AI tools aren’t just “cool” anymore — they’re becoming everyday assistants for writing, designing, coding, studying, and even creating images. If you want one practical shortlist to start with, these five cover almost everything most people actually do on a computer.
1) OpenAI GPT-5.2 — your “do-everything” brain for writing, planning, and problem-solving
If you want one AI that can help with emails, resumes, lesson plans, research drafts, business ideas, and coding help — GPT-5.2 is built for that kind of deep, long-form work and complex tasks.
Best for:
- Writing (blogs, newsletters, speeches, reports)
- Planning (projects, events, business workflows)
- Understanding difficult topics (step-by-step explanations)
Try it like this:
“Explain this in simple words, then give me a short version I can copy-paste.”
2) Cursor Visual Editor — design and edit your website visually, while it updates the code
Cursor’s Visual Editor is like having a “Figma-style” way to adjust your real website UI (layout, spacing, styles) — and it maps those visual changes back into actual code. This is a big deal if you build or maintain websites and hate endless manual CSS tweaking.
Best for:
- Developers who want faster UI fixes
- Non-designers who still need clean layouts
- Teams who want to reduce back-and-forth on small UI changes
Try it like this:
“Make this section more modern, increase spacing, and improve mobile layout.”
3) Google Gemini 3 — a strong multimodal AI that fits into the Google ecosystem
Gemini 3 is designed for reasoning plus multimodal work (text + images + documents), and it’s available across Google’s AI experiences (like the Gemini app and developer tools). If your life runs on Google Workspace, this can feel very natural to use.
Best for:
- Summarizing documents and notes
- Fast Q&A + explanations
- People already deep into Google apps
Try it like this:
“Summarize this document into 7 bullet points and suggest next actions.”
4) Nano Banana (and Nano Banana Pro) — Google’s image generator + photo editor inside Gemini
Nano Banana is positioned as a fast, casual image model, while Nano Banana Pro is for higher control and more advanced output (including better text rendering, editing controls, and higher resolution options). If you create posters, thumbnails, product shots, or need quick photo edits, this is worth testing.
Best for:
- Photorealistic image creation
- Editing an existing photo using plain language
- Marketing visuals, posters, creative scenes
Try it like this:
“Keep the same person, change the background to a classroom, make it bright morning light.”
5) Perplexity Pro — when you want answers with sources, not guesses
Perplexity is built around research-style answering with citations. The Pro plan adds more power and higher limits for people who do a lot of searching, studying, writing, and fact-checking.
Best for:
- Research and fact-checking
- Comparing sources quickly
- Staying updated without opening 20 tabs
Try it like this:
“Give me a clear answer, then list the top sources I should trust.”
Quick pick (so you don’t overthink it)
- One AI for everything: GPT-5.2
- Build or edit websites faster: Cursor Visual Editor
- Google-first workflow: Gemini 3
- Images + editing: Nano Banana / Pro
- Research with citations: Perplexity Pro
Official tool links (copy/paste)
OpenAI GPT-5.2 (announcement): https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-2/
OpenAI GPT-5.2 (API docs): https://platform.openai.com/docs/models/gpt-5.2
Cursor Visual Editor (official blog): https://cursor.com/blog/browser-visual-editor
Cursor (features): https://cursor.com/features
Gemini 3 (Google blog): https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-3/
Gemini models (DeepMind): https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/
Nano Banana / Nano Banana Pro (Gemini image generation): https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation/
Gemini image generation docs: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/image-generation
Perplexity Pro: https://www.perplexity.ai/pro
Perplexity Pro help page: https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10352901-what-is-perplexity-pro
If you tell me what you mainly do (writing, school work, coding, design, office admin, research), I’ll suggest the best 2-tool combo and simple prompts you can reuse daily.
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