1️⃣ChatGPT
The AI assistant everyone knows, now with powerful GPT-4.1 and multimodal tools. It writes, codes, analyzes files, and automates workflows so you ship faster and sell more.
Address: San Francisco, USA
- best-in-class reasoning and writing
- multimodal chat with images
- docs
- and browsing
- tons of verified GPTs and plug-ins
- fast
- reliable
- and beginner-friendly
- excellent value for marketers and solo founders
- occasional throttling at peak times
- requires clear prompts for best results
2️⃣Claude 3.5
Claude 3.5 is a careful, helpful AI that excels at long documents and nuanced writing. Perfect for RFPs, briefs, and sensitive customer comms where tone matters.
Address: San Francisco, USA
- outstanding comprehension of long docs
- trusted
- safe responses
- great for strategy
- briefs
- and summaries
- clean UI with easy projects
- strong coding and analysis
- image generation limited
- may refuse edgy requests
3️⃣Midjourney
Create scroll-stopping visuals without a studio. Midjourney turns quick prompts into high-converting ad creatives and thumbnails in minutes, but it still lives mostly inside Discord. Expect a learning curve to master styles.
Address: San Francisco, USA
- stunning image quality for ads and thumbnails
- insanely fast iterations
- huge community and style references
- subscription required with no free tier
- mostly Discord-based workflow is clunky for teams
- commercial usage rules can be confusing
- no fine control over exact brand assets
4️⃣Perplexity
Research, answered with sources. Perplexity drafts data-backed briefs and lets you cite everything, but it can still miss paywalled or niche sources.
Address: San Francisco, USA
- answers with citations
- great for competitive and market research
- fast and simple UI
- source coverage varies
- costs add up on high usage
- not a full writing suite
- can overconfidently summarize complex studies
5️⃣Canva Magic Studio
All-in-one design suite with AI helping non-designers ship social posts, ads, and presentations. Magic tools are great for speed, but brand-perfect results still need manual tweaks.
Address: Sydney, Australia
- templates for every channel
- quick background and object edits
- team collaboration and brand kits
- AI outputs can look generic
- exports sometimes flatten layers unexpectedly
- browser performance can lag on big files
- advanced designers will hit limits vs pro tools