Pay only for the AI you actually need.
Check the AI tools you pay for, or one you're thinking about buying. We tell you what to keep, what to cancel, and whether a new tool is worth it — in one pass, no signup.
CANCEL and SKIP verdicts never earn us a commission. Only links on REPLACE, WORTH ADDING and BETTER verdicts ever could, and they would be clearly marked.
Check what you pay for, and what you're thinking about buying.
Add your tools
Add the AI tools you pay for now, and any you're thinking about buying. Pick from our list or add your own.
Use one list or both
Each tool goes in “Tools I pay for now” or “Tools I'm thinking about”. You can move a tool between the lists anytime.
Run the audit
A rule-based engine checks for overlap, known reliability issues, and better options in each category. The same rules apply to every tool.
Get your verdicts
Every tool gets a stamp, with the reason spelled out. Tools you pay for:
Tools you're thinking about:
What do you pay for, and what are you thinking about?
Add the AI tools you pay for now, and any you're thinking about buying. Use one list or both. Pick a known tool for a researched verdict, or add your own if it's not listed.
Prices and reviews last checked: 25 September – 2 November 2026 (each tool shows its own check date). The price fills in with the typical price of the plan you choose — change it to what you actually pay. Prices differ by country and change often, so always confirm on the tool's own website.
Add AI tools to your lists
First choose a list, then search our 136 tools, or tap a popular one to see its plans.
Your two lists
These are the tools the audit will check. Use “Move” to switch a tool between the lists, or × to remove it.
Run the audit
Add at least one tool in step 1 first.
- Reading your prices and billing
- Looking for tools that overlap
- Checking reliability and billing reports
- Writing your verdicts
How we make money
The audit is free and needs no signup, whether you check tools you pay for or tools you're thinking about buying. In the future, some links to tools on REPLACE, WORTH ADDING or BETTER THAN WHAT YOU HAVE verdicts may be affiliate links: if you click one and buy, the tool's company pays us a small commission. You pay nothing extra. Any link that can earn us money will be clearly marked, right on that verdict. Right now, the site has no affiliate links.
CANCEL and SKIP verdicts never earn a commission, ever, from any tool, at any time.
No tool can pay to be listed, featured, or rated higher. Verdicts come from the same rules for every tool, whether you pay for it or are thinking about buying it.
Prices are checked on the tools' own pricing pages where possible. Warnings are only published when at least two independent sources support them, such as Trustpilot, independent safety checkers, and news or user reports.
AI price guides
Every plan and price for the most popular AI tools, checked against each tool's own pricing page.
Questions
Can I check an AI tool before I buy it?
Yes. Add it to “Tools I'm thinking about”. We compare it with the tools you already pay for and tell you if it's worth adding, if you already have something that does the same job, or if it's better than what you have.
What's the difference between the two lists?
“Tools I pay for now” gets KEEP, CANCEL, REPLACE or PICK ONE, and only those tools can count as waste. “Tools I'm thinking about” gets WORTH ADDING, SKIP, BETTER THAN WHAT YOU HAVE or AVOID, and shows what each tool would add to your monthly cost. You can use one list or both, and move tools between them.
How do you decide the verdicts?
The same rules for every tool: which job it does (its category), and how it checks out in our research on prices, reliability and billing complaints. No tool can pay to be listed or rated higher.
Are my lists saved or sent anywhere?
No. Everything you enter stays in your own browser and disappears when you close or reload the page.
Are the prices exact?
They are typical US prices, checked on each tool's own pricing page where possible. Prices differ by country and change often, so always confirm on the tool's website before you buy or cancel.
About AIToolsCost
AIToolsCost helps creators pay only for the AI tools they need. Check the tools you pay for now, or one you're thinking about buying. Many people pay for several tools that do the same job, or for tools with serious billing complaints. The audit shows what to keep, what to cancel, and whether a new tool is worth it, and explains why.
AIToolsCost is independent. We are not owned by, sponsored by, or partnered with any of the tools listed. Tool names belong to their owners and are used only to identify them.
Prices and reviews were last checked between 25 September and 2 November 2026. AI prices change often and differ by country, so always confirm on the tool's own website before you buy or cancel. This site gives general information, not financial advice.
Questions, corrections, or a tool you'd like added? Email hello@aitoolscost.com. If you spot a wrong price or an outdated warning, please tell us and we'll check it.
Privacy
Your audit stays on your device. The tools and prices you enter are processed only in your own browser. They are never sent to us or stored anywhere, and they disappear when you close or reload the page.
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Your rights
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Last updated: 26 September 2026.
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