
The best free AI tools in 2026: 12 tools you can use without paying
Chatbots, images, video, studying, translation and music: the best artificial intelligence tools with a free plan, and the limits of each.
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What each AI app does, what it costs and whether it is worth it.

Chatbots, images, video, studying, translation and music: the best artificial intelligence tools with a free plan, and the limits of each.

We compare the three big AI assistants: what each one does best, their free and paid plans, and which suits you depending on what you need.

A roundup of what's landed in ChatGPT in recent weeks: the new Images 2.6 model, GIFs, saved reference images, PIN-locked chats and two accounts on mobile.

Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon, its most powerful model, and packed the Gemini app with new features: desktop apps, skills that replace Gems and a new Customize menu.

Google has launched Playground, a website for creating games by describing them in text. What it is, how it works, what it costs and who can use it.