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Our guides to choosing AI tools for a specific job: coding, writing, design, sales, support, research and more. Each one compares prices, free-plan limits and who the tool suits, with the vendors' own pages linked as sources. Below the guides are AI startups we have profiled from public sources.
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17 articles
In Depth11 Oct 2026
What are AI agents? A 2026 guide for founders and teams
What AI agents are, real deployments from Claude Code to Agentforce, the main SDKs, MCP and A2A, the risks, and how founders can start… Ishaan Vardhan · 11 min read
In Depth11 Oct 2026
Best free AI tools in 2026: 14 free tiers that are worth using
We checked 14 free AI plans on vendors' own pages: chat, research, coding, meetings, design, voice and automation, with limits, upgrade prices and privacy. Ishaan Vardhan · 12 min read
AI News10 Oct 2026
Best AI tools for students in 2026: free plans and the rules
The best AI tools for students in 2026, with free and education plans checked on vendor pages, plus how to use them without breaking… Ishaan Vardhan · 9 min read
In Depth10 Oct 2026
Best AI video generators in 2026: Veo, Runway, Kling, Pika, HeyGen
Sora is gone. We compare Google Veo and Omni, Runway, Kling, Pika, Synthesia and HeyGen on models, pricing as of 4 October 2026 and… Ishaan Vardhan · 11 min read
AI News9 Oct 2026
Best AI tools for designers in 2026: Figma, Firefly, Canva and more
Figma AI, Adobe Firefly, Canva, Midjourney, Uizard, Stitch and Framer compared for 2026, with vendor-verified prices, credit limits and copyright rules. Ishaan Vardhan · 9 min read
In Depth9 Oct 2026
ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini for business in 2026: which to use
ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini compared for business in October 2026: seat prices, data controls, new models and which assistant fits which team and task. Ishaan Vardhan · 12 min read
AI News8 Oct 2026
AI recruiting tools in 2026: screening, sourcing and the new rules
How hiring teams use AI to source, screen and schedule in 2026, plus what NYC Local Law 144 and the EU AI Act's high-risk… Ishaan Vardhan · 12 min read
SaaS8 Oct 2026
Best AI sales tools in 2026: prospecting, outreach and CRM AI
Apollo, Clay, lemlist, Gong, Avoma, HubSpot, Salesforce and more: AI sales tools compared by job, entry price and fit for startups, as of October… Ishaan Vardhan · 10 min read
In Depth8 Oct 2026
Best AI meeting note takers in 2026: Otter, Fireflies, Granola, Fathom
Otter, Fireflies, Fathom, Granola and the AI built into Zoom, Meet and Teams compared on price, free tiers, bots, languages, compliance and consent rules. Ishaan Vardhan · 11 min read
AI News6 Oct 2026
How to use AI for SEO in 2026 without getting penalised by Google
What Google Search Central says about AI content, scaled content abuse and AI Overviews, plus a practical AI-assisted SEO workflow that stays within the… Ishaan Vardhan · 10 min read
SaaS6 Oct 2026
Best AI tools for marketing teams in 2026: content, SEO, ads, social
The AI marketing tools worth paying for in 2026, from Jasper and Semrush to Google AI Max, Buffer and HeyGen, with vendor prices as… Ishaan Vardhan · 9 min read
In Depth6 Oct 2026
Best AI image generators in 2026: prices and commercial rights
Midjourney, GPT Image, Nano Banana, FLUX and Adobe Firefly compared on quality, API access, price and who owns the outputs you create for commercial… Ishaan Vardhan · 12 min read
AI News4 Oct 2026
Best AI tools for startups in 2026: a stack for every team
A practical AI stack for startups in 2026: assistants, coding, docs, meetings, design, marketing, sales and support tools, with prices as of October 2026. Ishaan Vardhan · 9 min read
SaaS4 Oct 2026
Best AI customer support tools in 2026: Fin, Zendesk, Sierra and more
We compare Intercom Fin, Zendesk AI, Freshworks Freddy, Decagon, Sierra and others on price model, setup effort and fit, using vendor pages as of… Ishaan Vardhan · 11 min read
In Depth4 Oct 2026
Best AI for coding in 2026: Claude Code vs Copilot, Cursor and Codex
Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Google Antigravity and Devin compared on price, models, where they run and data use, as of October… Ishaan Vardhan · 12 min read
In Depth4 Oct 2026
Model Context Protocol (MCP) explained: what it is and why it won
What the Model Context Protocol is, how hosts, clients and servers work, why OpenAI, Google and Microsoft adopted it, and the security risks teams… Ishaan Vardhan · 12 min read
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FoleyA voice to-do list that files, plans and asks first