Best of 1970 · Editorial ranking

Best AI Tools software in 1970

LLMs, image, video and audio AI

9 products rankedVerified merchant pricesUpdated July 7, 2026By A2Key Editorial
Editor's #1 pick
Claude logo
Claude

Anthropic's helpful, harmless AI assistant

4.8 · 9,210 reviewsfreemium
What we love
  • Consistently top-rated by verified users
  • Large review base (9,210+)
  • Verified merchant pricing available
  • Free tier for evaluation
Things to consider
  • Feature depth may exceed the needs of small teams

Best for: Individuals and small teams starting free

Editor score
98
/ 100
Lowest verified price
Free
Verified merchant

The rest of the top 9

  1. #2
    ChatGPT logo
    ChatGPTScore 97/100

    Conversational AI assistant by OpenAI

    4.7 · 18,420 reviewsfreemium
    Pros
    • Consistently top-rated by verified users
    • Large review base (18,420+)
    • Verified merchant pricing available
    Cons
    • Feature depth may exceed the needs of small teams

    Best for: Individuals and small teams starting free

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  2. #3
    ElevenLabs logo
    ElevenLabsScore 97/100

    Lifelike AI voice generation & dubbing

    4.7 · 3,120 reviewssubscription
    Pros
    • Consistently top-rated by verified users
    • Large review base (3,120+)
    • Verified merchant pricing available
    Cons
    • Feature depth may exceed the needs of small teams

    Best for: Teams that want a widely-adopted, low-risk choice

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  3. #4
    Midjourney logo
    MidjourneyScore 90/100

    Best-in-class AI image generation

    4.6 · 7,320 reviewssubscription
    Pros
    • Consistently top-rated by verified users
    • Large review base (7,320+)
    • Best-in-class AI image generation
    Cons
    • No verified merchant offer live right now

    Best for: Teams that want a widely-adopted, low-risk choice

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  4. #5
    Runway logo
    RunwayScore 96/100

    Generative AI video creation suite

    4.6 · 2,840 reviewssubscription
    Pros
    • Consistently top-rated by verified users
    • Large review base (2,840+)
    • Verified merchant pricing available
    Cons
    • Feature depth may exceed the needs of small teams

    Best for: Teams that want a widely-adopted, low-risk choice

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    $8.32
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  5. #6
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    PerplexityScore 89/100

    AI-powered answer engine

    4.5 · 3,210 reviewsfreemium
    Pros
    • Consistently top-rated by verified users
    • Large review base (3,210+)
    • Free tier for evaluation
    Cons
    • No verified merchant offer live right now

    Best for: Individuals and small teams starting free

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  6. #7
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    SunoScore 95/100

    AI music generation from a prompt

    4.5 · 1,980 reviewssubscription
    Pros
    • Consistently top-rated by verified users
    • Large review base (1,980+)
    • Verified merchant pricing available
    Cons
    • Feature depth may exceed the needs of small teams

    Best for: Teams that want a widely-adopted, low-risk choice

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    $6.67
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  7. #8
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    GeminiScore 87/100

    Google's multimodal AI

    4.4 · 5,120 reviewsfreemium
    Pros
    • Strong verified user ratings
    • Large review base (5,120+)
    • Free tier for evaluation
    Cons
    • No verified merchant offer live right now

    Best for: Individuals and small teams starting free

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  8. #9
    Microsoft Copilot logo
    Microsoft CopilotScore 86/100

    AI across Microsoft 365 and Windows

    4.3 · 4,120 reviewssubscription
    Pros
    • Strong verified user ratings
    • Large review base (4,120+)
    • AI across Microsoft 365 and Windows
    Cons
    • No verified merchant offer live right now

    Best for: Teams that want a widely-adopted, low-risk choice

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Side-by-side comparison

All 9 tools at a glance — average rating 4.6 across 55,340 verified reviews.

RankProductRatingReviewsScorePricingFrom
#1Claude4.89,21098freemiumFreeView →
#2ChatGPT4.718,42097freemiumFreeView →
#3ElevenLabs4.73,12097subscription$2.95View →
#4Midjourney4.67,32090subscription$10.00View →
#5Runway4.62,84096subscription$8.32View →
#6Perplexity4.53,21089freemiumFreeView →
#7Suno4.51,98095subscription$6.67View →
#8Gemini4.45,12087freemiumFreeView →
#9Microsoft Copilot4.34,12086subscription$20.00View →
How we rank

Our ranking methodology

40%
Verified user reviews

Recency-weighted average from purchase-verified reviewers.

30%
Rating velocity

Growth in review count over the last 90 days.

20%
Price competitiveness

Live lowest verified merchant offer vs category median.

10%
Product depth

Feature coverage relative to category benchmarks.

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