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Best of AI

A hand-picked, regularly updated collection of the best AI tools currently active — spanning generative models, productivity enhancements, developer platforms, creative engines, autonomous agents, research aides, and more.


Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. AI Tools by Category
  3. Why These Tools?
  4. Contributing
  5. Related Lists
  6. License

Overview

This repository serves as your go-to guide for AI tools that are actively maintained and widely adopted in 2025, carefully curated based on impact, innovation, and community feedback.


AI Tools by Category

Writing & General AI Assistants

  • ChatGPT (GPT-5) – OpenAI’s flagship model delivering dynamic model routing for optimized, low-hallucination responses.
  • Claude 3.5 / Opus – Anthropic’s advanced assistant with deep reasoning and large context support.
  • Gemini Advanced (Google) – Google’s next-gen AI with multimodal capabilities and deep Search integration.
  • Perplexity Pro – AI-enhanced search engine offering real-time answers with citations.
  • Mistral Large – Powerful open-weight European LLM excelling in reasoning and coding.
  • Pi (Inflection AI) – Empathetic conversational AI designed for “personal intelligence.”
  • You.com – Enterprise AI platform offering search, chat, and productivity tools.
  • Quora Poe – Unified access to multiple AI models from one interface.
  • Qwen AI – Qwen AI is a free chat-based AI platform that offers generous token limits.

Image & Video Generation

  • Midjourney v7 – Premier text-to-image engine (note: official domain; adjust if needed).
  • DALL-E 3 – OpenAI's advanced text-to-image model with precise prompt adherence and integrated ChatGPT access.
  • Adobe Firefly – Creative Cloud's AI image and generative art suite.
  • Google Veo 3 – Google’s advanced text-to-video model (accessible via Gemini plans).
  • Runway Gen-4 – Cinematic-quality AI video generation platform.
  • Leonardo AI – Ideal for stylized illustrations and game assets.
  • CivitAI – Community hub for Stable Diffusion model sharing.
  • Magnific AI – Image upscaler and detail enhancer.
  • Kaiber – AI animation and music video creation tool.
  • Animated Drawings – Animating children's drawings of characters.

Coding & App Builders

  • GitHub Copilot – AI pair-programming tool integrated into GitHub.
  • Cursor – AI-first programming environment.
  • Vercel v0 – AI-powered UI component generation with instant deployment capabilities.
  • Aider – Terminal-based code assistant.
  • Claude Code – Anthropic’s developer-targeted version of Claude.
  • Windsurf (Codeium) – AI-powered coding IDE.
  • Zed – Fast collaborative editor with AI enhancements.
  • Vibecode – Build iOS apps via natural language (powered by modern LLMs).
  • Replit Ghostwriter – AI tools for live online code collaboration.
  • Sourcegraph Cody – AI assistant for navigating large codebases.
  • Tabnine – Privacy-focused code autocompletion.
  • Warp Terminal – AI-enhanced terminal wrapper for macOS with intelligent features (use defensively).
  • Kiro – Task-based AI IDE that brings structure to AI coding with spec-driven development.

Productivity & Knowledge

  • Notion AI – AI-enhanced workspace for writing and projects.
  • Obsidian – AI-enhanced features for the popular markdown-based knowledge management system.
  • Mem AI – AI personal knowledge management.
  • Recall – Learning assistant with summaries and quizzes.
  • Otter.ai – Transcription and meeting summarization.
  • Readwise Reader – Improved reading with smart highlights and notes.
  • Taskade AI – Project management with AI workflows.
  • Slite AI – Team docs with AI-powered summaries.
  • Superhuman AI – Speedy, intelligent email management.
  • Gamma – AI-powered platform for creating presentations, documents, and webpages with intelligent design and fast workflows.

Voice & Music


Automation & Integrations

  • n8n – Open-source no-code workflow automation.
  • Zapier AI Actions – Natural-language workflow automation in Zapier.
  • Make (Integromat) – Visual logic automation platform.
  • Fathom – AI assistant for meeting capture and summaries.
  • Gumloop – AI workflow builder akin to Zapier.
  • AgentGPT – Deploy autonomous browser AI agents.
  • Auto-GPT Next – Advanced autonomous AI task runners.

Data, Research & Analysis

  • Perplexity Pro – Premium AI-powered search with multiple model support.
  • Elicit – AI literature research assistant.
  • Consensus – AI summaries of academic research.
  • Komo AI – Private, personalized AI search.
  • ChatDOC – AI assistant for reading and querying PDFs.
  • SciSpace – AI-driven academic paper exploration.
  • Tavily AI Search API – Developer-friendly AI search services.

Open-Source AI Models & Frameworks

  • Llama 3 – Meta’s open-weight large language model series.
  • Mistral 7B & Mixtral – Efficient, high-performance open LLMs.
  • Phi-3 (Microsoft) – Compact, optimized LLMs.
  • Stable Diffusion 3 – Open-source image generation.
  • ComfyUI – Node-based interface for Stable Diffusion workflows.
  • Whisper – OpenAI’s speech-to-text model.
  • LangChain – Framework for building LLM apps.
  • Hugging Face Transformers – Essential library for working with state-of-the-art transformer models.
  • Ollama – Local deployment of AI models with one-line setup.
  • Anaconda – Complete Python/R distribution for data science and AI development, including AI Navigator and Anaconda Toolbox with easy Jupyter notebook creation.
  • Open Interpreter – Natural-language interface for controlling your computer.

Why These Tools?

  • Freshness – All entries are actively maintained as of mid-August 2025.
  • Breadth – Covering creative, technical, productivity, research, and autonomous ecosystems.
  • Proven Performance – Widely adopted with strong benchmarks and community traction.
  • Innovation – Includes bleeding-edge tools like Veo 3, Vibecode, and ElevenLabs Music.

Contributing

Have a powerful tool missing here?
Submit a Pull Request or open an Issue — include name, category, short description, and recent activity proof (date or source).


Related Lists


License

MIT License