ChatGPT: The OG that started it all. GPT-4o is absolutely incredible for understanding images, and the new 03 model has unreal reasoning capabilities. You can create projects with custom instructions, search the web, use canvas mode to edit text, and upload files.

Claude: The artifact feature is game-changing. Perfect for generating charts, flowcharts, and structured documents. Their reasoning engine is second to none.

Gemini: Google's powerhouse has amazing integration with Google Docs, and the most underrated feature - video analysis! You can literally upload videos and have it understand every timestamp.

Perplexity: Pioneer of web search integration, organized into "spaces" - similar to ChatGPT's projects.

GPT-4o: Best everyday image editor - amazing for styling and perfect for text in images. The ability to make pinpoint edits by selecting parts of an image is revolutionary.

Midjourney: Still king of realism and rapid iteration. Perfect for ideation - you can generate 30+ concepts in seconds, upscale them, and make variations. The new version 7 produces absolutely mind-blowing photorealistic images.

Cling 2.0: The best AI video model hands down. Unbelievable detail and control - can actually follow complex prompts like "tiger skateboarding then falling off."

Runway Gen 4: Close second, now with "Turbo" for faster generation. Generates 10-second clips in about 30 seconds instead of minutes.

Others worth watching: Google VO, Sora, Lumalabs, and PLabs - all potentially billion-dollar companies in this space.

11Labs: Incredible for voice generation and sound effects. The flexibility to create any sound you can describe is mind-blowing.

Sunno: Perfect for custom music generation. Simply describe the vibe you want and it creates fully usable tracks.

HeyGen: The leading platform for creating AI avatars that deliver content. While still in the "uncanny valley," this space is evolving incredibly fast.

Zapier: Create "Zaps" (automations) that connect all your AI tools together. Imagine triggering Midjourney or DALL-E automatically when you add an item to a Notion database.

ChatGPT Deep Research: This incredible feature lets you send your AI agent off for 5-20 minutes to do comprehensive research across the internet.

Manus: Multi-agent system that works like an AI employee. It navigates websites, processes data, writes code, and creates deliverables with minimal supervision.

Cursor: The ultimate vibe coding tool. Build complete applications using natural language, incorporating any API - definitely the most powerful but with a slight learning curve.

V0: AI website builder that lets you create sites and drop in AI-generated assets with simple text prompts.

Vibe Code App: Mobile-first app builder that has APIs built-in for testing. Perfect for quickly building mobile apps with integrated AI capabilities.