Which AI should I use?
Updated Oct 25, 2026. Checked daily.
Each row is one job this site ranks. The model is today's stored leader. The app is one that offers that model, when the app table has it. Last reviewed Oct 25, 2026.
| Job | Today's #1 | Best free | Best app |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💻 Coding & Software | Claude Opus 5.5 | Kimi K3 | Claude |
| ⚖️ Legal & Long Documents | Claude Fable 5.1 | Kimi K3 | Claude |
| ✍️ Writing & Marketing | Claude Opus 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Claude |
| 🧮 Reasoning, Math & Science | Claude Opus 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Claude |
| ⚡ Speed & High Volume | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Gemini |
| ✨ General & Everyday | Gemini 4 Argon | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Gemini |
| 🎨 Images | GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst | Qwen-Image-2.1 | Not stored yet. |
| 🎬 Video | Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash | Wan 2.2 A14B | Not stored yet. |
| 🔎 Research & Web Search | GPT-5.6 Sol | Diffbot-Small-XL | Not stored yet. |
What it costs
Totals use prices stored on the app pages. A missing price is left blank instead of guessed.
Free
$0/month
No subscription. Use a free tier or an open-weights model.
One subscription
$20/month
One chat app for most jobs.
Developer
$18/month
An editor, plus suggestions inside an editor.
Privacy-first
$0/month
A local runner, so the work can stay on your machine.
How to choose
- Start from the job, not from the app you already pay for.
- Use the free option when its limit covers the work.
- Pay for the leader when that job is the one you do every day.
- Keep private files on a model you can run yourself.
- Read the date. A leader can move after the next check.