Which AI tool should I use?

Eight jobs, and the AI tools that do each one well. Pick by the job, not by the name.

There is no single best tool. Each one is good at a different job. Find your job in the list and start with the first name.

Build and change a real project (many files)
Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex
They read your whole folder, edit files, run commands and fix their own errors.
Edit code in a normal editor with AI help
Cursor, VS Code with GitHub Copilot
Fast for small changes while you watch.
A first try from one sentence
Lovable, Bolt, Replit, v0
Pages appear in minutes with no setup. Often harder to look after later.
Design a screen or a part of a page
v0 (by Vercel), Figma
A good first look. Then move the code into your project.
Think, plan, write, explain
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini (the chat apps)
Best for plans, decisions and learning.
Research with sources
Perplexity, ChatGPT search, Gemini
They give links you can check.
Logos and pictures
Midjourney, ChatGPT images, Ideogram
Always check the licence. Redraw the final logo as a clean vector file.
Study a long document
NotebookLM, Claude
Answers only from the files you give it.

Start with a chat app to make a plan. Move to a project tool only when you know what you want.

Now try it

Make a website in the Studio: pick a business, change the words and colours, and get your site.