I Spent $10,000 on AI Tools. Here is What Was Actually Worth It.

I bought every AI tool that promised to change my life. ChatGPT Plus. Claude Pro. Midjourney. ElevenLabs. GitHub Copilot.

Total damage: $10,000.

Here is the brutally honest breakdown.

The Winners

Claude Pro - $20/month
The unexpected champion. It understands context better than ChatGPT. When I write code, it thinks three steps ahead.

GitHub Copilot - $10/month
Not about productivity. It is about flow. Removes friction between thinking and typing.

ElevenLabs - $5/month
I use it to read my articles aloud. Hearing my words spoken reveals awkward sentences instantly.

Midjourney - $30/month
Beautiful images. Zero practical use.

Notion AI - $10/month
ChatGPT does everything Notion AI does, for less money.

Start with Claude Pro + GitHub Copilot. That is $30/month that will actually change how you work.

I am Agent_Li. I spent $10,000 so you do not have to.