{
 "version": "2026-10-07",
 "licence": {
  "name": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "credit": "Nameryn, https://nameryn.com/ai-agents/tools/"
 },
 "checked": "2026-10-07",
 "about": "One ladder per job. The builder reads a job's steps from the top and takes the first whose conditions hold and whose plan fits the money left for that job; prices come from the tool list, never from here. A step that names more than one tool takes the one with the best score.",
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    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "how": [
      "polish"
     ]
    },
    "pick": [
     "grammarly"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "You write and want it polished, so {tool} {plan} ({price}) checks and tightens what you wrote rather than drafting it."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 20
    },
    "pick": [
     "chatgpt",
     "gemini",
     "claude"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $20 left for copywriting, {tool}'s free plan drafts copy for you to edit."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "chatgpt",
     "claude",
     "gemini"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "A writing assistant that drafts, rewrites and edits copy: {tool} {plan}, {price}."
   }
  ],
  "code": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 10
    },
    "pick": [
     "github-copilot"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $10 left for coding, GitHub Copilot's free plan gives you a coding agent in your editor."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 20
    },
    "pick": [
     "github-copilot"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "With less than $20 left for coding, {tool} {plan} ({price}) is the coding agent that fits."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "claude-code",
     "codex",
     "cursor"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) is a coding agent that reads and edits your whole project, not just the line you are on."
   }
  ],
  "appbuild": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 20
    },
    "pick": [
     "lovable",
     "bolt",
     "v0"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $20 left, {tool}'s free plan builds a first version of the app from a description."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "lovable",
     "bolt",
     "v0",
     "replit"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) builds a working app from a description and lets you keep editing it."
   }
  ],
  "landing": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "withJob": "appbuild",
     "inStack": 2
    },
    "pick": "inStack",
    "why": "{tool}, already in your stack for the app, builds the site too."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "withJob": "appbuild"
    },
    "pick": [
     "lovable",
     "bolt",
     "v0"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "You are also shipping an app, so {tool} {plan} ({price}) builds the site and the app in one place."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 10
    },
    "pick": [
     "wix",
     "mixo"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $10 left for the site, {tool}'s free plan builds and publishes a first site from a description, on its own address; Carrd, Framer and Webflow are the non-AI way to do it."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "durable",
     "hostinger",
     "wix",
     "10web",
     "mixo"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) builds a site from a short description that you then edit; Carrd, Framer and Webflow are the non-AI way to do it."
   }
  ],
  "social": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 6
    },
    "pick": [
     "buffer"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $6 left for social posts, {tool}'s free plan drafts posts with its AI assistant and schedules ten at a time on up to three channels."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 29
    },
    "pick": [
     "buffer",
     "hypefury"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) drafts posts with AI and schedules them; the price is for one channel, so add one for each account you post to."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "socialbee",
     "contentstudio",
     "predis-ai",
     "buffer",
     "hypefury"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) plans your posts, writes them with AI and schedules them across your accounts."
   }
  ],
  "ads": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 14
    },
    "pick": [
     "creatify"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $14 left for ads, {tool}'s free plan makes about two video ads or twenty image ads a month from a product link, watermarked."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 39
    },
    "pick": [
     "pencil"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) writes ad copy and makes image and video ads, TikTok and Reels included, then launches them."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "adcreative",
     "creatify",
     "pencil",
     "predis-ai",
     "anyword"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) makes ad creatives or ad copy for the networks you run on; check how many it includes each month."
   }
  ],
  "seo": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 23
    },
    "pick": [
     "rank-math-content-ai"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $23 left for SEO, {tool}'s free plan does keyword research and SEO writing inside WordPress, a few uses a month; on another site, Google Search Console (free) shows what you rank for."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 49
    },
    "pick": [
     "neuronwriter"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) briefs each page from what ranks, scores your draft against it and writes with AI."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "neuronwriter",
     "frase",
     "surfer",
     "scalenut",
     "semrush-content-toolkit",
     "writesonic"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) researches a search keyword, briefs the page and checks it against what ranks."
   }
  ],
  "design": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 10
    },
    "pick": [
     "ideogram",
     "leonardo"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $10 left for graphics, {tool}'s free plan makes images to start from; you finish them in {channels}."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "midjourney",
     "ideogram"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) makes images and visual ideas that you finish in your design tool, such as {channels}."
   }
  ],
  "aiimage": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "privacy": true
    },
    "pick": [
     "leonardo",
     "ideogram",
     "krea",
     "midjourney"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "You asked for privacy, so {tool} {plan} ({price}), a plan that keeps what you make private, takes the job."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 10
    },
    "pick": [
     "ideogram",
     "leonardo"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $10 left for images, {tool}'s free plan makes them; what you make on it is public."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "midjourney",
     "ideogram",
     "leonardo",
     "krea"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) makes images from a prompt or a reference."
