Optional Premium · $12/month, secure checkout by Stripe

The free audit finds the waste. Premium is optional help before you renew.

Run the instant Stack Audit first — no login. If you want a dated keep/cut pack and a written reply within 48 hours, Premium is $12/month, secure checkout by Stripe. That is cheaper than one overlapping seat. It is not another AI subscription. The instant Stack Audit, the directory, and Keep, Test, Cut stay free.

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7-day free trial, then $12/month, secure checkout by Stripe. Code LAUNCH50 is 50% off the first paid month for new users. Use code LAUNCH50 at checkout. Cancel anytime from the link in your Stripe receipt email. All sales are final — no refunds. Access is delivered by email from aitoolsessentials@gmail.com within 24 hours. Research and strategy only — no implementation, setup, integrations, account access, credentials, or ongoing technical support. Affiliate or sponsor status never changes recommendations.

The instant Stack Audit is free — that is how you find the waste. Keep, Test, Cut is the free weekly email. Premium is optional: $12/month, secure checkout by Stripe, for the dated keep/cut pack and a 48-hour written reply when you want help before renewals. Cheaper than one overlapping seat. Not another AI subscription.

The purchase, in four boxes

The purchase

What you buy for $12/mo

  • Dated keep/cut research for the tools you already pay for
  • A monthly decision matrix CSV covering 108 tracked tools
  • A weekly 15-minute checklist
  • Tool-change alerts when prices, plans, or model names move
  • A stack-audit template plus a strategy-only written reply within 48 hours
  • An ROI worksheet you fill with your own invoices and hours
  • Priority research slots — first 5 complete requests each month
The purchase

What you get this week

  • Open this week's keep/cut notes and the decision matrix CSV from the access email
  • Run the 15-minute checklist on the tools you already pay for
  • Fill the stack-audit template if you want a written keep/cut reply
  • Reply in the request thread if you want a priority research slot
The purchase

What stays free

  • The public directory of tool reviews and comparisons
  • Keep, Test, Cut — the free weekly email at /subscribe/
  • The instant Stack Audit at /stack-audit.html — no login, stays on your device
The purchase

What is not included

  • Implementation, setup, or integrations
  • Account access, credentials, or API keys
  • Ongoing technical support
  • A login wall on this website — these HTML pages are a public preview
  • Changes to public rankings, scores, or affiliate labels
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What $12/month is, without the jargon.

  • Dated keep/cut research for the tools you already pay for
  • A monthly decision matrix CSV covering 108 tracked tools
  • A weekly 15-minute checklist
  • Tool-change alerts when prices, plans, or model names move
  • A stack-audit template plus a strategy-only written reply within 48 hours
  • An ROI worksheet you fill with your own invoices and hours
  • Priority research slots — first 5 complete requests each month

This week:

  • Open this week's keep/cut notes and the decision matrix CSV from the access email
  • Run the 15-minute checklist on the tools you already pay for
  • Fill the stack-audit template if you want a written keep/cut reply
  • Reply in the request thread if you want a priority research slot

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Inside the Premium pack

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Dated keep/cut research

A dated brief on price, plan, and overlap changes for tools you already pay for. Delivered by email.

Delivered by email

Monthly decision matrix CSV

One spreadsheet covering 108 tracked tools: official price labels, category, and what each tool is for.

Delivered by email

Weekly checklist

Fifteen minutes. Check the tools on your bill. Make one keep, cut, or trial decision.

Delivered by email

Tool-change alerts

When a price, plan name, or model changes on a tool you pay for, the alert arrives by email.

Delivered by email

Stack-audit template + written reply

Fill the inventory. Send it. You get a strategy-only keep/cut/trial reply within 48 hours. No one logs into your accounts.

Delivered by email

ROI worksheet

You type your invoices and hours. The page does not invent savings.

Delivered by email

Priority research slots

The first 5 complete member requests each month become the next brief and CSV.

What is not included

Premium does not buy setup, logins, or rankings.

You are buying dated research and a written keep/cut reply. Premium does not include implementation, setup, integrations, account access, credentials, or ongoing technical support. It does not change public editorial rankings, sponsor labels, affiliate disclosures, or review scores. The pages at /premium/library/ are a public preview of the format. They are not gated.

If a scorecard is not enough

Written AI Stack Audit — $497, one-time.

Premium is built for the decision you make with a template. If your stack is larger, the bottleneck is unclear, or you want the answer priced against your own contracts, the written audit does that work with you.

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Strategy and written recommendations only. No implementation, no account access, no credentials or API keys. Not affiliated with any tool vendor.

Member benefit

Price-change alerts

Premium members hear about confirmed official price changes first — before renewals hit. Public baseline: AI Pricing Watch.