AI Tool Categories
Categories are stable navigation groups. Capabilities, delivery modes, pricing routes, and evidence carry the more specific facts.
Category index
Assist & Research
Tools for chat, search, research, knowledge access, and document understanding.
Build & Automate
Tools for building software, apps, agents, and automated workflows.
Create & Generate
Tools for generating text, images, video, voice, design, music, and media assets.
Work & Operate
Tools for meetings, support, sales, productivity, business data, and operations.
Model & Infrastructure
Tools for model access, hosting, gateways, retrieval, evaluation, and AI data infrastructure.
Category facts matrix
| category | tools | capabilities | access facts in use | pricing facts in use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assist & Research | 4 | 5 | Desktop AppMobile AppWeb App | FreemiumApp Subscription |
| Build & Automate | 8 | 6 | APIBrowser ExtensionChat Platform BotCLI | FreemiumHybridSeat BasedSubscription |
| Create & Generate | 7 | 6 | APIChat Platform BotDesktop AppMobile App | Credit BasedHybridSubscriptionUsage Based |
| Work & Operate | 6 | 5 | APIBrowser ExtensionMarketplace AppMobile App | Credit BasedFreemiumHybridSeat Based |
| Model & Infrastructure | 5 | 6 | APICLISDKWeb App | Credit BasedHybridUsage BasedApi Usage |
Registry boundaries
AIToolGraph uses five stable top-level categories for navigation.
Empty categories remain visible when their canonical capability definitions exist.
Capability definitions are separate from category navigation.
Delivery modes and pricing routes stay separate from category navigation.