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A curated directory of free plans, lifetime deals and startup credits, picked for people building something on their own dime.

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SheetXAI

SheetXAI

Ask for spreadsheet tasks in plain English and let AI do them inside Google Sheets, with daily automations, for one payment.

AI Tools
#AI #Automation
Deal Type
Lifetime Deal
Deal Price
49
Normal Price
Starter $20/mo billed monthly
Deal Platform
AppSumo
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Ideogram

Ideogram

Free AI image generator with weekly slow credits for eligible accounts; Plus gives 2,400 credits a month.

AI Tools
#AI Images #Design
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Plus $15/mo billed annually ($180/yr), or $20 billed monthly
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Gamma

Gamma

Free AI presentation maker: 400 credits at signup, up to 10 slides per prompt, export to PDF, PPTX, PNG or Google Slides.

AI Tools
#AI Presentations #Design
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Plus £7/seat/mo billed annually (£84/yr)
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
GBP
Perplexity

Perplexity

Free Perplexity plan; Pro adds 4,000 bonus credits, and verified students and educators can get Pro at a discount.

AI Tools
#AI Assistant #Research
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Pro $17/mo (or equivalent) billed annually
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Airbrush

Airbrush

AI image generator with 500 image credits a month, upscaling, blog cover maker and API, for one payment.

AI Tools
#AI Images #Design
Deal Type
Lifetime Deal
Deal Price
29
Normal Price
Premium $9 (500 image credits)
Deal Platform
AppSumo
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Writecream

Writecream

AI writer and SEO agent: 250 AI credits, 500 keyword reports and 500 AI images a month, for one payment.

AI Tools
#AI Writing #SEO
Deal Type
Lifetime Deal
Deal Price
59
Normal Price
Unlimited $29/mo (billed monthly)
Deal Platform
AppSumo
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs

Free AI voice generator: text-to-speech, speech-to-text, sound effects and music with 10k credits a month.

AI Tools
#AI Voice #Text to Speech
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Starter $6/mo
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Grammarly

Grammarly

Free spelling, grammar and tone checks everywhere you write, plus 100 AI prompts a month.

AI Tools
#AI Writing #Grammar
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Pro £10
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
GBP
Fathom

Fathom

Free AI meeting notetaker: unlimited recordings and transcriptions with instant AI call summaries.

AI Tools
#Founder Pick #Meeting Notes #AI Notetaker
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Premium $16/mo billed annually ($20 monthly)
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot

Free AI pair programmer in your editor and the CLI: 2,000 code completions and 50 chat requests on the free plan.

AI Tools
#AI Coding #Developers
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Pro $10 per month
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Cursor

Cursor

AI code editor with agents and autocomplete; the Free plan includes limited AI usage, agent requests and chat requests.

AI Tools
#AI Coding #Developers
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Plus $8/mo (Grok models only); Premium $30/mo
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Grok Bot

Grok Bot

No special deal right now: paid plans only, from $30 a month. AI teammates with their own cloud computer that sign in to your tools, run routines and work 24/7.

AI Tools
#AI Agent #Automation
Deal Type
No current deal
Normal Price
Premium $30/mo, Super $100/mo or Ultra $200/mo (billed monthly); also included with Teams and Enterprise
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD