Curated collection

AI Tools Under $20

Affordable AI subscriptions that can earn their keep quickly.

Public plan near or below $20Frequent workflow valueGood solo-user fit

ChatGPT

The general-purpose AI assistant that started it all

4.6
Personally Testedfreemium

Claude

Anthropic's thoughtful, safety-focused AI with exceptional long-form reasoning

4.5
Personally Testedfreemium

Perplexity AI

AI-powered search engine with real-time citations and research capabilities

4.4
Personally Testedfreemium

GitHub Copilot

The AI pair programmer that lives inside your editor

4.4
Personally Testedfreemium

Midjourney

The gold standard for AI image generation with unmatched artistic quality

4.7
Personally Testedpaid

Cursor

The AI-first code editor that feels like the future of programming

4.5
Personally Testedfreemium