Everyone has a hot take on AI tools. Most of them are wrong.
I’ve spent the last three months building an actual content and automation stack from scratch. Not a theoretical one. Not a course. A real one I use every day. Here’s what’s in it, what it costs, and what actually moves the needle.
Most of these I learned the hard way. All of them would have saved time.
Both promise professional video without a camera. They’re not the same tool. I tested both.
Most guides on this are written by people selling a course. This one isn’t. Here’s what the math actually looks like.
I’m going to tell you what I’m actually paying for, what it costs, and whether I think it’s worth it. No affiliate disclaimers buried in footnotes – I’ll be upfront when there’s a link.
Most “free AI tool” roundups are just paid tools with free trials. This list is different – these are tools I use on the free tier, permanently, with no credit card required to start.
It’s not that they’re using it wrong. It’s that they’re using it for the low-value stuff.
I want to be straight with you: this is not a success story yet. It’s a 48-hour progress report. Real numbers, real process, no hype.
I paid for both for three months. Here’s the honest version – not the affiliate-bait comparison you’ve already read.
I’ve tested a lot of AI writing tools over the past year. Most of them aren’t worth your money. A few of them genuinely changed how I work.