propaganda videos.
tl;dv
by tl;dv
Records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls and turns them into searchable notes and summaries.
Undermind
by Undermind
Search agent that reads hundreds of papers to find the ones you actually need.
Pro $16/mo billed yearly
Privacy & risks
- Minimum age
- 18+
· Checked Oct 2026
Wolfram|Alpha
by Wolfram Research
Computes step-by-step answers to maths, science and data questions.
Free; Pro $5/mo billed yearly ($9.99 monthly)
Wordtune
by AI21 Labs
Rewrites your sentences to sound clearer, shorter or more formal.
Free; Advanced $6.99/mo ($4.89/mo yearly); Unlimited $9.99/mo
Writesonic
by Writesonic
AI writing plus tracking of how your brand shows up in AI search answers.
Zapier
by Zapier
Connects your apps and adds AI steps to everyday automations.
Free; Professional from $19.99/mo
Privacy & risks
- Trains on your data
- Yes, opt-out
- Minimum age
- 16+
- May use derived data for model training; you can opt out with Zapier's form.
· Checked Oct 2026
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