Tool database · October 2026
AI tools that
AI tools that
actually hold up
37 AI tools, sorted by what they do. Each entry says what the tool is good for and what it costs.
Text & writing
8 toolsClaude
Anthropic's flagship. Good with long documents, careful analysis and code.
Polaris recommends: Primary choice for professional use. Claude Projects keeps your files and instructions between chats.
Free / 220 SEK/month
ChatGPT
OpenAI's most well-known product. A good all-round assistant for writing, questions and images. The Plus subscription gives you OpenAI's latest models, image generation and connected apps.
Polaris recommends: A good place to start. For long documents, try Claude as well. ChatGPT can also make images in the same chat.
Free / 220 SEK/month
Gemini
Google's answer to ChatGPT. Strong on current information (Google Search integration), good at summarizing web content. The Google AI Pro plan gives access to Google's top Gemini models.
Polaris recommends: Choose if you are already locked into Google Workspace. For research with web access.
Free / 255 SEK/month
Microsoft Copilot
AI directly in the Office suite: Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams. Business plans include Copilot Chat; full Copilot with access to your work data comes with the "with Copilot" plans or as an add-on.
Polaris recommends: Worth trying if your company already pays for Microsoft 365. Summarize meetings in Teams, drafts in Outlook, analysis in Excel.
+ about 220 SEK/month (Copilot Business, $21 billed yearly)
Perplexity
AI search engine with citations. Answers questions with links to the web pages it used.
Polaris recommends: Replace Google for fact-based searches. Often faster than opening a dozen tabs, but check the cited sources.
Free / about 210 SEK/month ($20; $17/month billed yearly)
Notion AI
AI directly in Notion documents. Summarize meetings, generate drafts from notes, fill out templates automatically. Requires a Notion subscription.
Polaris recommends: If you already use Notion — activate AI. It requires a Business plan or higher but pays off quickly for meeting summaries.
Included in Business and Enterprise plans
Grammarly
AI writing assistant for English. Corrects grammar, improves tone and style, suggests rephrasings. Best for English business communication.
Free / 140 SEK/month
DeepL
A leading machine translation service. Handles Swedish excellently. DeepL Write improves text in English and German.
Polaris recommends: Choose DeepL over Google Translate for professional documents.
Free / 89 SEK/month
Image & design
6 toolsMidjourney
The most artistic option. Generates images with high aesthetic quality. Used by marketers, designers, and artists worldwide. Runs in the browser and via Discord.
Polaris recommends: For creative and editorial imagery. Requires a bit of prompt training but the results are often fantastic.
about 110–1,300 SEK/month ($10–120)
ChatGPT Images
OpenAI's image generator, built into ChatGPT. Best at following text prompts exactly — including text in images. Less artistic style than Midjourney.
Included in ChatGPT (all plans, with limits)
Ideogram
Specialized in images with text. Generates logos, posters, and design elements with legible text — something other models have struggled with for a long time.
Polaris recommends: For posters, logos and mockups that need readable text. The free tier is generous.
Free (weekly credits) / about 160–210 SEK/month ($15–20)
Canva AI
Design tool with built-in AI features: image generation, background removal, magic edit, text generation. Popular with non-designers.
Polaris recommends: A good choice if you want AI help and a finished design in the same tool. Pro is worth it for carousel images.
Free / about 130 SEK/month billed yearly ($144 per year)
Remove.bg
Removes the background from photos in a second. A narrow, single-purpose AI tool, but an extremely time-saving tool for product photos and portraits.
Free (low-res) / pay per image
Adobe Firefly
Adobe's AI image generator, trained on licensed material (commercially safe). Integrated into Photoshop and Illustrator. Generative fill is impressive.
Included in Creative Cloud
Code & development
5 toolsGitHub Copilot
AI code completion directly in your editor. Generates functions, explains code, finds bugs. Widely used by professional developers.
Polaris recommends: Worth it if you write code every week.
100 SEK/month
Cursor
An AI-first code editor based on VS Code. Understands your entire codebase, not just a single file. Can refactor, bugfix, and rewrite code with context.
Polaris recommends: Best for full-stack projects. More deeply integrated with the whole repo than Copilot.
Free / from about 85 SEK/month ($8, Grok models only), $30 for Premium
Claude Code
Anthropic's agentic coding tool. Runs in the terminal, understands entire repos, can execute commands, and edit files autonomously. Powerful for complex implementations.
