Leonardo AI
A daily-token image generator with game-art roots and a genuinely usable free plan.
Free AI tools, tested by hand
AI Free List is a directory of AI tools with genuinely usable free plans. Every tool on this site was checked on 11 November 2026: we read the vendor's pricing page, recorded the exact free allowance, and noted the watermark, the commercial-use rule, and the price where the free plan ends. We list image generators, video generators, chatbots, voice and music tools, and search assistants — and we leave tools out when their free tier cannot be verified.
We check each free plan ourselves, record the verification date on every page, and re-check prices and credit amounts every quarter, because free tiers change often and a number from last year is worse than no number at all.
Featured free AI tools
ChatGPT
The default AI chatbot — unlimited everyday text chat free, with the extras capped but uncounted.
DeepSeek
A full chatbot with no paid chat plan at all — free chat, reasoning, and a million-token context.
Perplexity
Search that answers in sentences, with citations — unlimited basic searches free, deep research capped hard.
Canva
A full design editor that happens to include AI — free forever, with AI use capped each month.
ElevenLabs
The most natural AI voices available — 10 minutes a month free, for non-commercial use with attribution.
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AI Image Generators
AI image generators turn a sentence into a picture. This hub lists the free plans we verified on 11 November 2026 — what each one actually gives you, whether it watermarks your images, and whether you can use the results commercially.
AI Video Generators
AI video generators turn text or a still image into a short moving clip. Free plans here are small, watermarked, and non-commercial — this hub shows exactly how many seconds each one buys you.
AI Writing & Chat
AI chatbots answer questions, draft text, explain ideas, and write code. This hub compares the free plans we verified — including the one chatbot with no paid plan at all.
AI Voice & Music
AI voice tools narrate your text; AI music tools turn a prompt into a song. Both free plans here are non-commercial — this hub explains the minutes, the downloads, and the rights.
AI Search Assistants
AI search assistants answer questions in sentences, with sources you can check. This hub compares the free plans — one with published deep-search limits, one with limits Microsoft does not publish.
GitHub Free Repos
Ten free GitHub repositories that replace paid software costing about $312 a month combined — workflow automation, local AI chat, whiteboards, PDF tools, livestreaming, design, notes, cloud storage, 3…
All free AI tools
Leonardo AI
A daily-token image generator with game-art roots and a genuinely usable free plan.
Ideogram
The best free option for images with readable text — but only if you sign in with Google, Apple, or Microsoft.
Adobe Firefly
Adobe's own image, video, and audio generator — a small daily taste, with commercial safety as its selling point.
Canva
A full design editor that happens to include AI — free forever, with AI use capped each month.
Photopea
A full Photoshop-style editor in the browser — every editing tool free, no account, no watermark.
Kling AI
Strong text-to-video quality on a free plan that promises no fixed monthly credits — read the limits before you start.
Dreamina
CapCut's AI video studio — a counted daily credit allowance, but only seconds of premium video a day.
PixVerse
A small daily ration of AI video — enough to try, not enough to post every day.
Runway
The most polished AI video studio here — but the free plan is a one-time trial, not a monthly allowance.
ChatGPT
The default AI chatbot — unlimited everyday text chat free, with the extras capped but uncounted.
Claude
The careful writer's chatbot — strong long-form writing, with usage that resets every five hours.
Google Gemini
Google's chatbot, free with any Google account — chat, images, research, and music in one place.
Grammarly
Real-time grammar and spelling correction that works everywhere you type — free, with 100 AI prompts a month.
DeepSeek
A full chatbot with no paid chat plan at all — free chat, reasoning, and a million-token context.
ElevenLabs
The most natural AI voices available — 10 minutes a month free, for non-commercial use with attribution.
Suno
Type a prompt, get a song — about ten songs a day free, but you cannot download them or sell them.
Perplexity
Search that answers in sentences, with citations — unlimited basic searches free, deep research capped hard.
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's AI assistant, free on the web, in Windows, and in Edge — with limits Microsoft does not publish.
How we check a tool
- Free plan first. We confirm the tool has a free plan or free tier that works without a credit card, and we record exactly what it includes and where it stops.
- We use it. We run a real task on the free plan — generating, writing, editing, or analysing, depending on the tool — and note what worked and what did not.
- We record the limits. Daily caps, watermarks, export restrictions, and paid upgrades are listed on each tool page, so the free plan holds no surprises.
- We re-check. Free plans change. Each tool page shows the date it was last verified, and pages are re-checked regularly.
We test the free plan ourselves where possible, read the vendor's official pricing page, and only record figures that agree across at least two independent sources. Where the vendor does not publish a number, we say so instead of guessing. Each tool page shows its last verification date, and we re-check the whole directory every quarter.
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Frequently asked questions
Are the tools on AI Free List really free?
Every tool listed has a free plan or free tier that works without paying. Some are fully free and some are freemium, meaning the free plan has limits and a paid plan removes them. Each tool page states the label, the free plan, and its limits, so you can tell the difference before you sign up.
Do you test the tools yourself?
Yes. Every tool is opened and used on its free plan before it is listed. Each tool page shows the date it was last verified, and pages are re-checked because free plans change.
Do tools pay to be listed?
No. Listings are not sold, and no tool can pay for a better position or a better review. The site is funded by advertising after approval, not by the tools listed.
How do I suggest a tool or report a mistake?
Email [email protected] with the tool name, its official website, and what its free plan includes. Corrections are welcome and are checked before the page is updated.