I Tested 50 AI Tools and Spent $3,000 — Only 7 Survived My 90-Day Cut

Image credit: author & GPT Image 2.0 I Tested 50 AI Tools So You Don’t Have To - Here Are the Only 7 Worth Paying For I have a confession: I’m addicted to trying new AI tools. Over the past 12 months, I’ve signed up for, tested, and put real work through than 50 AI-powered platforms. I’ve spent over $3,000 in subscriptions. I’ve wasted entire weekends migrating between tools that promised to “10x my productivity.” And I’ve learned something that no AI tool roundup article will tell you: 90% of AI tools are the same product with different logos. The AI tool market has exploded.