Task guides
Each guide starts from a task somebody actually has - a monthly budget, a required output, a hard limit - and shows what the shortlist meets, what it does not, and what we could not establish. A price that fits is never presented as a task that passes.
Official sources checked 23 September 2026. Budgets assume a US personal account, USD before tax and monthly billing without annual prepayment. Region, eligibility and checkout prices can differ, and nothing here is a generation, quality or workload test.
Choose an assistant for PDFs, documents and code
T1 · Monthly budget · up to US$20
ChatGPT and Claude fit the subscription budget; file formats and shared usage limits still need checking.
2 candidates · Sources checked 2026-09-23
Check Sora and DALL·E 3 generation access
T2 · Monthly budget · up to US$20
On September 23, 2026, old product pages do not establish access to new generation; check each channel separately.
4 candidates · Sources checked 2026-09-23
Find ad music you can download for clients
T3 · Monthly budget · up to US$10
Suno Pro fits the price cap, but licensing needs clarification; Udio downloads are disabled.
3 candidates · Sources checked 2026-09-23
Compare tools for ten 1080p clips with sound
T4 · Monthly budget · up to US$20
Plan credits alone do not confirm the full cost of twenty generations and 1080p downloads with sound and no branded watermark.
7 candidates · Sources checked 2026-09-23
Choose tools for editable SVG and transparent PNG
T5 · Monthly budget · up to US$20
Recraft supports vector editing; delivery of both an editable SVG and a transparent PNG remains unverified.
3 candidates · Sources checked 2026-09-23
Compare builders for GitHub sync and custom domains
T6 · Monthly budget · up to US$20
Replit uses the full subscription budget and hosting may add charges; Bolt Pro starts above the limit.
4 candidates · Sources checked 2026-09-23
Check whether code and prompts stay on your Mac
T7 · Monthly budget · up to US$20
No training and zero retention do not prove that code and prompts stay on the device.
3 candidates · Sources checked 2026-09-23
Compare ten PDFs in a Chinese evidence table
T8 · Monthly budget · up to US$20
File capacity does not confirm coverage, traceable citations or table export; all three candidates remain unconfirmed.
3 candidates · Sources checked 2026-09-23
Compare tools for five textured commercial game props
T9 · Monthly budget · up to US$30
Meshy API costs are calculable, but credits do not guarantee five usable assets.
3 candidates · Sources checked 2026-09-23
Compare tools for twelve editable PowerPoint slides
T10 · Monthly budget · up to US$15
Genspark paid export and Manus’s documented native route exceed budget; Gamma Free still needs export checks.
3 candidates · Sources checked 2026-09-23