AI tool comparison
All 32 tools in the Tool Atlas in one spreadsheet: who makes each one, the free plan, paid plans, what it's best at, what to watch out for and what happens to your data. Built at the moment you download it, so it is current rather than commemorative.
Fills in 186 live facts when you download it Latest check 27 Sep 2026
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Tool,Group,Made by,Free plan,Paid plans from,Best at,Watch out for,Suits,Your data
"ChatGPT","General assistants","OpenAI (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes, with ads in the UK (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Go at $8 a month; Plus at $20 a month (verified 27 Sept 2026)","The broadest all-rounder, with the biggest community of guides (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Free and Go plans show ads in the UK, and consumer chats train models unless you opt out (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Everyone (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Consumer chats can be used to improve models unless you turn it off in Data Controls; Business, Enterprise and Edu are excluded (verified 27 Sept 2026)"
"Gemini","General assistants","Google (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Google AI Plus at $4.99 a month (US price; UK price varies) (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Working inside Gmail, Docs and Google apps; makes images and video (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Some chats can be reviewed by people while activity saving is on (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Everyone (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Chats help improve Google's products while Keep Activity is on, and a sample may be reviewed by people; turn Keep Activity off to stop (verified 27 Sept 2026)"
"Claude","General assistants","Anthropic (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Pro at $20 a month, or $17 a month billed yearly (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Careful writing, long documents and coding (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Usage limits reset in rolling five-hour windows, even on paid plans (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Professionals, builders (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Consumer chats are used to train models only while the 'Help improve Claude' setting is on; business plans are excluded (verified 27 Sept 2026)"
"Microsoft Copilot","General assistants","Microsoft (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Microsoft 365 Personal at £8.49 a month (includes Copilot in the Office apps) (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Working inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams (verified 27 Sept 2026)","The free Copilot and the work version protect your data differently (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Everyone at work (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Signed in with a work account, Copilot applies Enterprise Data Protection: prompts and responses are not used to train the models (verified 27 Sept 2026)"
"Meta AI","General assistants","Meta (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes (verified 27 Sept 2026)",,"Already inside WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Meta trains its AI on UK adults' public Facebook and Instagram posts unless you object (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Beginners (verified 27 Sept 2026)",
"Grok","General assistants","xAI (part of SpaceX since February 2026) (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes (verified 27 Sept 2026)",,"Live answers drawing on the web and posts on X (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Ofcom has been investigating X since January 2026 over Grok being used to create illegal images (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Professionals (verified 27 Sept 2026)",
"DeepSeek","General assistants","DeepSeek (China) (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes, fully free; there is no consumer paid plan (verified 27 Sept 2026)",,"Strong reasoning for free, and open models builders can run themselves (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Personal data is stored in China (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Builders (verified 27 Sept 2026)","On servers in the People's Republic of China (verified 27 Sept 2026)"
"Mistral Vibe","General assistants","Mistral AI (Paris) (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes, with limits (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Pro at $14.99 a month (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Data hosted in the EU by default, under GDPR (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Some features send data to processors outside the EU (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Privacy-conscious organisations (verified 27 Sept 2026)",
"Perplexity","Research and study","Perplexity AI (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes (verified 27 Sept 2026)",,"Web answers with clickable sources (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Cited answers can still be wrong: open the sources (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Beginners, professionals (verified 27 Sept 2026)",
"Gemini Notebook","Research and study","Google (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes (verified 27 Sept 2026)",,"Answers and audio overviews built only from your own documents (verified 27 Sept 2026)","It only knows what you upload, and the free plan limits sources per notebook (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Learners, professionals (verified 27 Sept 2026)",
"Canva AI","Create","Canva (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Canva Pro at £100 a year (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Polished designs from templates, no design skills needed (verified 27 Sept 2026)","The free plan's AI allowance is small (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Beginners, small businesses (verified 27 Sept 2026)",
"Adobe Firefly","Create","Adobe (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Limited: a small number of free generations (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Firefly Standard at $9.99 a month (2,000 credits) (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Images from models trained on licensed content, made for commercial use (verified 27 Sept 2026)","IP indemnity is for enterprise customers and excludes partner models (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Brand and marketing teams (verified 27 Sept 2026)",
"Midjourney","Create","Midjourney (verified 27 Sept 2026)","No free plan or trial (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Basic at $10 a month (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Striking, high-quality images (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Images are public unless you are on the Pro or Mega plan (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Creatives (verified 27 Sept 2026)",
"Kling AI","Create","Kuaishou (Kling AI) (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes: daily free credits (verified 27 Sept 2026)",,"Turning text or still images into short video clips (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Free credits expire daily, and data is held in Singapore (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Creatives (verified 27 Sept 2026)",
"ElevenLabs","Create","ElevenLabs (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Starter at $6 a month (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Natural voiceovers, dubbing and music (verified 27 Sept 2026)","The free plan can't be used commercially (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Creators, builders (verified 27 Sept 2026)",
"Suno","Create","Suno (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Pro at $8 a month (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Full songs with vocals from a text prompt (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Free songs can't be downloaded or used commercially (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Beginners, creators (verified 27 Sept 2026)",
"Grammarly","Work","Superhuman (formerly Grammarly Inc.) (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Yes, with 100 AI prompts a month (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Pro at $12 a month (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Grammar, tone and rewrites in every app you type in (verified 27 Sept 2026)","The free plan is capped at 100 AI prompts a month (verified 27 Sept 2026)","Everyone (verified 27 Sept 2026)",Shortened for the page. The download is the complete file with every fact filled in and dated.