Polaris recommends: For advanced users. Included in Claude Pro and Max, or pay per token via the API. Ideal for building entire features autonomously.
Claude Pro, Max or per token (API)
v0 (Vercel)
Generates React/Tailwind components from text descriptions. Perfect for prototyping UI components without opening an editor.
Free / about 320 SEK/month ($30)
Replit Agent
Builds complete web apps from a description and deploys them directly. Great for quick prototypes and simple tools without a local development environment.
Free / about 200 SEK/month ($20, $18 billed yearly)
Video & animation
4 toolsRunway
One of the leading AI video tools. Text-to-video, image-to-video, video extension. Used by film studios and content creators.
Free (limited) / 150–900 SEK/month
HeyGen
Generates talking videos with AI avatars. Clone your appearance and voice — read a script, AI produces the video. Great for courses, onboarding, and internal communication.
Polaris recommends: For teams that make many videos. You record your face and voice once, then type a script for each new video.
Free / 300–1200 SEK/month
Descript
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript. Automatically remove pauses, clone voices, and remove "hmm" and "uh". Useful for editing podcasts.
Free / 200 SEK/month
CapCut
Popular for short-form video (TikTok, Reels). AI features: auto-captioning, background removal, style transfer. Mobile + desktop.
Free (with watermark)
Voice & audio
4 toolsElevenLabs
High-quality text-to-speech with voice cloning. Clone your voice with a 1-minute recording. Supports Swedish. Used for audiobooks, podcasts, and customer service bots.
Polaris recommends: Best for voice cloning and professional TTS. Remember to disclose that the voice is AI-generated.
Free / 90–900 SEK/month
Whisper (OpenAI)
Open-source model for speech-to-text. Runs locally (free) or via API. Handles Swedish well. Widely used for transcription.
Polaris recommends: Run locally with whisper.cpp or faster-whisper. Free and needs no cloud service, which suits meeting recordings with sensitive personal data.
Free (open source)
Otter.ai
Transcribes meetings in real-time, identifies speakers, and automatically generates summaries and action points. Integrates with Zoom and Teams.
Free / 150 SEK/month
Suno
Generates complete songs with vocals and music from a text description. Jingles, background music, and prototype tracks in seconds.
Free / 110–330 SEK/month
Productivity & automation
6 toolsMake (formerly Integromat)
Powerful no-code automation. Visual flow building with 3,500+ integrations. Great for complex multi-step automations with logic and conditions.
Polaris recommends: Choose Make if you want to build complex flows. The free tier goes a long way. Our guide to building an AI pipeline shows how to connect it with AI.
Free / 100–500 SEK/month
n8n
The self-hostable alternative to Make/Zapier. Can be self-hosted (free), no per-operation fees. Used for GDPR-sensitive automation flows.
Polaris recommends: Best for technical teams who want full control. If you run it on your own server, your data stays in your own network.
Free (self-hosted)
Zapier
Easiest to get started with for no-code automation. 9,000+ integrations. Good for simple 2–3 step flows. More expensive than Make when scaling.
Free (limited) / 200–1000 SEK/month
Reclaim.ai
Automatically optimizes your calendar. Books time for focused work, adds breaks between meetings, and moves less important meetings first. Integrates with Google Calendar and Outlook.
Free / 110 SEK/month
Fireflies.ai
Automatically joins your Zoom/Teams meetings, transcribes them, and generates summaries with action points. Searchable meeting history.
Free / 110–330 SEK/month
Gamma
Generates presentations, documents, and webpages directly from text. It does the layout for you, so you don't have to move text into PowerPoint.
Free / 120 SEK/month
Local AI
4 toolsOllama
Run open AI models locally with a single command. Supports Llama, Mistral, Qwen, and 100+ other models. OpenAI API-compatible. Free, offline, no data sharing.
Polaris recommends: The easiest way to try AI on your own computer. Read our article on local models for a setup guide.
Free (open source)
LM Studio
Graphical interface to download and run local models. Simpler than Ollama for non-technical users. Windows, Mac and Linux. Local OpenAI-compatible server.
Free
Open WebUI
ChatGPT-like web interface for Ollama and local models. Hosted locally, works offline. Supports document uploads, image analysis, and conversation history.
Free (own licence, Open WebUI License)
LocalAI
OpenAI API-compatible server you run locally via Docker. Great for integrating local models into existing applications without code changes. Enterprise-friendly.
Free (open source)