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Soniox
Speech API + app
Best for Audio · Code / Agents
- Freemium
- Code

eesel
Helpdesk teammate on Zendesk/Freshdesk
Best for Productivity
- Freemium

Extend
Document APIs
Best for Research / Chat · Code / Agents
- Freemium
- Code

Wren AI
GenBI ask desk on your warehouse
Best for Research / Chat · Code / Agents
- Open source
- Freemium
- Code
- Self-host

Lightning AI
GPU Studio in the browser
Best for Code / Agents
- Freemium
- Code

Trigger.dev
Apache-2.0 durable TypeScript tasks
Best for Code / Agents · Open-source / Self-host
- Open source
- Freemium
- Code
- Self-host

Windmill
Scripts, flows, and apps you can self-host
Best for Code / Agents · Open-source / Self-host
- Open source
- Free tier
- Code
- Self-host

turbopuffer
Object-storage vector + full-text search
Best for Code / Agents · Research / Chat
- Paid
- Code

Hyper3D
Pay-by-result Rodin 3D
Best for Image
- Freemium
- Image

Landing AI
ADE document APIs
Best for Research / Chat · Code / Agents
- Freemium
- Code

folk
AI CRM after a 14-day trial
Best for Productivity · Marketing
- Paid

Lavender
Inbox email coach
Best for Writing · Marketing
- Freemium