Which AI tool is worth paying for?

18 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In a fast‑paced, profanity‑laden monologue, the speaker reviews several popular AI assistants and advises whether their paid tiers are worth the cost. They recommend paying $20 for ChatGPT to unlock tool integrations, deem Claude’s paid version unnecessary as the model has slowed, and suggest the free tier of Gemini is sufficient because other tools now excel on data. They strongly endorse paying $30 for Super Grok (model 4.6) as a future‑proof, high‑impact option. For Perplexity, they now praise it and advise spending $200 on the paid plan to centralize and organize information. Meta AI is dismissed as useless, and Madness is advised only on its free tier with caution. The speaker emphasizes that AI tool capabilities shift weekly, so past advice may be outdated, and invites viewers to follow and comment for a full business AI stack.

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ChatGPT. $20 because you need to be able to connect your tools and you're good to go. Claude. Claude has started to slow down and gotten stupider, so free is good enough. Gemini. The other tools have gotten better on the data side, so I think you can get away with just the free. Grok. I told you not to bet against Elon. The new model just came out, 4.6, and it's fucking amazing. I think if you pay the $30 for Super Grok, it'll give you the tools to build crazy stuff. And honestly, this may be the one if you're going to bet on the future. Perplexity. Man, I used to hate on Perplexity and now I use it all the time. It's a more cleaner, intuitive manus, so pay the $200 and connect everything, especially if you want to like organize everything in one spot. Meta AI. What the fuck is Meta AI? Honestly, it sucks. Madness. If you're going to use it, use the free tier. Be very careful. There's just so many other tools out there that can do a better job at what it used to do. The AI tools change every week. What I said 3 months ago isn't true today. If you want my current full business AI stack, just follow me and comment stack below and I'll send it over.