AI Tools 2026

AI TOOLS IN 2026 Quick answer: In 2026, AI tools fall into seven main categories: general-purpose AI assistants, coding tools, writing tools, research tools, image generators, video tools, and productivity tools. The category leaders are ChatGPT (all-round), Cursor (coding), Claude (writing and reasoning), Perplexity (research), and Midjourney (image quality). Which one you need depends entirely…