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Deep dives, comparisons, and roundups on the AI tools worth paying for. Only what we'd actually buy — no SEO sludge, no influencer demos.
CapCut review: free 1080p exports, until 512MB stops you
I put a 35-minute panel through CapCut's AI clipping and exported all 8 clips. Watermark-free 1080p on the free plan, but the cloud ceiling bites at clip four.
OpusClip pricing: the annual discount is 40%, not 60%
OpusClip pricing read live from a signed-in account: Pro is $208.80 a year, not the $174 everyone quotes, and the annual discount is 40%, not 60%.
OpusClip review: 32 clips from one video, 5 worth posting
OpusClip review from a measured run: one 35-minute video in, 32 clips out, and a virality score that never went below 80 on a scale of 100.
Submagic pricing: what 45 credits actually buys you
Submagic pricing read live from both billing cycles: $12 to $41 a month, three credits per video, and the Magic Clips add-on everyone quotes does not exist.
Submagic review: 31 clips, and it charged me for a failure
Submagic review: 31 clips from one 35-minute video, a score that never drops below 90, and 8 trial credits spent on a job that returned nothing.
Best AI app builder: 5 tools, one brief, every app used
The best AI app builder, measured. I gave five builders one brief and used every app. All five passed — what separated them was the cost of the second build.
Bolt.new alternatives: 8 tools, 7 took the same brief
The best Bolt.new alternatives, ranked by a measured build rather than a feature table. Seven tools took one identical brief. Here is what each build cost.
Bolt vs Lovable: same brief, and what each build cost
Bolt vs Lovable, tested on one identical six-requirement brief. Both met all six. Lovable finished in 109 seconds; the two builds cost 30 cents and 25 cents.
Best AI music generator: the two we ran, and what the rest are for
We gave Suno and Udio the same brief on the same day. Suno wins on output. On the licence the field splits three ways, and one tool grants nothing at any price.
Can you sell music made with Suno? What the terms actually say
Suno grants commercial rights on paid downloads, then says it cannot promise you a copyright. Three gates decide whether you can sell a track.
Udio vs Suno: one brief, one day, two free accounts
Udio vs Suno, or Suno vs Udio: same sentence, same day, both free tiers. Suno gave us more music, Udio gave us more control, and only one let us keep a file.
Bolt.new pricing: the token ladder you only see signed in
Bolt.new pricing has 14 token tiers that never render logged out, a 28% yearly discount that is really 10%, and a measured 100,000-token build.