The stack

What I actually use.

A living list of the AI tools in my stack, sorted by the job they do. For each category: what I use now, what I am testing, and the one I would pick. It changes as the tools do.

Updated 2026-10-10

Everyday assistant

The model I talk to all day, and where most things start.
Using now
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Grokbot

The first tab open, for most of the day.

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ChatGPT

On the side, for the odd second opinion.

Pick: Grokbot. The most useful everyday default right now.

General work

The documents, decks and thinking that make up a working day.
Using now
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Claude

Knowledge work: reading, writing, reasoning.

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ChatGPT

Work that leans on design and visuals.

Pick: Claude and ChatGPT. Claude when the words matter, ChatGPT when the look does.

Research & analysis

Deep research, reading and data.
Using now
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Claude

Research and analysis, often in Cowork.

Pick: Claude. Best for reasoning over messy material.

Design & brand

Images, decks and visual identity.
Using now
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ChatGPT

Images and visual ideas from a prompt.

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Claude Design

Corporate and generic design, on brand.

Pick: ChatGPT. The strongest image output for the least effort.

Building & code

Apps, prototypes and internal tools.
Using now
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Codex

UI and UX work, where the front has to feel right.

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Claude Code

The boring builds, on Claude Opus 5.5. Plain English in, working software out.

Pick: Codex and Claude Code. Codex for the front, Claude Code for everything that just has to work.

Agentic workflow

Agents that run tasks end to end, not just answer questions.
Using now
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Grokbot

The agent behind my customer and ops workflows.

Pick: Grokbot. Clearly ahead. The others have dropped off the list.

Meetings & notes

Capture, transcribe and summarise.
Using now

Wispr Flow

Talk instead of type, everywhere. Connected to Grokbot, which files the notes into Notion.

Pick: Wispr Flow. Dictation that keeps up with thinking.

Voice & video

Video and voice generation.
Using now

Kling

Video generation.

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ElevenLabs

Voice generation.

Experimenting with

  • Open source voice modelsGood already, and getting close to the paid ones.

Pick: Kling and ElevenLabs. Kling for video, ElevenLabs for voice. Open source voice is worth a look.