Coding
Freemium · Pro about $20/mo
Cursor
Worth trying if you already live in a code editor and want the agent editing the repo beside you.
AI code editor for chatting with a repo, editing files, and running an agent in the project.
Weekly
New AI tools this week
A short list from the TrioPick catalog. The date is the week we published the note, not a product launch date. These picks do not replace the organic top 3, and sponsor fields are not how a tool gets on the list.
Week of October 19, 2026
Five catalog tools worth opening this week: an editor agent, a high-motion video model, readable text in images, meeting notes, and cited web answers.
Video
Freemium · see current plans
Kling AI
Worth trying when a clip needs a character to move, not just a slow camera push.
High-motion text-to-video and image-to-video model from Kuaishou.
Image
Freemium · see current plans
Ideogram
Worth trying for posters and logos, because the picture can keep readable text.
Image generator that is particularly good at rendering readable text in the picture.
Productivity
Freemium · see current plans
Granola
Worth trying if you already take rough notes on a call and want a summary from those notes plus the transcript.
Meeting notepad that transcribes the call and turns your rough notes into a summary.
Research
Freemium · Pro about $20/mo
Perplexity
Worth trying when the answer needs sources next to it, not a chat reply with no citations.
Answer engine that searches the web and cites sources next to the reply.
Earlier weeks
Week of October 12, 2026
Four from the previous list: a terminal coding agent, a song generator, source-grounded research, and a no-code app builder.
- Claude CodeWorth trying when the job is a repo task you want to hand to a terminal agent.
- SunoWorth trying for a full song from a style prompt, including vocals.
- NotebookLMWorth trying when the sources are documents you already have, not the open web.
- LovableWorth trying for a working app from a description, without starting from a blank editor.
New AI tools worth trying
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