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Best free AI tools

7 AI tools with a plan that stays free. For each tool you see what is included and when you have to start paying.

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  1. 1

    Runable

    AI tools · for freelancers and SMEs

    General-purpose AI agent that builds websites, apps, presentations, images and documents for you from a single prompt.

      PriceFree
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      Free and paid: Prices in dollars: Pro $20 per month (25,000 credits per month plus 1,500 per day), Max $100 per month (150,000 credits). Free: 1,500 credits per day, no subscription.

    • 2

      SafeGPT

      AI tools · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

      • Best free option

      Dutch AI workspace for teams, on Azure OpenAI with data in Europe and oversight of who does what with AI.

      • Dutch support
      • Made in NL
      From€8.50 /monthAlso a free plan
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      On the SafeGPT website

      Free and paid: Essentials, €8.50 per user per month billed monthly (€85 per user per year). Premium €20 per user per month (€200 per year) with speech, translation, a knowledge base and built-in integrations. The free version is for up to 2 users with a daily limit. Enterprise from 200 users on request. Not stated whether prices exclude VAT.

    • 3

      Anara

      AI tools · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

      AI research workspace that finds, reads and summarises sources, with a reference for every claim.

        PriceFree
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        Free and paid: Prices in dollars per user: Plus $10 per month ($8 when paid annually), Pro $20 ($16), Max 5x $100 and Max 20x $200. Free: limited AI use, uploads up to 20 MB or 120 pages, integration with Zotero and Mendeley.

      1. 4

        Julius

        AI tools · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

        AI workspace for data analysis that turns your spreadsheets and databases into charts, reports and presentations.

          PriceFree
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          Free and paid: Prices in dollars, excluding taxes: Plus $20 per month ($16 when paid annually) with 2,000 credits, Pro $45 ($37) with 5,000 credits, Business $450 ($375) with 60,000 credits and up to 50 team members. Free: daily credits, only the lighter Julius models and files kept for 7 days. Unused credits expire at the end of the month.

        • 5

          Subscribr

          AI tools · for freelancers and SMEs

          AI tool for YouTube creators that writes ideas, titles, thumbnails and scripts, with a free plan for one channel.

            PriceFree
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            Free and paid: Prices are in dollars: Growth $99 per month, Pro $249 and Max $499. With annual billing you get 2 months free according to Subscribr. The free plan is for one channel, without a credit card. No VAT mentioned.

          • 6

            Whacka

            AI tools · for freelancers and SMEs

            AI app builder that turns a plain-language description into a working app, hosted and instantly shareable.

              PriceFree
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              Free and paid: Prices in dollars: Weekly $3 per week, Starter $8 per month, Pro $32 and Ultra $96 per month, all three with annual payment. Free: 8 credits per day, a whacka.app subdomain and apps online for 14 days after first publishing.

            • 7

              BetterPic

              AI tools · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

              Makes professional AI headshots from your selfies, with one-time plans and 10 free photos to try.

                PriceFree
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                On the BetterPic website · partner link

                Free and paid: One-time prices in dollars, no subscription: Basic $35 (20 photos), Pro $39 (60 photos), Expert $79 (120 photos). Teams $49 per person. Free up to 10 photos in 4K, with a queue. According to BetterPic you can pay in euros at checkout. No VAT mentioned.

              Free here means: with no end date. A free trial of 14 or 30 days does not count. The order follows our overall score; what a tool pays does not count towards it.

              Questions about free software

              Which AI tools are free?

              Runable, SafeGPT, Anara, Julius, Subscribr, Whacka and BetterPic have a free plan with no end date. With all other AI tools in our guide you pay, sometimes after a free trial.

              Which free AI tools is the best?

              Runable comes top in our overall score. In the Netherlands check it scores 1 of 5 points. Do check what the free plan includes: you often miss features you need later.