AI tools
Honest reviews of the AI tools we use, each with the latest model, prompts you can copy and a clear view of who it is for.
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Image generators
9 toolsAdobe Firefly
Designers already working in Adobe apps
Review and prompts →DALL-E
Historical reference; use GPT Image for new work
Review and prompts →Flux
Layout control, multiple references and developer workflows
Latest: FLUX 3 Image · Oct 1, 2026Review and prompts →GPT Image
Following detailed instructions, layouts and readable text
Latest: GPT Images 2.5 (ChatGPT Images 2.5) · Sep 8, 2026Review and prompts →Ideogram
Posters, logos and designs that include text
Latest: Ideogram 4.0 · Jun 3, 2026Review and prompts →Leonardo AI
Creators who want model choices and fine control
Review and prompts →Midjourney
Stylised, artistic images and concept art
Latest: Midjourney V8.2 · Jul 24, 2026Review and prompts →Nano Banana
Fast edits and consistent subjects across images
Latest: Nano Banana 2.1 · Oct 6, 2026Review and prompts →Stable Diffusion
Maximum control and customisation
Review and prompts →Video generators
5 toolsKling
Longer clips with native audio and multimodal references
Latest: Kling 3.0 · Feb 5, 2026Review and prompts →MiniMax Hailuo
Commercial clips with accurate text and brand rendering
Latest: MiniMax H3 (Hailuo) · Jul 31, 2026Review and prompts →Runway
Short AI video clips and editing existing footage
Latest: Runway Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2.0 · May 21, 2026Review and prompts →Seedance
Videos guided by several reference images, clips and audio
Latest: Seedance 2.0 · Feb 12, 2026Review and prompts →Veo
Cinematic short clips with built-in audio
Latest: Veo 3.1Review and prompts →Music
3 toolsLyria
Full songs with verses, choruses and bridges from text or images
Latest: Lyria 3.5Review and prompts →Stable Audio
Instrumentals, sound effects and local or on-device generation
Latest: Stable Audio 3.0 · May 20, 2026Review and prompts →Suno
Quickly sketching songs from an idea or lyrics
Latest: Suno v6 · Sep 9, 2026Review and prompts →Voice
1 toolsAI assistants
5 toolsChatGPT
Brainstorming, writing and improving prompts
Latest: GPT-6.1 Sol · Sep 29, 2026Review and prompts →Claude
Writing, analysis and coding help
Latest: Claude Haiku 5.5 · Oct 7, 2026Review and prompts →DeepSeek
Low-cost API use for coding and agents
Latest: DeepSeek V4.1-Flash · Sep 10, 2026Review and prompts →Gemini
Everyday assistance across Google products, and developer APIs
Latest: Gemini 4 Argon · Sep 30, 2026Review and prompts →Mistral
Open-weight models and European deployment
Latest: Mistral Large 4 · Oct 6, 2026Review and prompts →