Evidence-backed AI software reviews.

Zapier

Workflow Automation Workflow Automation · $19.99/mo (yearly)

Still the easiest way to connect almost any app to almost any AI.

Pika

AI Video AI Video · $8/mo (yearly)

The Pika most people remember was replaced on September 17, 2026 by a multi-model creative platform.

Luma (Dream Machine)

AI Video AI Video · $25/mo (yearly)

Luma is now an agent platform that sells its own Ray3.2 video model next to Kling, Veo and Seedance.

Kling

AI Video AI Video · $6.60/mo (yearly)

Kling is the AI video product with the strongest verified money story and the loudest billing complaints.

Ideogram

AI Image Generation AI Image Generation · $20/mo

Ideogram stopped being "the one that spells words right" and became a small design platform.

Midjourney

AI Image Generation AI Image Generation · $10/mo

Midjourney still makes the most distinctive pictures in the category.

Perplexity

AI Chat Assistants AI Chat Assistants · $20/mo (tracker-reported)

Still the best interface for finding sourced answers fast. Verify the sources, and read the credits page before you pay for the agent.

Google Gemini

AI Chat Assistants AI Chat Assistants · $4.99/mo

The best value in consumer AI if you live in Google's apps. The weakest if you need predictable limits or a flagship model today.

ChatGPT

AI Chat Assistants AI Chat Assistants · $8/mo

Still the most complete AI assistant for a normal person. But the plan ladder is now confusing.

Synthesia

AI Video AI Video · $29/mo

Synthesia said no to $3 billion so it could keep building talking-head video for the Fortune 100.

HeyGen

AI Video AI Video · $29/mo

HeyGen's revenue growth is real. The part worth double-checking is what happens when the avatar doesn't look right.

Augment Code

AI Coding Agents AI Coding Agents · $20/mo

The technology still holds up. The question is whether Augment still wants to sell it to you directly.

Udio

AI Voice & Audio AI Voice & Audio · $10/mo (May 2024 price)

Udio settled with the labels -- and then quietly broke the product while it waited to rebuild it.

Runway

AI Video AI Video · $15/mo

Runway still ships faster than almost anyone in this category. The reason to pause is how it treats the credits you already paid for.

Kilo Code

AI Coding Agents AI Coding Agents · $15/user/mo

Kilo Code's actual pitch is "one agent, every surface." That's real -- and it just got a very different owner.

Suno

AI Voice & Audio AI Voice & Audio · $8/mo (annual)

Suno the product keeps getting better. Suno the company keeps getting sued.

ElevenLabs

AI Voice & Audio AI Voice & Audio · $6/mo

The voice quality is the best most people have heard. The billing system and the legal history are worth reading before you commit.

Roo Code didn't fail. Its team just stopped believing in the thing that made it good.

Kiro

AI Coding Agents AI Coding Agents · $20/user/mo

Kiro's planning-first idea is the most interesting thing an AI IDE has shipped this year. Its autocomplete still annoys real users.

Replit

AI App Builders AI App Builders · $20/mo

Old enough to have earned real enterprise trust -- and "agentic" enough to have deleted someone's production database anyway.