u/EfficientMongoose317

I went down a rabbit hole trying a bunch of AI tools recently instead of just watching hype videos.

Here’s an honest breakdown of what I actually used:

• ChatGPT – my daily go-to for coding, debugging, and understanding concepts. Super useful but still makes mistakes, so you need to verify.
• Claude – feels better for long responses, explanations, and writing tasks. Sometimes gives more structured answers than ChatGPT.
• Cursor – probably the most useful coding tool I tried. It actually understands your codebase and helps write/edit code inside your project. Way better than basic autocomplete.
• GitHub Copilot – good for speeding up coding with suggestions, but not as smart as Cursor when working on bigger logic.
• Perplexity AI – like a smarter Google. I use it when I want quick answers with sources instead of opening multiple tabs.
• Midjourney – best for high-quality artistic images. Takes time to learn prompting, but the results are crazy good.
• Leonardo AI – underrated image generator, especially for game-style or character visuals.
• DALL·E – simple and easy for quick image ideas, but not always very detailed.
• Runable – used it for creating dark aesthetic wallpapers and edits. More of a creative tool than productivity.
• Canva AI – super useful for quick designs like posters, thumbnails, and presentations.
• Notion AI – helps summarise notes and organise content. Useful during study sessions.
• Grammarly AI – fixes grammar and improves writing tone, especially for emails and assignments.
• ElevenLabs – insanely realistic voice generation. Sounds almost human.
• Pictory AI – converts text into videos. Decent for basic content creation.
• Remove.bg – a simple but very useful tool for removing image backgrounds instantly.
• Lovable – tried it for building simple apps/projects using AI. Still feels early, but interesting direction for no-code + AI.

My takeaway:

Most AI tools feel cool at first, but only a few actually stick in your daily workflow.

For me, ChatGPT + Cursor + sometimes Claude are the only ones I keep coming back to.

Everything else is situational.

Curious what tools you guys actually use daily vs just tried once and forgot.

I went down a rabbit hole trying a bunch of AI tools recently instead of just watching hype videos.

Here’s an honest breakdown of what I actually used:

• ChatGPT – my daily go-to for coding, debugging, and understanding concepts. Super useful but still makes mistakes, so you need to verify.
• Claude – feels better for long responses, explanations, and writing tasks. Sometimes gives more structured answers than ChatGPT.
• Cursor – probably the most useful coding tool I tried. It actually understands your codebase and helps write/edit code inside your project. Way better than basic autocomplete.
• GitHub Copilot – good for speeding up coding with suggestions, but not as smart as Cursor when working on bigger logic.
• Perplexity AI – like a smarter Google. I use it when I want quick answers with sources instead of opening multiple tabs.
• Midjourney – best for high-quality artistic images. Takes time to learn prompting, but the results are crazy good.
• Leonardo AI – underrated image generator, especially for game-style or character visuals.
• DALL·E – simple and easy for quick image ideas, but not always very detailed.
• Runable – used it for creating dark aesthetic wallpapers and edits. More of a creative tool than productivity.
• Canva AI – super useful for quick designs like posters, thumbnails, and presentations.
• Notion AI – helps summarise notes and organise content. Useful during study sessions.
• Grammarly AI – fixes grammar and improves writing tone, especially for emails and assignments.
• ElevenLabs – insanely realistic voice generation. Sounds almost human.
• Pictory AI – converts text into videos. Decent for basic content creation.

- Remove .bg – a simple but very useful tool for removing image backgrounds instantly.

- Lovable – tried it for building simple apps/projects using AI. Still feels early, but interesting direction for no-code + AI.

My takeaway:

Most AI tools feel cool at first, but only a few actually stick in your daily workflow.

For me, ChatGPT + Cursor + sometimes Claude are the only ones I keep coming back to.

Everything else is situational.

Curious what tools you guys actually use daily vs just tried once and forgot.