Below is an incomplete list of generative AI tools you may use for a variety of purposes. Different tools have different functions, costs, and user privacy agreements, so please review their terms and policies before getting started. For more information about the advantages and disadvantages of generative AI tools, check out our Uses and Limitations page.
Ithaka S+R's Generative AI Product Tracker offers a more exhaustive and continuously updated list of generative AI tools that may be of interest to students, faculty, and staff.
These generative AI tools are described for information purposes only and are not an endorsement. Please contact us if you have any questions about using these tools, and please consult with your instructor or supervisor for their generative AI usage policies.
The following table includes some popular generative AI tools, organized alphabetically. Do you frequently use an AI tool that's not listed here? Let us know!
| Tool | Uses | Cost | User Privacy | More Information |
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(OpenAI) |
Generates text, code, and images. |
Basic tier is free and no account is needed. Paid version also available. |
OpenAI Privacy Policy (for non-European users) Will collect personal information and provide information to partners, in addition to analysis of user behavior |
OpenAI Help Center – ChatGPT |
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(Anthropic) |
Generates text and code. |
Basic tier is free. An account is required, and users must provide an email address and phone number to create an account. Paid version also available. |
Claude Privacy Policy | Claude AI Hub |
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(Consensus NLP, Inc). |
Draws on citations and open access papers to discover articles and extract and synthesize key information. Offers a "consensus meter," which will try to answer a "yes or no" research question with the percentage of found studies saying yes, no, or possibly. |
Basic tier is free. An account is required. Paid version also available. |
Consensus Privacy Policy | Consensus FAQs |
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(Microsoft) |
Generates text, code, and images. |
Basic tier is free and no account is needed. UDC users have access to an upgraded tier, CoPilot with Data Protection. Sign into CoPilot with your UDC email and password to access this version. |
CoPilot Privacy and Protections When using CoPilot licensed through UDC, your prompts and responses are not retained by Microsoft or used to train AI models, and your information is encrypted. Sign into CoPilot with your UDC email and password. |
Microsoft CoPilot FAQs |
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(OpenAI) |
Generates images from text prompts. | Paid subscription required. |
OpenAI Privacy Policy (for non-European users)
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OpenAI Help Center – DALL-E 3 |
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(DeepL SE)
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Translates text, including documents, and speech from one language to another. |
Basic tier is free and no account is needed. Paid versions also available. |
DeepL Privacy Policy | DeepL Help Center |
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(Elicit Research) |
Draws on citations and open access papers, with a focus on empirical research, to discover articles and extract and synthesize key information. |
Basic tier is free. An account is required. Paid versions also available. |
Elicit Privacy Policy | Elicit Help Center |
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(Google) |
Generates text, code, and images. |
Basic tier is free. A Google account is required. Paid version also available. |
Uses your location and past conversation data to provide responses. Will save and share data with other Google products. |
Gemini Apps FAQs |
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(GitHub and OpenAI) |
Helps developers write code by suggesting lines or blocks of code and resolving coding errors. |
Basic tier is free. An account is required. Paid versions also available. |
GitHub General Privacy Statement | GitHub CoPilot FAQs |
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(Grammarly, Inc.) |
Improves the accuracy and clarity of your writing by correcting spelling and grammar errors and offering suggestions for tone, word choice, and sentence structure. |
Basic tier is free. An account is required. UDC users have access to Grammarly for Education. Log in with your UDC email and password to access this version. |
Grammarly, Inc. Privacy Policy | Grammarly Common Questions |
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(Midjourney, Inc.) |
Generates images and videos from text prompts. | Paid subscription required. Users must have a Discord account. | Midjourney Privacy Policy | Midjourney Help |
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(Google) |
Creates written and audio summaries of articles and other documents. |
Basic tier is free. A Google account is required. Paid version also available. |
NotebookLM (Google) Privacy Notice | NotebookLM Help |
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(Perplexity AI) |
Generates text, code, and images. |
Basic tier is free and no account is needed. The basic tier includes 3 "Pro" searches per day. Paid version also available. |
Perplexity Privacy Policy | Perplexity FAQs |
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Uses citations and open access papers to visualize connections between articles and scholars. | Free. An account is required. | ResearchRabbit Privacy Policy | ResearchRabbit FAQs |
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(Allen Institute for AI) |
Summarizes the objectives and results of scientific papers. Supplies the underlying data for many other AI research tools on this list, including Elicit and Consensus. |
Free and no account is needed. | Allen Institute for AI Privacy Policy | Semantic Scholar FAQs |
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(Stability.ai) |
Generates photorealistic images and videos from text prompts. | Paid subscription required. | Stable Diffusion Privacy Policy | Stable Diffusion FAQ |
