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ChatGPT — official product preview
Writing & research

ChatGPT (opens a new tab)

A flexible assistant for drafting, exploring ideas and working through information.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Owners who want one place to start with AI.

Your first experiment

Give it an anonymised customer question and your service details. Ask for three reply drafts in your tone.

Before you commit

Check factual claims and numbers. Review workspace data settings before uploading client information.

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Claude — official product preview
Writing & research

Claude (opens a new tab)

An AI assistant for writing, analysing documents and tackling multi-step work.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Teams turning detailed briefs into clear, editable work.

Your first experiment

Upload a non-confidential project brief. Ask for a proposal outline, open questions and assumptions to confirm.

Before you commit

A polished answer is still a draft. Check assumptions before it becomes a client commitment.

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Canva — official product preview
Marketing & design

Canva (opens a new tab)

A visual design workspace with AI-assisted writing, image creation and editing.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Small teams making their own social posts and sales materials.

Your first experiment

Use one approved offer to make a social post and a matching flyer, then check the copy and brand details.

Before you commit

AI features have different availability and usage limits. Check asset licensing before commercial use.

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Runway — official product preview
Video & audio

Runway (opens a new tab)

Generate and edit video, images and audio in a creative AI workspace.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Small creative teams exploring campaign visuals and video concepts.

Your first experiment

Animate a product mood board into a short concept clip before committing to a full shoot.

Before you commit

Expect iteration and credit usage. Confirm rights to source media and inspect visual consistency.

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Perplexity — official product preview
Search & learning

Perplexity (opens a new tab)

Search the web with AI answers that link back to their sources.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Comparing suppliers or getting oriented in an unfamiliar market.

Your first experiment

Research three suppliers for a real requirement. Open the cited pages and build your own comparison.

Before you commit

A citation is not a fact-check. Check original dates, context and commercial claims.

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n8n — official product preview
Automation

n8n (opens a new tab)

Connect business apps, AI steps and custom logic in visual workflows.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Businesses needing flexible workflows with technical control.

Your first experiment

Prototype enquiry intake: capture a form, prepare a summary and save a reply for a person to approve.

Before you commit

Allow for credentials, error handling and maintenance. Self-hosting brings operating responsibilities.

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Gamma — official product preview
Marketing & design

Gamma (opens a new tab)

Turns outlines and source material into editable presentations and visual documents.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Consultants and sales teams preparing an initial proposal deck.

Your first experiment

Start with an approved five-point proposal. Generate a deck and replace generic statements with your evidence.

Before you commit

Check export formatting and data settings. Review every chart and claim before presenting.

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ElevenLabs — official product preview
Video & audio

ElevenLabs (opens a new tab)

AI voice generation and conversational voice tools for audio and customer interactions.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Teams adding narration to training or product content.

Your first experiment

Create a short narration from an approved script using an authorised voice, then listen for pronunciation errors.

Before you commit

Voice permissions, commercial rights and usage costs matter. Voice agents need separate setup and testing.

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Notion AI — official product preview
Meetings & knowledge

Notion AI (opens a new tab)

AI within a shared workspace for finding information and preparing work.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Teams whose project notes and working knowledge already live in Notion.

Your first experiment

Ask for a project handover using your existing notes, with decisions and outstanding tasks separated.

Before you commit

Check access permissions and the plan required for the features you need.

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Photoroom — official product preview
Marketing & design

Photoroom (opens a new tab)

Create and edit product photos, including background removal and new scenes.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Online shops needing consistent product images.

Your first experiment

Use one real product photo to create a clean catalogue image and an alternative background.

Before you commit

Keep product colours, shape and included accessories accurate; an attractive image must not mislead buyers.

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Cursor — official product preview
Coding & websites

Cursor (opens a new tab)

An AI coding environment with agents that help work across a codebase.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Technical teams building or improving software.

Your first experiment

Use a test branch to ask for a small bug fix, review the diff and run the relevant tests.

Before you commit

Generated code still needs engineering review. Limit access to secrets and production systems.

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Fin — official product preview
Sales & support

Fin (opens a new tab)

An AI customer-support agent that works with business support knowledge.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Support teams with a maintained help centre and clear escalation rules.

Your first experiment

Evaluate it against a small set of real, anonymised support questions before enabling customer-facing replies.

Before you commit

Pricing and supported help desks need checking. Keep a reliable route to a human for unresolved cases.

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Gemini — official product preview
Writing & research

Gemini (opens a new tab)

Google’s AI assistant for drafting, understanding documents and developing ideas.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Owners who want help turning scattered information into a plan.

Your first experiment

Give it a public service description and ask for a customer FAQ, highlighting anything it cannot answer.

Before you commit

Check factual answers and connected-app permissions; features vary by account and plan.

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Make — official product preview
Automation

Make (opens a new tab)

Build visual app workflows and AI agents with branches, triggers and actions.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Teams connecting business apps without building every integration from scratch.

Your first experiment

Prototype a form-to-task workflow with a test submission and an AI-generated summary.

Before you commit

Check the exact app modules and usage costs. Test retries and failures before enabling live actions.

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Descript — official product preview
Video & audio

Descript (opens a new tab)

Edit recorded audio and video through a text-based workflow with AI assistance.

A good fit for you?

Best for

Businesses repurposing interviews, demos and educational recordings.

Your first experiment

Turn one recorded product walkthrough into a shorter explainer. Check captions against the recording.

Before you commit

Review edits for missing context. Obtain permission for recordings and any synthetic voice use.

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Granola — official product preview
Meetings & knowledge

Granola (opens a new tab)

An AI notepad that combines your notes with meeting context.

A good fit for you?

Best for

People in frequent meetings who want concise notes and follow-ups.

Your first experiment

Write a few notes during a consented meeting and compare the enhanced summary with what was decided.

Before you commit

Tell participants how notes are captured. Verify speaker context and keep sensitive notes appropriately shared.

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