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AI tools with a genuinely free plan

Every catalog tool whose official pricing page documents a free plan — with the real limits of that free tier (watermarks, credits, commercial use). Free is not always usable for paid work.

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CursorAI CodingFree Hobby plan plus paid tiers: Pro from $20/month, Pro+ $60/month, Ultra $200/month, and Teams from $40 per user per month, with credit-based model usage. Check the official site for current plan boundaries and credit costs.
OrcaAI CodingFree and open source; a desktop app that runs your own agent subscriptions (e.g. Claude Code, Codex) in parallel — there is no separate per-seat fee, but you pay for the underlying agent subscriptions you connect. Check the official site for current details.
ReasonixAI CodingFree and open source (MIT). The agent itself has no subscription; you pay DeepSeek API usage per token, with a cache-first design intended to cut long-session costs. Check the official docs for current provider rates and limits.
PaperclipAI CodingFree and open source (MIT), self-hosted, no Paperclip account required. Interactive setup walks through database configuration and creating the first agent team; run with the embedded database or your own Postgres. Check the official site for current details.
TencentDB Agent MemoryAI CodingFree and open source (MIT), self-hosted. v2.0 turns conversations, docs, and code into four governed memory assets (Chat Memory, Skill, LLM-Wiki, Code-Graph); supports OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, CodeBuddy, and SDK integration. Check the repository for current setup and storage requirements.
OmniRouteAI GatewayFree and open source (MIT). Self-hosted, no subscription; free tiers of 90+ providers are reachable through one endpoint. Check the official site for current provider terms and limits.
CanvaDesignFree US$0 (up to 200 Standard / 20 Premium AI uses per month). Pro US$180/year per person (up to 2,000 Standard / 200 Premium / 20 Ultra AI uses). Business US$250/year per person (4,000 / 400 / 40; includes Leonardo.Ai access). Enterprise custom. AI Pass add-on and AI top-ups available at extra cost.
DescriptEditingFree plan available. Paid plans from $16/month. Check the official site for current plan boundaries.
CapCutEditingFree editor with Pro subscription for advanced features. Check the official site for current Pro pricing and feature tiers.
VEEDEditingFree plan available. Creator $12/user/month billed yearly ($147/year, 6,000 credits), Pro $22/user/month yearly ($265/year, 30,000 credits), Studio $39/user/month yearly ($465/year, 180,000 credits). Enterprise custom.
MidjourneyImageSubscription-only (no free tier). Official plan comparison (docs.midjourney.com): Basic $10/month ($96/year), Standard $30/month ($288/year), Pro $60/month ($576/year), Mega $120/month ($1,152/year); 20% off with annual billing. Fast GPU time per month: 3.3 / 15 / 30 / 60 hours; extra GPU time $4/hour; Stealth Mode on Pro and Mega only.
IdeogramImageFree plan with daily credits available. Paid tiers exist but the pricing page is app-rendered and does not publish static prices; verify current tiers and credit allowances on the official pricing page.
Leonardo.AiImageFree plan (150 fast tokens/day, public generations). Essential $12/month, Premium $30/month, Ultimate $60/month (private generations, more tokens, higher concurrency). Team plans from $24/seat/month; API pay-as-you-go from $5 credit.
SunoMusicFree plan (50 credits/day, no commercial use, no downloads from 9/3/26). Pro $8/month billed yearly (2,500 credits/month, 20 downloads/month, commercial rights), Premier $24/month billed yearly (10,000 credits, 60 downloads/month). Credits do not roll over.
UdioMusicFree plan (10 credits/day, 100 credits/month, no rollover). Standard $10/month or $8/month billed annually ($96/year, 2,400 credits/month). Pro $30/month or $24/month billed annually ($288/year, 6,000 credits/month). Credit top-ups from $3 per 100 credits.
OpusClipRepurposingFree plan (60 credits/mo, watermarked), Starter $15/mo (150 credits), Pro $29/mo (3600 credits/yr annual). Business custom pricing.
VizardRepurposingFree plan includes 60 credits per month, 720p exports, and 3-day storage. Paid Creator and Business plans remove the watermark and raise limits; verify live pricing before purchase.
PictoryRepurposingPlans start from $25 per month. Free trial available; check the official pricing page for current tiers, credit allowances, and export limits.
HiggsfieldVideoFree tier available. Pro and Creator plans available. Check the official site for current pricing, credit allowances, and feature restrictions.
RunwayVideoFree plan available. Paid plans from $12/month across Free, Standard, Pro, and Max tiers with credit-based generation limits.
HeyGenVideoFree plan available; Creator and Pro plans for individuals and teams. Verify current pricing, avatar usage, and video credit allowances on the official pricing page.
LumaVideoPaid plans from $30/month (Plus, 10,000 credits/month, commercial use included), Pro $90/month (40,000 credits), Ultra $300/month (150,000 credits). Team and Enterprise are custom-priced. No free plan is listed on the pricing page as of this check.
PikaVideoFree plan (80 monthly credits, 480p, image-to-video focus, watermark-free downloads, commercial use listed). Standard $8/month billed yearly (700 credits), Pro $28/month yearly (2,300 credits), Fancy $76/month yearly (6,000 credits). Commercial use is listed on all four plans per the official pricing page.
CaptionsVideoFree plan with limited credits (60-200 one-time credits per help docs). Max $24.99/month (500 credits/month); Scale $69.99/month (1,400 credits); Scale 2x $139.99/month (2,800 credits); Scale 4x $279.99/month (5,600 credits); Enterprise custom. Help docs also list a Basic tier at $9.99/month (200 credits). Prices reflect iOS plans per the official pricing page.
InVideoVideoPlus $17/month (billed $200/year, 75 credits/month), Max $85/month (billed $1,000/year, 390 credits), Generative $170/month (billed $2,000/year, 800 credits), Elite $900/month (billed $10,800/year, 4,250 credits). All paid plans include watermark-free exports and access to models like Veo 3.1 and Kling 3.
CreatifyVideoFree plan (10 credits/month, watermarked exports). Starter $39/month (100 credits). Pro has 200-5,000 monthly credits with higher tiers; Enterprise custom. Annual plans save up to 50%.
SynthesiaVideoFree Basic plan (1,200 credits/month, ~10 minutes of video, watermarked). Starter $29/month (billed monthly) or from $18/month billed annually; Creator $89/month ($64/month annually); Enterprise custom. Plans include credits, avatars, and AI dubbing with limits by tier.
FlikiVoiceFree plan available. Paid Standard and Premium plans unlock more characters, voices, and commercial rights. Check the official pricing page for current tiers and credit allowances.
SpeechifyVoiceFree app plan (10 basic voices, 1.5x speed, reading features only). Premium app $29/month, with annual billing advertised at ~60% savings. Studio for creators: Free 600 credits (no commercial rights), Starter $100/year with commercial usage rights and voice cloning, Creator $300/year (345,600 credits).

Free plans change constantly — the checked date on each row is the verification date. See also the full pricing index and the Best free AI video tools listicle.