“Which AI should I use?” is the wrong question. The useful one is “which AI should I use for this?” — so these pages are organised by task, not by vendor.
Each pick states what the model costs for that specific job, what it is genuinely bad at, and the licence terms that decide whether you can use the output for client work. No winner is named without naming the catch.
Best AI by task
Or skip straight to the numbers: browse every model with live pricing, or compare two side by side.