AI tools compared: all 17 reviews

A filterable, sortable overview of every tool we have tested. All scores come from our own testing, following the procedure described on the methodology page.

17 tools found

Claude

Anthropic

The strongest assistant for long documents, careful analysis and writing with substance.

4.5/ 5AssistantsFree tier

DeepL

DeepL SE

Translation at reference level, from Cologne, with European data protection.

4.5/ 5TextFree tier

ChatGPT

OpenAI

The all-rounder with the widest feature set and the largest ecosystem.

4.4/ 5AssistantsFree tier

Adobe Firefly

Adobe

Legally clean image AI, sitting where designers already work.

4.3/ 5ImagesFree tier

Claude Code

Anthropic

A terminal agent that takes on whole tasks in a repository by itself.

4.3/ 5Coding

GitHub Copilot

GitHub / Microsoft

The standard in many development teams: unobtrusive, integrated, manageable.

4.3/ 5CodingFree tier

Cursor

Anysphere

An editor that understands the whole codebase, for people who really let AI write along.

4.2/ 5CodingFree tier

ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs

Speech synthesis that barely sounds synthetic any more, including in German.

4.2/ 5Video/AudioFree tier

Gemini

Google

The obvious choice for anyone already working inside Google's ecosystem.

4.2/ 5AssistantsFree tier

Le Chat

Mistral AI

A European alternative with EU servers and open models.

4.2/ 5AssistantsFree tier

Perplexity

Perplexity AI

A research assistant with sources instead of invented answers.

4.2/ 5AssistantsFree tier

Stable Diffusion

Stability AI / Open Source

Open models for your own hardware: maximum control, maximum effort.

4.2/ 5ImagesFree tier

Notion AI

Notion Labs

AI inside your company wiki: it knows your documents, not just the internet.

4.1/ 5Text

Ideogram

Ideogram AI

The specialist when legible text has to appear in the image.

4.0/ 5ImagesFree tier

Midjourney

Midjourney

The most beautiful images in this test, with the most idiosyncratic interface.

4.0/ 5Images

Synthesia

Synthesia

Avatar video for training and internal communication, without a camera or a studio.

4.0/ 5Video/Audio

Runway

Runway AI

Video generation with serious tools for camera and editing.

3.9/ 5Video/AudioFree tier

Full comparison table

Prices are vendor list prices as of August 2026, without warranty. The vendor's own terms always take precedence.

Full comparison table
#ToolCategoryOverall scorePriceBest for
1 Assistants4.5/ 5from about $20 per monthKnowledge work with long texts: research, analysis, editing, legal work
2 Text4.5/ 5from about 8.99 euros per monthTranslating specialist texts, contracts and correspondence
3 Assistants4.4/ 5from about $20 per monthAnyone looking for one tool that covers as many tasks as possible
4 Images4.3/ 5from about 9.99 euros per month, included in Creative Cloud plansAgencies and companies with approval processes
5 Coding4.3/ 5included in the Claude plans, from about $20 per monthExperienced developers, automation, larger rewrites
6 Coding4.3/ 5from about $10 per monthDevelopment teams that need a centrally managed solution
7 Coding4.2/ 5from about $20 per monthDevelopers who write a lot of new code and iterate quickly
8 Video/Audio4.2/ 5from about $5 per monthAudiobooks, training videos, podcasts, accessibility
9 Assistants4.2/ 5from about 21.99 euros per month (Google One plan)Users of Gmail, Google Docs and Android
10 Assistants4.2/ 5from about 14.99 euros per monthPublic bodies, mid-sized companies and anyone with strict EU privacy requirements
11 Assistants4.2/ 5from about $20 per monthResearch, market monitoring, journalism, competitive analysis
12 Images4.2/ 5Software free, costs come from hardware or hostingTechnically confident users, data protection edge cases, high volumes
13 Text4.1/ 5from about $10 per user per month on top of the Notion planTeams that already keep their knowledge in Notion
14 Images4.0/ 5from about $8 per monthSocial media graphics, posters, logo drafts, packaging ideas
15 Images4.0/ 5from about $10 per monthCreatives, agencies, concept imagery and mood boards
16 Video/Audio4.0/ 5from about $29 per monthTraining, onboarding and product video in many languages
17 Video/Audio3.9/ 5from about $15 per monthAdvertising, music videos, moving images for social media