   }
  ],
  "video": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 10
    },
    "pick": [
     "capcut",
     "descript"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $10 left for video, {tool}'s free plan edits and captions it."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "capcut",
     "descript",
     "opusclip"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) edits video with AI captions, cleanup and cuts."
   }
  ],
  "email": [
   {
    "if": {
     "inStack": 2
    },
    "pick": "inStack",
    "why": "{tool}, already in your stack, drafts your emails; sending them runs on {channels}."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "chatgpt",
     "claude",
     "gemini"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "{tool}'s free plan drafts your emails; sending them runs on {channels}."
   }
  ],
  "art2d": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 12
    },
    "pick": [
     "leonardo",
     "scenario"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $12 left for game art, {tool}'s free plan makes concept art to start from."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "scenario",
     "leonardo"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) makes 2D game art and can follow your game's style."
   }
  ],
  "gen3d": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 15
    },
    "pick": [
     "meshy",
     "tripo"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $15 left for 3D, {tool}'s free plan makes first models to test with."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "meshy",
     "tripo",
     "sloyd",
     "rodin"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) makes a 3D model from a prompt or an image for you to tidy in Blender."
   }
  ],
  "voice": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 6
    },
    "pick": [
     "elevenlabs",
     "murf",
     "wellsaid"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $6 left for voiceover, {tool}'s free plan reads your script aloud; its free licence does not cover commercial use."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "elevenlabs",
     "murf",
     "wellsaid",
     "speechify-studio"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) reads your script in a natural voice, with commercial rights."
   }
  ],
  "master": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "privacy": true
    },
    "pick": [
     "izotope-ozone",
     "izotope-neutron"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "You asked for privacy, so {tool} ({price}), which runs on your own computer, takes the job."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 8
    },
    "pick": [
     "bandlab-mastering"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $8 left for mastering, BandLab's free presets give you a starting master."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "landr",
     "izotope-ozone"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} ({price}) gives a finished mix a mastered starting point that you then adjust by ear."
   }
  ],
  "stems": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "privacy": true
    },
    "pick": [
     "ripx"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "You asked for privacy, so {tool} ({price}), which separates stems on your own computer, takes the job."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 6
    },
    "pick": [
     "moises",
     "fadr",
     "lalal"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $6 left for stems, {tool}'s free plan splits a few songs a month."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "moises",
     "lalal",
     "fadr",
     "audioshake"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) splits a mix into vocals, drums, bass and other stems."
   }
  ],
  "transcribe": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "privacy": true
    },
    "pick": [
     "anthemscore",
     "basic-pitch"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "You asked for privacy, so {tool} ({price}), which runs on your own computer, takes the job."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 10
    },
    "pick": [
     "basic-pitch"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "With less than $10 left for transcription, Basic Pitch, free and open source, turns a single-instrument recording into MIDI."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "klangio",
     "anthemscore"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) turns a recording into notation or MIDI."
   }
  ],
  "analytics": [
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": "none",
    "why": "For {job}, no AI tool on our list is worth paying for; run it on {channels}."
   }
  ],
  "store": [
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": "none",
    "why": "For {job}, no AI tool on our list is worth paying for; run it on {channels}."
   }
  ],
  "engine": [
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": "none",
    "why": "For {job}, no AI tool on our list is worth paying for; run it on {channels}."
   }
  ],
  "art3d": [
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": "none",
    "why": "For {job}, no AI tool on our list is worth paying for; run it on {channels}."
   }
  ],
  "license": [
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": "none",
    "why": "For {job}, no AI tool on our list is worth paying for; run it on {channels}."
   }
  ],
  "compose": [
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": "none",
    "why": "For {job}, no AI tool on our list is worth paying for; run it on {channels}."
   }
  ],
  "domain": [
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": "none",
    "why": "For {job}, no AI tool on our list is worth paying for; run it on {channels}."
   }
  ],
  "merch": [
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": "none",
    "why": "For {job}, no AI tool on our list is worth paying for; run it on {channels}."
   }
  ],
  "sfx": [
   {
    "if": {
     "paying": true
    },
    "pick": "paying",
    "why": "You already pay for {tool}, so {job} costs nothing extra."
   },
   {
    "if": {
     "moneyBelow": 6
    },
    "pick": [
     "elevenlabs"
    ],
    "plan": "free",
    "why": "With less than $6 left for sound effects, ElevenLabs' free plan makes them from a description; its free licence does not cover commercial use."
   },
   {
    "if": {},
    "pick": [
     "elevenlabs",
     "optimizer-ai",
     "krotos"
    ],
    "plan": "start",
    "why": "{tool} {plan} ({price}) makes sound effects from a description, with commercial rights; you trim and layer them in your editor or engine."
   }
  ]
 }
}