How We Review & Test AI Tools
A transparent look at the process behind every review, comparison, and best-of list we publish.
Selection
Tools are chosen for coverage based on reader demand, category relevance, and genuine usefulness — not based on affiliate commission rates.
Hands-On Testing
Each tool is used for at least a week across realistic tasks relevant to its category (writing, coding, image generation, and so on) before we form an opinion.
Scoring
Where we assign a rating, it reflects a combination of capability, ease of use, pricing value, and reliability, weighted for the tool’s primary use case.
Ongoing Verification
Pricing, features, and free-tier availability are periodically re-checked, and each piece of content displays a “last checked” or “last updated” date.