Free
Directory + Keep, Test, Cut
$0/forever
- Tool reviews, comparisons, and dated evidence
- Free weekly email — not a Premium charge
- Buyer guides, benchmarks, and scorecards
- This is not Premium
Pricing
You are paying for overlapping AI tools. Here is what is free, and what $12/month buys.
The directory, Keep, Test, Cut, and the instant Stack Audit stay free. Premium is $12/month, secure checkout by Stripe: dated keep/cut research, a monthly decision matrix CSV, a weekly checklist, tool-change alerts, a stack-audit template with a written keep/cut reply within 48 hours, an ROI worksheet, and priority research slots — delivered by email. The written reply is included — not a second product.
7-day free trial · then $12/month · use code LAUNCH50 at checkout for 50% off first paid month · Cancel anytime from the link in your Stripe receipt email · All sales final — no refunds
Free
Instant Stack Audit
$0/no login
- Keep / cut / overlap scorecard on your device
- All 108 directory tools selectable
- Share and export locally — nothing is posted to us
- Not a Premium product and not a second paid product
Paid · Stripe
Premium
Keep/cut research, secure checkout by Stripe
$12/month
- 7-day free trial, then $12/month — code LAUNCH50 for 50% off the first paid month (new users)
- Dated keep/cut research, monthly 108-tool decision matrix CSV, weekly checklist
- Tool-change alerts, ROI worksheet, priority research slots
- Stack-audit template + strategy-only written reply within 48 hours — not a second product
- Delivered by email from aitoolsessentials@gmail.com within 24 hours. Public /premium/library/ pages are a preview of the format
Then $12/mo · use code LAUNCH50 at checkout
7-day free trial · then $12/month · use code LAUNCH50 at checkout for 50% off first paid month (new users) · Cancel anytime from the link in your Stripe receipt email. All sales final — no refunds. Research and strategy only. Affiliate status never changes recommendations.
Premium membership terms
Price: 7-day free trial, then $12/month billed through Stripe. Launch promo: code LAUNCH50 gives 50% off the first paid month for new users. Renewal: auto-renews until cancelled; cancel anytime from the link in your Stripe receipt email and access continues to the end of the paid period. Refunds: all sales are final — no refunds. Delivery: Premium is delivered by email from aitoolsessentials@gmail.com within 24 hours. The /premium/library/ pages on this site are a public preview of the format and are not gated. Free Keep, Test, Cut and free Stack Audit are not this membership. Scope: research and strategy only — no implementation, setup, integrations, account access, or ongoing support. Stack-audit replies are strategy-only written recommendations. Premium never affects editorial rankings on the free site.
Try the free research tools first
Not ready to subscribe? These public utilities use the same verification data our members get:
AI Pricing Watch
Verified official-pricing snapshots for all 108 tracked tools, each with a checked date.
State of AI Pricing
The quarterly evidence-based summary: coverage stats, live promotions, confirmed changes.
Instant Stack Audit
No-login keep/cut scorecard. Stays on your device. Not a Whop charge.
Decision Brief
Pick 2–3 tools and generate a shareable decision brief with overlap warnings.
Decision Checklist
Printable worksheet to score overlap, cost, and trial results before paying for anything.
Next reads
Written AI Stack Audit — $497, one-time.
If you would rather have a written decision than a scorecard — keep/cut/defer priced against your actual subscriptions, with the bottleneck you ranked worked in depth.
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