10 Most Impactful AI Tools I Used in 2024
Tools that I use for my day-to-day usecases
Hey folks, a very happy new year! 👋
I was wondering which AI tools actually lived up to the hype in 2024? While thousands launched, only a handful transformed how we work, create, and think. Here are the undisputed champions that left their mark.
The Brain Power: Foundation Models
🏆 Best AI Model: Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Anthropic)
I find myself using this model more than any other for all my general-purpose use cases.
In the battle of the AI titans, Claude 3.5 Sonnet quietly changed the game. Why? It mastered what others couldn’t: conversations that flow like water, insights that cut through complexity, and an understanding that feels eerily human.
🏆 Best Chat Interface: Claude.ai
The most used AI chat application because of a strong foundation model underneath and a simplistic UI with dedicated layout for code, outputs, preview and more.
Forget cluttered interfaces and confusing workflows. Claude.ai stripped away the noise and delivered what power users craved: crystal-clear conversations, code that works, and outputs that practically organize themselves in artifacts.
🏆 Best Developer API: OpenAI
While competitors fumbled with complexity, OpenAI’s API remained the silent backbone of the AI revolution. Their documentation became the gold standard that turned “it’s complicated” into “it just works.”
The Creative Arsenal
🏆 Best Image Creator: Flux
Flux didn’t just improve AI art — it redefined it. When artists can’t tell the difference between AI and human-created work, you know something extraordinary has happened.
🏆 Best Voice Generator: ElevenLabs
Voice cloning used to be a sci-fi dream. ElevenLabs made it today’s reality, with synthetic voices so convincing they’ll make you question every podcast you hear.
The Productivity Powerhouses
🏆 Best Coding Companion: Cursor
Cursor turned the solitary act of coding into a high-speed dialogue between human and AI. The result? Code that writes itself while you guide the way.
🏆 Best Workflow Magic: Gumloop
When a YC startup promises to automate your work life, you raise an eyebrow. When they actually deliver, you raise both. Gumloop did exactly that.
The Content Revolution
🏆 Best Video Creator: Heygen
Creators like Varun Mayya are running their whole empire on Heygen. I also tried out Heygen a couple of times, published a video on YT, they are truly ahead in their game.
Heygen answered the question we’ve all been asking: “What if creating professional videos was as easy as writing an email?” Turns out, it is.
The Knowledge Companions
🏆 Best Study Buddy: Google’s Notebook LM
It reads your materials. It understands them. It explains them better than your favorite teacher. Google’s Notebook LM turned studying from a chore into a conversation.
🏆 Best Search Reinvention: Perplexity
While Google cluttered your results with ads, Perplexity built what we actually needed: a search engine that prioritizes answers over advertisements.
These tools didn’t just win awards — they redefined what’s possible. But here’s the real question: Which one will you use to stay ahead of the curve?
Forward this to someone who needs to upgrade their tech game. They’ll thank you later.
To learn more about the tools I used and who were the competitors here, check out my video:
