I’m breaking down my whole AI tech stack: Which tools I use regularly, how much I pay, and what I use each one for. ChatGPT: The All-Purpose Helper ($20/month) This is my starting point for almost everything. When I have a question, ChatGPT is there. Brainstorming, work questions, cooking, formatting - all day, every day. And it's so versatile! > Code Interpreter for spreadsheets > Voice mode for teaching how to practice sales calls and hard conversations > Dalle for quick image prototyping > Vision gives it eyeballs so I can ask how to fix something on my Mac using screenshots. > Custom GPTs for turning long docs into magical talking books that I can query. Claude: The Writing Partner ($20/month) I spend hours with this one. It's exceptional at capturing natural writing styles and tone. The user interface is delightful and easy on the eyes. > Artifacts let you spin up up a flowchart, create an interactive dashboard, or even code up a simple game - all in its own window, ready to use. > Projects! These are like custom GPTs, where I upload samples of my own writing and turn Claude into my own cloned editor. And now has Google drive integrated - it’s awesome. Pro tip: I never let it write from scratch. Start with your own thoughts, then let it help refine. Stay authentic! Perplexity: The Research Assistant ($20/month) I love how it presents information. Instead of getting stuck in one news source, it pulls everything together. Perfect for understanding tech updates or prepping for podcasts. It's mostly replaced Google Search for me. Gemini: The Big Thinker ($20/month) Gemini keeps surprising me. I don’t use it as often, but it's incredibly quick, handles videos smoothly, and lets you verify facts right in the window with a “Verify with Google” button. And I'm seeing it get better consistently. I expect Google to be a huge force in 2025. Midjourney: The Visual Artist ($10/month) Ever since it moved off Discord and into browser, creating images has become so much simpler. Those visuals you see in my posts? That's Midjourney. (Check out my latest post about Google updates and see “Serious Sundar Pichai, in oil painting style.” By far the best AI image creator out there. Canva: ($12/month) The Social Design Guru Canva is easier to use whenever, and has a ton of graphics right out of the box. Just like any design, my colleague Robert Haslam will do this for AI Mindset, but when I need something fast, I can whip it up. With a ton of AI built right in, it's easy to remove backgrounds, etc. Those graphics you see in my Google post? That's Canva making me look good without much effort. (Tho mostly it's Robert!) Eleven Labs: ($5/month) The Voice Specialist I don't use it often, but when I need to demo voice AI or practice different conversation scenarios, it's incredibly useful. I also think it has a ton of real world use cases around reading, creating, etc. Your turn! What tools are you using?
I use the same list, though I add Ideogram and Leonardo for higher prompt adherence than Midjourney. I also use HeyGen and Suno to make avatars and music videos. But I don't use Canva (maybe I should).
Bill Tomoff
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Fabulous share, Conor! Very Helpful to see how you break down tools for various uses. Agree with #ChatGPT for starting point. Thank you 🙏- Merry Christmas 🎄! Katy Dalgleish Julie Rains Louise Karch Wilson D. Silva Don Tomoff, MBA Terri Tomoff Olivia Hudson #TwinzTalk
Kamil Banc
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Have you tried Gemini Deep Research, Conor Grennan? I just ran it for the first time, and it has a much smoother workflow for me, especially since it can output reports in Google Docs (perfectly formatted). Then, I can connect Docs in my Claude projects as knowledge base input... quality of life ⬆️... on the visual front, have you tried out Ideogram?
Robin Raskin
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This is the best holiday gift. Thanks. I'm going to add OpusClip to the list which i use for turning long videos into snippets and Zoom's AI summaries to remind me what happened when I zoned out on the call.
It's definitely worth mentioning Elicit for research and scientific papers. It’s incredibly impressive! You can obtain top literature reviews, quickly answer science-based questions, and create tables to compare outcomes and results all within 5-10 minutes.
NotebookLM, FTW!
Everything you're using, for the same purpose. Plus HeyGen to introduce, accompany, and explain complex documents.
Michael M.
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creative representation of your your tech stack 🤔
Swarnab D.
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That's quite the lineup you've got there! I'm curious about how each tool impacts your daily workflow. Got any favorites?
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5dYeah amazing. I don’t use Canva but I do use Suno, which I find really creative. I use Claude for coding exclusively now. But I miss no browsing or code execution. I think 2025 May just be the year of Google and Gemini, as the full force of its capabilities come together.