Let's be honest - every one of us knows how powerful AI is. It's one of the craziest opportunities of our lifetime to grow a business or even start one from scratch.
And what do you need to do? Just use the right AI tools, automate the boring stuff, and make yourself 10x more productive.
The best part?
There are tons of AI tools out there. New ones are popping up every week. But the real problem is, most people don't even know anything beyond ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude.
That's why every week, I test a tons of new AI tools and share the most useful ones that can actually help you save time, get more done, or grow faster.
This post is exactly that - a list of the latest AI tools you should know about and start using.
Note: This post contains no affiliate links, and most of these AI tools are free to use up to a limit.
With that said, let's get into it.
1. Buildpad
I'm actually a fan of this AI tool since it helped me build a paid newsletter, which keeps helping me make more and build a business.
But Nitin, what is Buildpad?
Well, it is an AI tool that helps you go from idea to product practically with their 10-step process. You're guided through the process by AI that helps you find a real problem to solve, do market research, create a solution, verify demand for your solution, and more.
With this, you get a clear roadmap about what you want to create, how to build and market it, and more. Sure, you can ask further if you have any issues.
Here's a great demo shared by the Buildpad founder.
And the best part? It's specifically built for founders, and the Buildpad team keeps on adding more features to make it worth it.
Getting started is easy - you just need to visit their website and click on the button "Start for free" or "Start with 3 free phases" to create an account.
Talking about the pricing, it provides a free plan to start with, and along with that, it offers tons of features as well.
2. Google Flow
If you follow me, you may know that I've been focusing a lot on AI video generators recently.
First, I talked about Pollo AI and AI Studio, and then I wrote another post about Luma AI.
And now, Google announced their new AI filmmaking tool, "Google Flow".
Well, the best part is that Google Flow uses the most advanced models, i.e., Veo, Imagen, and Gemini. You see, Veo is useful for generating videos, Imagen is for generating images, and we all know about Gemini.
Getting started is easy - you need to visit their website, and then click on the button "Create with flow." Also, you need to buy the "Google AI Pro" or "Google AI Ultra" plan to try it.
And since this is in the early stage, they have rolled it out for just U.S. citizens, and with time, the Google team will keep rolling it out to other countries.
Talking about the features, you can generate images based on the prompt and save them as ingredients, which you can further use to generate videos.
Other than that, you can use features like camera controls, SceneBuilder, asset management, and more.
Here's a great video shared by the Google team.
3. Stitch
You know, we can generate code and build apps with the help of Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, and even with AI-powered tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and more.
But what about generating UI designs for mobile and web applications?
Well, that's where you can use "Stitch" - an AI tool developed by Google.
But how to get started? You need to visit their official website and write a prompt about the design you want to generate.
It will take a couple of seconds, and your designs will be ready.
Here's a simple one I designed for my portfolio:
Sure, I can further edit it the way I want, and even copy the design into Figma to further modify it.
Talking about pricing, right now, it's completely free for up to 350 generations using Flash mode and 50 generations using Experimental mode per month.
4. Codex
Now, the next AI tool - or specifically, an AI model - I want to talk about is from OpenAI. I'm talking about Codex, and the OpenAI team recently introduced it on May 16, 2025.
It was specially designed and optimized as a cloud-based software engineering agent that can work on many tasks in parallel.
When it comes to tasks, it can answer questions about your codebase, fix bugs, propose pull requests for review, and much more.
To get started, you need to upgrade to the ChatGPT Pro or ChatGPT Team plan.
And then, you can use Codex right inside ChatGPT.
I know it's a bit costly, and not everyone can afford it, so I haven't added this one at the top.
5. Tersa
Let's be honest, we have seen enough of AI chatbots from companies like OpenAI, Google, Meta, and more.
And nowadays, we are more excited in building AI agents, AI workflows, and more similar things to automate our tedious work than just using AI chatbots.
That's where I've found out Tersa, which provides you an open-source canvas to build AI workflows. And to build your own AI workflow, you just need to drag, drop, connect, and then simply run the node.
Yes, it's that simple.
Getting started is easy, you just need to visit their website and click on the button "Get started for free" or "Sign up".
As for pricing, they provide a free plan to get started, and the pro plan is also just $8 per month if you subscribe yearly.
The best part? It is open-source, so you can fork, clone, and learn about how they built it.
6. Inkr
Now, let me talk about an AI tool that can help you transcribe any audio into accurate, structured content in seconds.
I'm talking about Inkr, and they have recently released their newest version 2.0.
Getting started is easy - you just need to visit their website and then upload, import, or record your audio to transcribe.
Talking about the features, you can turn long hours of audio into text within just a few minutes, it accepts all formats, ask questions and get instant answers from your transcript, automatic speaker labeling, and more.
As for pricing, you can get started for free, and it provides you 120 credits per week. And in the free plan, you can even download for free with a watermark.
Later, if you want to upload up to 10 hours of audio and want to download watermark-free, you need to upgrade to the paid plan.
7. Fluig AI
The last AI tool I want to talk about is Fluig AI, that can help you generate diagrams by simply writing prompts. You can even upload PPTs, PDFs, images, and more to generate diagrams based on that.
And the best part is, you can generate diagrams in the form of mindmap, flowchart, kanban, timeline, table, and more.
But how to get started?
Well, simply visit their website and click on the button "Try Fluig for free" to create an account.
After that, you can create a new file and write the prompt about what you want to generate.
Talking about the pricing, you can get started for free and can use up to 3 files in the free plan, along with 1000 credits to generate diagrams.
And then, if you want to generate more, you can upgrade to a paid plan.
Hope you like it.
That's it - thanks.
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Top comments (4)
Thanks for sharing these - I love finding new AI tools that aren't just the usual names. Have you found one on this list that unexpectedly impressed you the most?
I love Stitch and Buildpad the most.
Thanks so much, Nitin! Very helpful. Please post similar articles, if possible.
Sure, I will.