Vendor-neutral · 223 tools · 30 categories
Tools we use
when our money is on the line.
We've built and shipped with most of these. The verdicts come from production deployments across Asian mid-market firms — not from a vendor demo or a sponsored post.
How we rank
Default pick. Production-tested by AIMenta. Worth the price for most mid-market teams.
Capable but lacks one thing. Good fit if you've ruled out the recommended option.
Strong only in a specific use case or stack. Don't pick first.
Promising or new. Run a small pilot — don't standardize yet.
Recommended right now
ChatGPT
Recommended OpenAIThe default starting point for any individual exploring AI. For enterprise rollout, Team or Enterprise tier is required to keep prompts out of training data.
Claude
Recommended AnthropicOur default for serious analysis and coding work. For APAC enterprises that care about output quality over feature breadth, this is the strongest pick.
Gemini
Recommended GooglePick this if your team is already on Google Workspace. The collaboration loop is unmatched there. Standalone, the experience is still rough.
Claude Code
Recommended AnthropicFor backend and infra work this is the most powerful tool we use daily. For frontend-heavy work, Cursor is often easier. Most teams should evaluate both.
Cursor
Recommended AnysphereFor most engineers in 2026, Cursor is the productivity multiplier. The team plan is a no-brainer if your engineers are already paying for Pro themselves.
Midjourney
Recommended MidjourneyFor marketing visuals, Midjourney still wins on aesthetic quality. The lack of API keeps it out of automation pipelines.
Flux
Recommended Black Forest LabsOur default API choice for production image generation. The combination of quality, speed, and API availability is unmatched right now.
Descript
Recommended DescriptFor talking-head video and podcasts, Descript is genuinely transformative. Most content teams should adopt it.
OpenAI API
Recommended OpenAIDefault API for production AI features unless cost or residency forces otherwise. The developer surface and reliability remain a step ahead of competitors.
Anthropic API
Recommended AnthropicOur pick when output quality matters more than feature breadth. Pair with OpenAI for voice/image and you cover the full surface.
Runway
Recommended RunwayThe strongest all-around video AI right now. For serious creative video work, this is where to start.
ElevenLabs
Recommended ElevenLabsThe clear leader. For any voice use case in your product or content, start here.
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Chat & assistants
General-purpose conversational AI
Foundation model APIs
Programmatic LLM access
Code assistants
IDE copilots & autocomplete
Code generation platforms
Build apps from prompts
Agent platforms
Autonomous LLM workflows
RAG & vector databases
Retrieval infrastructure
Image generation
Text-to-image models
Image editing & enhancement
AI-powered photo workflows
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