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Which AI helps with my task?
Our pick for each task
| Task | Our pick | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Chat & writing | Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle | $2 in · $10 out |
| Coding | Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | $4 in · $20 out |
| Math & reasoning | GPT-6 AstraOpenAI | $10 in · $50 out |
| AI agents | Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | $4 in · $20 out |
| Web research | GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI | $4 in · $20 out |
| Understanding images | Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | $4 in · $20 out |
| Making images | GPT Image 2.5 SunburstOpenAI | No public API price |
| Making videos | Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogle | No public API price |
| Search & retrieval | Harrier OSS v1 27BMicrosoft · download | No public API price |
Each task’s page gives the short answer, the top ten and how we rank. Prices are US dollars per million tokens.
AI connectors for your work
31 officialConnectors (MCP servers) let an AI assistant such as Claude work inside your other apps. Each one here is made by the company that owns the app, and was checked on its own page on October 14, 2026.
For software developers
Read code, issues and pull requests, and create or update issues and pull requests in your repositories.
Can change your repos; a read-only mode exists. Also runs locally.
Official pageSearch errors, traces and logs, look into issues and help debug problems in your apps.
Sentry advises scoping it to one project when you can.
Official pageFind, create and update Linear issues, projects and comments.
Default address can edit; a separate read-only address exists.
Official pageSearch, summarise, create and update Jira work items and Confluence pages; also Bitbucket and Loom.
Acts with your permissions; Atlassian advises reviewing big changes. Uses Rovo credits.
Official pageOpen and control a web browser: visit pages, click, type and test websites.
It can click buttons and fill forms on real websites.
Official pageSearch and call the full Cloudflare API to check and change your Cloudflare account and services.
Can change live settings; give it only the access it needs.
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For designers
Read designs, variables and components to write code, and create or edit frames and components on the canvas.
Writing to the canvas is in beta; Figma says it will become paid.
Official pageSearch, create and edit designs, autofill brand templates and export files.
Team admins can switch it off; some actions use Canva AI credits.
Official pageUse 50+ Adobe tools (Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Express, Firefly and more) to edit photos, design assets and format video.
Official pageRead and summarise boards, add sticky notes, frames and tables, and draw diagrams from text.
On Enterprise plans an admin must turn it on first.
Official pageBuild and edit pages, styles, components and CMS items, and read site analytics.
Agent changes appear in the site activity log. Also runs locally.
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For marketers
Find and update contacts, companies and deals, and log calls, tasks and notes in your CRM.
Can create and edit CRM records; follows your HubSpot permissions.
Official pageAsk plain questions about your Google Analytics traffic and reports.
Experimental; cannot change your Analytics settings.
Official pagePull keyword, backlink, competitor and traffic data from Semrush into your chat.
Each request uses your Semrush API units.
Official pagePull Ahrefs SEO data: backlinks, keywords, rank tracking, site audit and web analytics.
Uses API units; admins can set a monthly unit limit per key.
Official pageCheck campaign and flow results, look up profiles and create campaigns in Klaviyo.
A read-only setting blocks changes; some tools read customer-written text.
Official pageMake on-brand social posts and ads: search designs, autofill brand templates and export files.
Team admins can switch it off; some actions use Canva AI credits.
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For writers and editors
Search your workspace, read and edit pages, and create pages and databases.
It acts with all the Notion access you have.
Official pageRead Google Docs and change their text, styling and structure.
Developer preview; Google warns of prompt injection in untrusted docs.
Official pageRead and manage content on your WordPress.com sites, and Jetpack-connected sites, from your AI assistant.
Choose 'Read only' access unless you need edits.
Official pageSearch, summarise, create and update Confluence pages and Jira items.
Acts with your permissions; uses Rovo credits.
Official pageSearch, draft, edit and publish content in your Sanity content store.
Edits go to drafts first, not straight to live content.
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For sales
Look up deals and contacts, summarise the pipeline, log calls and create follow-up tasks.
Can create and edit CRM records; follows your HubSpot permissions.
Official pageSearch, read, create and update Salesforce records such as accounts, leads and opportunities.
Off by default; admins can enable the read-only 'SObject Reads' server.
Official pageRead and update leads, contacts and other sales data in Close.
Pick the narrowest scope; only the 'destructive' scope can delete.
Official pageSearch and update people, companies and deals, add notes and tasks, and read emails and call recordings.
Asks you before it writes; reads run without asking.
Official pageAsk questions about an account or deal and get briefs built from Gong call and email insights.
An admin must turn it on; it returns no raw call transcripts.
Official pageLook up customers, payments and invoices, and create invoices, payment links and refunds.
Can touch money; Stripe asks you to approve refunds and outbound payments. From 31 October 2026 it needs a Stripe agent key or an OAuth sign-in.
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For data analysts
List datasets and tables and run SQL queries on your BigQuery data.
One SQL tool can change data; admins can block it.
Official pageAsk Cortex agents, search and analyst tools, or run SQL on Snowflake data your admin chooses to share.
Admins pick the tools; the SQL tool is read-only by default.
Official pageQuery metrics, explore models and data lineage, and run dbt commands such as build and test.
Only the local version runs dbt commands; a hosted version also exists.
Official pageAsk questions of published data sources, find workbooks and views, and read Pulse metrics.
Includes some admin tools; uses your own Tableau permissions.
Official pageFind Power BI reports and models and run DAX queries on data you can already see.
Query results go to your AI provider; check your data rules.
Official pageRead charts, funnels, retention and experiments, and create dashboards, cohorts and feature flags.
Can delete tracking-plan events; deletes need a second confirmation.
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Before you connect AI to your apps
0 of 5 readyConnect only to servers built and hosted by companies you trust, ideally the app maker itself.
Anthropic, Claude Help Center: custom connectors using remote MCPGive the least access needed: start with read-only or narrow permissions and add more only when a task needs it.
Model Context Protocol: Security Best Practices (scope minimization)Watch for prompt injection: a document, email or web page can hide instructions, so review what the AI does with it.
Google Workspace developer docs: Google Docs MCP serverTurn on tool approval so you check actions such as refunds, edits or deletes before they run.
Stripe docs: Model Context ProtocolRemember that what a connector reads is sent to your AI provider; follow your company's data rules.
Microsoft Learn: Power BI MCP servers overview
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