The top-rated AI productivity tools on Ellnow are ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity. Ellnow lists 21 in this category, and 17 of them are free or have a free plan. Scores are editor's scores out of 5.
| Tool | What it does | Pricing | Score |
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| ChatGPT | OpenAI's versatile AI assistant for questions, writing, analysis and coding. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.8 |
| Claude | Anthropic's thoughtful AI for writing, analysis, coding and reasoning tasks. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.8 |
| Perplexity | AI-powered search engine that delivers cited, direct answers instantly. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.7 |
| NotebookLM | Google's AI notebook — upload documents and chat with them, generate audio summaries and podcasts. | Free | 4.7 |
| Fathom | Free AI meeting recorder that transcribes, highlights and sends summaries automatically after calls. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.7 |
| Fireflies.ai | AI meeting recorder that transcribes, summarizes and tracks action items. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.6 |
| Raycast AI | AI command palette for Mac — search, write and automate from anywhere. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.6 |
| Gemini | Google's AI assistant with deep Google Workspace and search integration. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.5 |
| Otter.ai | AI meeting transcription and note-taking — records, transcribes and summarizes. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.5 |
| Superhuman | AI-powered email client that makes inbox zero fast and effortless. | Paid | 4.5 |
| Granola | AI notepad for meetings — takes your rough notes and turns them into clean structured summaries. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.5 |
| Zapier AI | AI-powered automation that connects 6000+ apps — build workflows in plain English. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.5 |
| Motion | AI calendar and task manager that automatically schedules your work day. | Paid | 4.4 |
| Magical | AI text expander and autofill tool that works in any browser tab. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.4 |
| Reflect | AI-powered note-taking app with backlinks and voice transcription. | Paid | 4.4 |
| Lindy | Build AI employees for sales, support and ops — no-code AI agents that connect to your whole stack. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.4 |
| Reclaim AI | Automatically defends time for tasks, habits and meetings in your calendar. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.3 |
| Taskade | AI project management with mind maps, tasks and team chat in one place. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.3 |
| Limitless | Wearable AI that captures and recalls everything you say and hear. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.3 |
| Mem | AI-powered note-taking that automatically organizes and surfaces your ideas. | Free plan + paid upgrades | 4.2 |
| Embra | AI assistant that connects to your apps and helps you work faster on Mac. | Paid | 4.2 |