Automate Basics

Learn to use AI at work.

Free guides and courses for people who aren't engineers, and honest prices for 212 AI tools.

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Certification · AIE-100

AI Essentials

2h 30m · 13 lessons · certificate $49 after a pass

Tools to start with

All 212 tools

One tool from each category that has a free plan, so you can try the idea before you pay for it.

1. ChatGPT

OpenAI's AI chat assistant for writing, research, images, voice and coding

Chat assistantsFree plan · from $8/mo

2. Gemini Notebook

Google's source-grounded research notebook, renamed Gemini Notebook in 2026

ResearchFree plan · from $4.99/moFormerly NotebookLM

3. Grammarly

AI writing assistant for grammar, tone, rewrites and text generation

WritingFree plan · from $12/member/mo

4. Shortwave

AI email client for Gmail and Google Workspace accounts

EmailFree plan · from $18/seat/mo

5. Otter.ai

AI notetaker that transcribes, summarizes and searches meeting conversations

Meeting notesFree plan · from $8.33/user/mo

6. Calendly

Booking-link scheduler with routing forms, Stripe and PayPal payments, and AI add-ons for notes and email

Scheduling and bookingFree plan · from $10/seat/mo

7. RecruitMyself

Free CV score, AI resume builder, scored job matches and a Chrome extension that autofills applications

Resume and job searchFree plan · from $19/mo

8. Notion

Workspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AI

Docs, tasks and calendarsFree plan · from $10/member/mo

9. Asana

Work management with prebuilt AI Teammates, an AI chief of staff, and unlimited automations from Starter

Project managementFree plan · from $10.99/user/mo

10. Google Forms

Google's form and quiz builder, free with a Google Account, with responses that flow into Google Sheets

Forms and surveysFree plan · from $7/user/mo

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