Credits&Cost

AI tools, ranked by what you get.

AI creative tools, scored on value, image, video and fit for brand-locked campaign work, with what real users say about each.

Chat assistants, the brains rather than the hands, scored on value, thinking, image and video, and tools with a formula you can read.

58top thinking score
$0image and video, on Qwen
$0.14cheapest API
150+models priced
$0.11cheapest clip
$36starter stack

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The podium

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The full ranking

Filter by what a platform can make. One card opens at a time; use Previous and Next to step through in order.

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What each one can make

Almost every platform makes images and video now. What separates them is everything around the generator: editing, consistency, workflows, audio and how you get work out.

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Standout strengthOfferedNot in its official feature list

What users say

Trustpilot is where people go when something breaks, so it runs harsh. G2 and Product Hunt lean towards happy professionals. Where both exist, the gap is the story.

What people love

What people complain about

The price race

The same model priced on every platform that runs it, so the only thing that changes is the platform. Shortest bar wins.

2.7xbetween the cheapest and dearest Nano Banana 2 image

Build your stack

Tap to add or remove. The total and coverage update live. Yearly billing where it exists.

Your monthly total

$36/mo
$432 a year

Covers 4 of 6 capabilities

Credits per prompt

Pick a platform, then a model. You'll see exactly what one image or one video costs, in that platform's own credits and in real dollars.

The thinking podium

The best brains for your work, weighted the way you asked: value first, then thinking, then image and video, then tools.

Every assistant, ranked

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How these scores work. Each score is value 30%, thinking 25%, image and video 17.5%, tools 12.5% and fit for your work 15%. Thinking comes from the independent Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This page was built with Claude, which appears in this ranking, so the formula is published here for you to check.

Best models, head to head

Each platform's strongest model, side by side. The ranking above scores whole platforms; this compares the brains inside them.

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What each brain can do

Thinking score from the independent index, then every ability side by side. The biggest gaps are image, video and how each one connects to your tools.

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Standout strengthOfferedNot in its official feature list

What users say

Few chat apps have a reliable review score, so these are the recurring themes from app-store and review-site analyses, October 2026.

What people love

What people complain about

The brain race

Who thinks best, and what each one charges through its API. Switch races to compare.

18 pts

Cost per task

Pick an assistant and a model, then a job you actually do. You'll see what it costs through the API, next to what the subscription charges.