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 | 44 | 5 | APIBrowser ExtensionDesktop AppMobile App | Credit BasedFreeFreemiumHybrid |
| Build & Automate | 54 | 6 | APIBrowser ExtensionChat Platform BotCLI | Credit BasedEnterprise OnlyFreemiumHybrid |
| Create & Generate | 54 | 6 | APIBrowser ExtensionChat Platform BotCLI | Credit BasedFreemiumHybridSeat Based |
| Work & Operate | 51 | 5 | APIBrowser ExtensionChat Platform BotDesktop App | Credit BasedEnterprise OnlyFreemiumHybrid |
| Model & Infrastructure | 47 | 6 | APICLIMarketplace AppSDK | Credit BasedHybridUsage BasedApi Usage |
Registry boundaries
AIToolGraph uses five stable top-level categories for navigation.
Categories represented by current formal tool records.
Capability definitions are separate from category navigation.
Delivery modes and pricing routes stay separate from category navigation.