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I want to make a thumbnail

Tell us the job in plain words. We hand you the three tools worth trying first: the best one, the best free one, and the easiest one to start with.

Tools: 75
Jobs: 12
Models: 11
New this month: 4

1. Tell us the job
Type it in plain words — English or Hinglish.
2. Get 3 picks
Best overall, best free, and easiest to learn.
3. Compare & start free
See them side by side, then try the free plan.

Example: 'thumbnail banana hai'

IdeogramBest
Adobe FireflyBest free
Leonardo AIEasiest

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Most used AI this week:#1 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash#2 GLM-5.3-Flash#3 Step 5 PreviewSee leaderboard →

Adobe Firefly✦Adobe Podcast✦Beautiful.ai✦Bhashini✦Bolt.new✦Buffer✦Canva✦CapCut✦ChatGPT✦Claude✦Claude Code✦Consensus✦Cursor✦DeepSeek✦Descript✦Dubverse✦Duolingo✦ElevenLabs✦Elicit✦Figma✦Fireflies.ai✦Framer✦Gamma✦Gemini✦GitHub Copilot✦Google Flow (Veo)✦Grammarly✦Granola✦Grok✦HeyGen✦Higgsfield✦Ideogram✦Jasper✦Khanmigo✦Kling AI✦Krea✦Krutrim✦Le Chat✦Leonardo AI✦Lindy✦Lovable✦Luma Dream Machine✦Make✦Meta AI✦Microsoft Copilot✦Midjourney✦Motion✦Murf✦n8n✦Napkin AI✦NotebookLM✦Notion AI✦OpenAI Codex✦Opus Clip✦Otter.ai✦Perplexity✦Pika✦QuillBot✦Quizlet✦Recraft✦Relevance AI✦Replit✦Runway✦Sarvam AI✦Scite✦Semrush✦Speak✦Suno✦Synthesia✦Udio✦v0✦vidIQ✦Windsurf✦Wordtune✦Zapier✦Adobe Firefly✦Adobe Podcast✦Beautiful.ai✦Bhashini✦Bolt.new✦Buffer✦Canva✦CapCut✦ChatGPT✦Claude✦Claude Code✦Consensus✦Cursor✦DeepSeek✦Descript✦Dubverse✦Duolingo✦ElevenLabs✦Elicit✦Figma✦Fireflies.ai✦Framer✦Gamma✦Gemini✦GitHub Copilot✦Google Flow (Veo)✦Grammarly✦Granola✦Grok✦HeyGen✦Higgsfield✦Ideogram✦Jasper✦Khanmigo✦Kling AI✦Krea✦Krutrim✦Le Chat✦Leonardo AI✦Lindy✦Lovable✦Luma Dream Machine✦Make✦Meta AI✦Microsoft Copilot✦Midjourney✦Motion✦Murf✦n8n✦Napkin AI✦NotebookLM✦Notion AI✦OpenAI Codex✦Opus Clip✦Otter.ai✦Perplexity✦Pika✦QuillBot✦Quizlet✦Recraft✦Relevance AI✦Replit✦Runway✦Sarvam AI✦Scite✦Semrush✦Speak✦Suno✦Synthesia✦Udio✦v0✦vidIQ✦Windsurf✦Wordtune✦Zapier✦

New this monthDeepSeek V4.1 Flash · DeepSeek · 17 OctMuse Wonder · Meta · 12 OctClaude Haiku 5.5 · Anthropic · 7 OctGemini 4 Argon · Google · 1 Oct

Step one

Pick a job

Best tools for this job →

Ready-made combos

Starter stacks

Faceless YouTube channel

Post videos without showing your face.

1
ChatGPT
Write the script
Free
2
ElevenLabs
Record the voiceover
Free
3
CapCut
Edit with captions
Free
4
Ideogram
Design the thumbnail
Free
5
vidIQ
Pick titles and tags
Free

Shop on Instagram

For small businesses selling online.

1
Canva
Design posts and stories
Free
2
Adobe Firefly
Clean up product photos
Free
3
CapCut
Cut reels
Free
4
Buffer
Schedule a week of posts
Free

Job hunt kit

Resume, cover letter and interview prep.

1
Claude
Rewrite your resume
Free
2
Grammarly
Fix grammar and tone
Free
3
Canva
Pick a clean resume layout
Free
4
ChatGPT
Practise interview answers by voice
Free

College project

Research to final presentation.

1
Perplexity
Find sources
Free
2
NotebookLM
Summarise the PDFs
Free
3
Napkin AI
Turn notes into diagrams
Free
4
Gamma
Build the slides
Free

Student kit

For school and college students: study, notes, writing and slides.

1
Gemini
Ask doubts and get topics explained simply.
Free
2
NotebookLM
Turn your class notes and PDFs into summaries.
Free
3
QuillBot
Rewrite and tidy up your assignments.
Free
4
Gamma
Make a slide deck for your presentation in minutes.
Free

Exam prep (UPSC/SSC/Bank)

For competitive exams. Hindi-friendly tools first.

1
Perplexity
Research current affairs with sources, in Hindi or English.
Free
2
NotebookLM
Upload notes or PDFs and get short revision summaries.
Free
3
ChatGPT
Ask it to quiz you with practice questions in Hindi.
Free
4
Quizlet
Make flashcards and revise every day.
Free

Shop on WhatsApp

For small shops selling on WhatsApp: replies, posters, reels and voice notes.

1
Meta AI
Draft customer replies right inside WhatsApp.
Free
2
Canva
Make product posters and price cards.
Free
3
CapCut
Edit short product reels for Status.
Free
4
Murf
Make a clear voice note about offers, with Hindi voices.
Free

Every tool, one wall

The tool rack

75 tools

ChatGPT

Chat

All-round assistant for questions, writing, images and files.

