While I regularly review all sorts of AI models and sites, most of them don’t end up becoming a part of my routine.
Here are those that did.
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1. Large Language Models
Ai Images
1. Large Language Models
DeepSeek-R1 is great for reasoning tasks and a surprisingly fresh, natural tone of voice when coming up with creative ideas. It also runs HTML code directly in the interface, letting you test apps and iterate similar to Claud’s Artifacts tool.
DeepSeek
I use Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental via Google AI Studio for working with long documents or files. Gemini’s insane 2M-token window and ability to natively process audio and video make it a beast for dealing with any long inputs in multiple formats.
Gemini 2.0 Pro - Google DeepMind
ChatGPT-4o for mixed media conversations. GPT-4o is my LEAST preferred LLM in terms of tone of voice and conversational ability. But it’s hard to beat the complete free ChatGPT package with web browsing, (limited) image creation, and more.
Hello GPT-4o - OpenAI
For $20 / month, this set of features is a steal. No brainer.
Introducing ChatGPT Plus - OpenAI
I use this to brainstorming and day-to-day usage. Claude has a “fresh” conversational feel and tends to come up with unconventional ideas when brainstorming. The Artifacts feature is fantastic for working on a project side-by-side with Claude. The on...
Introducing Claude 3.5 Sonnet - Anthropic
Ai Images
This is my go to for cartoons and simple illustrations. DALL-E 3 was my original choice for single-frame cartoons. You can use DALL-E 3 for free via Microsoft Designer or Microsoft Copilot.
DALL·E 3 | OpenAI
Imagen 3 she is that girl, okay! —for most of your image needs! A truly solid, prompt-adherent model that can spell text and create great images for FREE!
Imagen - Google DeepMind
Ideogram 2.0 as a solid all-rounder model. It does better at photographic1 images than DALL-E 3 and is one of the better image models at handling complex prompts and accurately rendering long text inside images. You get 10 generations (40 images) for...
Ideogram.ai
If you want photographic images. I can’t say I’ve used FLUX nearly as much as the other models, but it’s excellent at rendering realistic “photos.” Two sites let you use FLUX for free.
FLUX1.1 [pro] | Text to Image | AI Playground - Fal.ai