Reference, English
The 2026 AI Toolbox
Know what a tool does and what it costs before you pay for it.
Fifty AI tools, each on a two page spread. What it does, what it costs, who uses it, and where it lets you down.
What is inside
In the book
- A short history of the field, from the first question to the 2026 market
- How a model actually works, in plain language and without the maths
- Fifty profiles, each on two pages, with the complete ranked table at the front
- What each tool costs at the tier that actually unlocks it, not the cheapest headline price
- Where each one fails, printed on the page rather than buried in a footnote
- A glossary, a list of sources, and a dated snapshot so you know how old the numbers are
Who it is for
Made for
- Anyone choosing a first paid AI tool and unwilling to waste a year of subscriptions finding out
- Teams who have to justify a tool to whoever holds the budget
- Writers, designers and makers who want the capability, not the launch week excitement
How it is built
The making of it
Every entry follows the same shape: who made it, what you can do with it, how people really use it, what it costs and what to watch out for. Two pages, no more, so it can be read in a spare moment.
Prices were read from the vendor pages rather than repeated from older articles, and each was tied to the tier that unlocks the feature rather than the cheapest plan on the card.
Where something could not be confirmed, it was cut rather than softened. No tool appears because it paid to, and none was removed because a vendor objected.
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PDF, 139 pages. After checkout it reaches you two ways: a copy sent to your email, and a download link that stays available whenever you need the file again.