Tool Spotlight
Hands-on looks at a single AI tool and the one job it does best. Every Tool Spotlight is tested firsthand before we write it up — so you get the real use case, not the marketing pitch.
Vodex Pricing 2026: The Pay-Per-Hour Model
Vodex pricing in 2026: subscriptions from $100/mo, plus pay-as-you-go hour packs — 100 hours for $999 at $0.17/min. Hours expire in 30 days. The real cost.
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Softr Pricing 2026: The App-User Ceiling
Softr pricing in 2026: Free, Basic $59/mo, Professional $167/mo, Business $323/mo. The real lever is app users — 20, 100, then 500 by tier. Full breakdown.
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Glide Pricing 2026: The Per-User Update Bill
Glide pricing in 2026: Free, Explorer ~$19/mo, Maker ~$49/mo, Business $199/mo. The real bill comes from users and updates — $0.02 per extra update.
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Base44 Pricing 2026: The Message Credit Catch
Base44 pricing in 2026: a free plan with 25 message credits/mo, then Starter $16, Builder $40, Pro $80, Elite $160 (annual). Two credit types, no rollover.
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Autocalls.ai Pricing 2026: The 120-Minute Start
Autocalls.ai pricing in 2026: Starter $34/mo (120 minutes), Pro $129, Agency $249, White Label $419. At scale the all-inclusive rate drops to $0.09/min.
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Wordware Pricing 2026: The $199 Jump
Wordware pricing in 2026: a free plan with $5 monthly credit, then a big jump to AI Builder at $199/mo and Company at $899/mo. Here's the real cost.
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Windmill Pricing 2026: The Free Self-Host
Windmill pricing in 2026: the self-hosted Community Edition is free with unlimited runs, cloud Free gives 1,000 runs/day, and the Team plan is $10/user/mo.
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Trigger.dev Pricing 2026: The Usage Catch
Trigger.dev pricing in 2026: Free with $5 usage, Hobby $10/mo, Pro $50/mo — but compute bills per second on top of the plan. The real cost explained.
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SiteGPT Pricing 2026: Messages Count Twice
SiteGPT pricing in 2026: Starter $39/mo, Growth $79/mo, Scale $259/mo. Each message counts both the question and the reply, so limits go twice as fast.
Read fixAbout Tool Spotlight
How do you pick which tools to feature?
We feature tools we actually use for real work, chosen for one clear, repeatable use case rather than launch hype.
Are Tool Spotlights sponsored?
No. They are independent and hands-on — we only publish a tool if we would reach for it ourselves.