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Paid vs Free AI Tools: Free Alternatives for Every Task
Don't want another subscription? Here are free or freemium alternatives to the popular paid AI tools for research, images, writing, design, automation and video.
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Research and chat
- Paid: ChatGPT Plus
- Free alternative: DeepSeek or the free tiers of Perplexity and Claude
Image generation
- Paid: Midjourney
- Free alternative: Ideogram (great with text in images) or Microsoft Designer
Presentations
- Paid: PowerPoint (Microsoft 365)
- Free alternative: Google Slides or Gamma for AI-generated decks
Writing and grammar
- Paid: Grammarly Premium
- Free alternative: free tiers of ProWritingAid, QuillBot and Hemingway
Automation
- Paid: Zapier paid plans
- Free alternative: Bardeen for browser tasks, or Zapier's free tier for simple two-step zaps
Graphic design
- Paid: Canva Pro
- Free alternative: Canva free, Microsoft Designer, Photopea
Video generation
PDF and image clean-up
Note: watermark removers should only be used on images and files you own or have rights to. Free tiers change often — check limits before you commit a workflow to one.