Research Guides: Artificial Intelligence : Other AI Tools

Audio and Voice Generation

AIVA: An AI composer used to create instrumental music. It can generate musical pieces based on preferences, such as tempo, mood, and instrumentation. AIVA offers a free trial and premium subscription plans. See the following for features and pricing.
Meta's AudioCraft: Used to generate high-quality audio and music from text. Music can be generated with descriptions of mood, genre, instruments, feelings, etc. AudioCraft will then generate a piece of music that matches those descriptions. AudioCraft is available to try for free via Meta AI
Mubert: Mubert does not use text prompts, royalty-free music is based on users' preferences. Mubert offers free and premium subscription plans. See the following for features and pricing.
MusicLM by Google: A tool to generate music in various styles, such as pop and rock, classical, and jazz. MusicLM will create music with specific moods or emotions, such as happy, sad, or angry. MusicLM is available to try via Google AI Test Kitchen.
Loudly: An AI tool for creating soundtracks based on a text description. Text prompts can be used to create general music. Loudly offers a free trial and premium subscription plans. See the following for features and pricing.
Suno: A text-based AI tool to generate songs with lyrics, instruments, and vocals. Suno offers a free trial and premium subscription plans. See the following for features and pricing.
VEED: AI music generator that is part of VEED's video editing tools. A text-based prompt to create short music pieces or soundtracks. VEED offers free and premium subscription plans. See the following for features and pricing.
Voicemod: Text-based lyrics and genre selection to create a short song for limited content creation. Voicemod is available for both Windows PC and MacOS. It is free to try with yearly subscription plans.

Image Generation

Adobe Firefly: A text-to-image generator powered by Adobe Sensei. A standalone web application. It is used to create images in various styles. Images are generated using generative credits. It offers both a free and paid tier. See the following for features and pricing.
Canva: It integrates a free AI image generator into its suite of tools. Used for creating visuals for social media posts, presentations, and marketing materials directly within Canva's workflow. It offers both a free and paid tier. See the following for features and pricing.
DALL-E 3: An AI art generator created by OpenAI. It takes written descriptions as input and generates corresponding images. Compared to its predecessor DALL-E 2, which is no longer taking new customers, DALL-E 3 has significant improvements in both image quality and the accuracy of text included in the generated images. It includes creative controls to avoid imitating specific artists as well as safeguards to avoid generating harmful content. DALL-E 3 is only available through a ChatGPT Plus subscription.
Imagen by Google AI: AI tool to generate high-quality images from text prompts. Imagen is used to create images in Google Gemini. Additionally, Imagen is available via ImageFX by Google, which is currently available via Google AI Test Kitchen by invitation only.
Midjourney: An AI tool to create images based on text prompts. Launched in 2022 by an independent research lab. Access to Midjourney is granted through Discord which requires using Discord via a web browser or app. As of June 2023, Midjourney is not free and no longer offers a free trial. See the following for features and pricing.
NightCafe Creator: An online AI platform used to create art images in various artistic styles based on text prompts. Advanced features, like higher resolution or photorealistic effects, are available by using the platform's credit system. Users can earn credits for free by participating in an online art community or by getting a daily allowance. It offers both a free and paid tier. See the following for features and pricing.
Pixlr: A suite of online image editing tools used to generate AI Images. It offers a freemium model, with a free version providing basic editing of images. It includes various features such as filters, overlays, and effects. Pixlr offers a free trial and premium subscription plans. See the following for features and pricing.

Text Generation

Grammarly: A grammar checker tool that uses AI. It includes an AI text generator. The generator is used to write a variety of content, including resumes, cover letters, emails, blog posts, social media captions, and more. It offers both a free and paid tier. See the following for features and pricing scale.
Rytr: An AI writing tool used for a variety of purposes, including generating marketing copy, product descriptions, social media posts, and blog ideas. It offers both a free and paid tier. See the following for features and pricing scale.
Jasper (formerly Jarvis): An AI writing assistant to generate different kinds of content, like social media posts, marketing copy, website content, and even long-form content like blog posts and articles. Jasper does not offer a free tier plan. See the following for features and pricing.
Writesonic: An AI writing assistant used to create content. It offers a variety of features, including a plagiarism checker, and a grammar checker. It offers both a free and paid tier. See the following for features and pricing scale.
Notion AI: An AI writing assistance. Assists with brainstorming ideas, summarizing research, and writing first drafts. It offers both a free and paid tier. See the following for features and pricing scale.
Paperpal Copilot: An AI writing assistant toolkit for brainstorming, outlining, writing, and revising user academic work. It can generate titles, abstracts, outlines, and help with paraphrasing and sentence structure. It offers both a free and paid tier. See the following for features and pricing scale.

Research Assistant Generation

Elicit : A secondary research assistant that uses language models like GPT-3 to automate parts of researchers’ workflows. Currently, the main workflow in Elicit is the literature review. If you ask a question, or upload a paper found using other means, Elicit will show other relevant or related papers along with summaries of key information about those papers in an easy-to-use table. While Elicit is free to try, the free account come with only 5,000 "credits" for a short trial period. Additional credits may be purchased. Elicit offers free and pro subscription plans. See the following for features and pricing.
Consensus: An AI-powered decision-making tool used to facilitate group decision-making processes. Users can propose ideas, gather feedback, and reach consensus through a structured approach. The tool integrates AI to analyze inputs and preferences to help groups navigate discussions and achieve agreement. Consensus offers free and premium subscription plans. See the following for features and pricing.
Keenious : AI tool to analyze user-written text and make suggestions of relevant articles. Keenious offers free and premium subscription plans. See the following for features and pricing.
Perplexity.ai: AI search engine used as a knowledgeable assistant versus a traditional search engine. Instead of listing links, it uses natural language processing to understand user questions and provides concise answers with citations. It also handles follow-up questions based on the context of a search. Perplexity.ai offers free and pro subscription plans. See the following for features and pricing.
Research Rabbit: A free AI tool that enables users to map out and visualize a research topic based on one key paper. Using a keystone paper, it provides linked papers, reference lists, and allows users to see any off-shoots and tangents and where the papers connect with each other. Although free, Research Rabbit requires users to create an account before using the tool. Research Rabbit promises to be "free forever."