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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.
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.
ChatGPT review: the free tier is the story, not the $20 one
A ChatGPT review from a year on the free tier plus one month of Plus. Five rungs from $0 to $200, and ads now run on both the Free and $8 Go tiers.
How to use Suno: the free account, honestly
How to use Suno step by step, from your first prompt to getting a file out — including the two results you can't play and the seven downloads you get.
Perplexity AI review: the free tier is a showroom
A Perplexity AI review from the free tier: ten models in the picker and every one padlocked, $17 a month to unlock them, and six publishers now suing.
Perplexity vs ChatGPT: we asked both the same question
Same question, same day, both free tiers. One got the facts right and cited them; the other was confidently wrong. Plus the price nobody compares properly.
Suno alternatives: the one I actually tested, and eight I didn't
Every Suno alternatives list claims it tested everything. This one tested one rival properly, labels the rest, and fixes two entries the others get wrong.