Best for: Anyone who wants one app that does a bit of everything

Free planBEGINNERHindiChecked yesterday

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Gemini

Chat

Google's assistant, linked to Gmail, Docs, Drive and Search.

Best for: People who live in Google apps

Free planBEGINNERHindiChecked yesterday

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Microsoft Copilot

Chat

Free chat assistant built into Windows, Edge and Office.

Best for: Windows and Office users who want help in place

Free planBEGINNERHindiChecked yesterday

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Grammarly

Writing

Fixes grammar, tone and clarity wherever you type.

Best for: Emails, applications and work messages

Free planBEGINNERChecked yesterday

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QuillBot

Writing

AI writing suite: paraphraser, grammar checker, chat, and design tools.

Best for: Writers wanting paraphrasing, grammar help, and AI content tools.

Free planBEGINNERChecked yesterday

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Wordtune

Writing

Suggests better ways to phrase each sentence.

Best for: Polishing writing in a second language

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Perplexity

Research

Answer engine that cites its sources for every claim.

Best for: Quick research with links you can check

Free planBEGINNERHindiChecked yesterday

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NotebookLM

Research

Upload PDFs and notes, then ask questions or get audio summaries.

Best for: Studying a stack of documents

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Consensus

Research

Shows what research papers say about a yes/no question.

Best for: Checking if a claim is backed by science

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Ideogram

Images

Generative media platform for images, video, apps and APIs.

Best for: Beginners making images with readable text, plus creative teams

Free planBEGINNERChecked yesterday

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Adobe Firefly

Images

Adobe's all-in-one AI studio for images, video, audio, and music.

Best for: Safe-for-business images and quick edits

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Leonardo AI

Images

Image generator with many styles and game-art tools.

Best for: Game assets, characters, product shots

Free planINTERMEDIATEChecked yesterday

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Slot 3

Slot 4

Feature	ChatGPT	Claude	Gemini
Quick look
What it does	All-round assistant for questions, writing, images and files.	Assistant known for careful writing, long documents and coding.	Google's assistant, linked to Gmail, Docs, Drive and Search.
Best for	Anyone who wants one app that does a bit of everything	Long reports, rewriting, analysing big files	People who live in Google apps
Why people like it	Huge feature set, voice mode, image making built in	Natural writing style, handles very long inputs	Generous free use, works across Google apps
Watch out for	Best features sit behind paid plans	Free plan has tighter usage limits	Answers can be less detailed than rivals
Price	Free plan; Go ₹399/mo; Plus ₹1,999/mo (incl. GST)	Free plan; Pro ₹2,399/mo (₹2,000/mo yearly); Max from ₹11,999/mo (incl. GST)	Free plan; AI Plus ₹399/mo; AI Pro ₹1,950/mo; AI Plus $4.99/mo (US)
Skill needed	Beginner	Beginner	Beginner
Works in Hindi	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cost
Free plan	Yes	Yes	Yes
Starts at	₹399/moBest	₹2,399/mo	₹399/moBest
Free limits	—	—	15 GB storage; limited Gemini access
Where it works
Platforms	web, android, ios, windows, macBest	web, android, ios	web, android, ios
Link	Visit ChatGPT ↗	Visit Claude ↗	Visit Gemini ↗
Freshness	Checked 18 Oct 2026	Checked 18 Oct 2026	Checked 18 Oct 2026

Quick verdict

Start with ChatGPT: it's the gentlest to learn of these. All of them have free plans.

Under the hood

Frontier models

You don't need to use these models directly. Apps like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini run them for you.

Anthropic22 Sept

Claude Opus 5.5

Hardest reasoning, long agent tasks and coding.

BenchLM86.6

API per 1M tokens: in $4 · out $20

OpenAI25 Sept

GPT-6.1 Sol

Strong all-rounder at a mid-range price.

BenchLM84.1

API per 1M tokens: in $2 · out $10

OpenAI15 Sept

GPT-6 Astra

Premium model for difficult, long-running work.

BenchLM83.9

API per 1M tokens: in $10 · out $50

Anthropic10 Sept

Claude Fable 5.1

Top-tier model for deep, long-horizon work.

BenchLM83.2

API per 1M tokens: in $10 · out $50

Anthropic28 Sept

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Practical daily driver for writing and code.

BenchLM82.2

API per 1M tokens: in $2 · out $10

Google1 Oct

Gemini 4 Argon

Multimodal flagship; open to all devs since 13 Oct.

BenchLM81

API per 1M tokens: in $2 · out $10

Intro price, doubles 1 Dec

Sources: BenchLM, TechCrunch, Local AI Zone. Prices in US dollars; a dash means not published.

Leaderboards: most used this week

#1
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
20% –
#2
GLM-5.3-Flash
7.4% –
#3
Step 5 Preview
7.1% ↑
#4
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
6.1% ↓
#5
Hy4 preview
4.6% –

I want to make a thumbnail

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Grammarly

QuillBot

Wordtune

Perplexity

NotebookLM

Consensus

Ideogram

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Leonardo AI

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Frontier models

Claude Opus 5.5

GPT-6.1 Sol

GPT-6 Astra

Claude Fable 5.1

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Gemini 4 Argon

Leaderboards: most used this week

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Faceless YouTube channel

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The tool rack

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Frontier models

Claude Opus 5.5

GPT-6.1 Sol

GPT-6 Astra

Claude Fable 5.1

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Gemini 4 Argon

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