Best AI Tools for 7 Everyday Use Cases in 2025
Article last updated: Jan 9, 2025
AI is no longer futuristic—it’s an everyday assistant transforming the way we work, learn, and create. At the same time, not every AI tool is equal for every task. Whether you’re crafting professional emails at work, cramming for finals, or looking to scale your business, the right tool will save you time and deliver better results.
In this post, we’ll cover 7 broad use cases for AI, organized by who it’s most relevant to (working professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and content creators). Within each section, we’ll identify specifics for how to take advantage of specific tools for that use case.
At Third Eye, we often work with startups and small businesses to build websites, apps, games. We lean heavily on AI tools to save time, and we’re excited to share some of our favorites below.
ENTREPRENEURS
1. Brainstorming ideas for your business
Claude: Claude is a versatile AI assistant designed for handling complex and creative ideation. Its ability to process extensive context and generate coherent, structured suggestions makes it ideal for entrepreneurs tackling big-picture business challenges. From our experience, whether you’re crafting a marketing strategy or brainstorming innovative product features, Claude’s nuanced and unorthodox outputs deliver professional-grade insights tailored to your prompts.
ChatGPT: ChatGPT’s o1-Canvas model stands out for its speed and creativity, as well as a user’s ability to alter output writing (style, length, tone, etc.) in real-time. By prompting it with role-based scenarios (e.g., “act as a branding consultant”), you can tap into its ability to generate dynamic ideas that resonate with specific industries. This makes it especially useful for entrepreneurs looking to iterate quickly and refine concepts.
Perplexity AI: Combining the power of conversational AI with real-time web access, Perplexity AI provides precise, sourced insights for research-heavy brainstorming. For entrepreneurs, this ensures that ideas are backed by the latest trends, statistics, and industry developments—a crucial advantage when making data-driven decisions.
WORKING PROFESSIONALS
2. Writing professional emails
Grammarly: Grammarly’s AI-enhanced writing assistant goes beyond grammar checks by refining tone, clarity, and intent. Its Premium AI features provide instant rewrites for emails, ensuring they sound professional, concise, and audience-appropriate—perfect for busy professionals managing high volumes of communication.
Wordtune: Wordtune excels at rephrasing and restructuring, making it a lifesaver for professionals who need to simplify dense language or strike the right tone. With AI-powered suggestions, it transforms overly complex drafts into clear, impactful messages that save time and make communication seamless.
Claude: When you’re drafting intricate or high-stakes emails, we often turn to Claude for its dual ability to maintain a professional tone while avoiding being overly verbose or redundant (as ChatGPT may often do in emails). It’s also particularly effective for summarizing long discussions or tackling emails that require clarity and conciseness without losing nuance.
STUDENTS
3. Homework help & cramming for finals
Google NotebookLM: Designed for accuracy, NotebookLM excels at synthesizing notes, PDFs, and uploaded content into coherent study guides. By pulling only from trusted sources (that you select), it eliminates hallucinations and ensures students get reliable, focused material—whether they’re reviewing lecture notes or turning essays into podcast-style study aids.
ChatPDF: ChatPDF simplifies studying by enabling students to query PDFs directly, extracting critical insights from textbooks or research papers. Its intuitive interface makes it perfect for last-minute cramming, saving time by providing instant answers to targeted questions. If you’re also looking for evidence quotes to support your essay, this is a great tool.
Coconote: With its AI-powered video and lecture summarization, Coconote helps students distill hours of content into actionable notes. This tool is invaluable for reviewing class lectures, group presentations, or educational videos, ensuring nothing important gets missed.
ChatGPT: ChatGPT’s conversational style makes it ideal for creating study guides, explaining difficult concepts, or generating practice questions. Its versatility ensures students can tailor prompts to suit their learning style, whether through analogies, bullet points, or diagrams.
CONTENT CREATORS
4. Creating viral social media content (strategies)
Jasper: Jasper’s AI-driven copywriting platform is tailor-made for social media strategists. Its ability to generate platform-specific content—from catchy captions to high-converting ad scripts—makes it a go-to for creators aiming to boost engagement.
ChatGPT: ChatGPT’s o1 model excels in brainstorming broader content strategies for viral content, particularly when using role-based prompting. This is vital to staying ahead of ever-changing audience preferences.
Descript: Descript simplifies video and audio editing with AI-powered features like transcription, overdubbing, and audio cleanup. It’s a powerhouse for creators juggling multiple projects, enabling them to produce polished, professional-grade content with ease.
ENTREPRENEURS
5. Coding and debugging software
Cursor: Cursor brings AI-powered coding assistance directly into your IDE, making it an invaluable tool for debugging and improving code. By learning from your project’s context, it offers intelligent suggestions that save time and reduce repetitive coding tasks.
Replit: Replit combines collaborative coding with AI features like autocompletion and instant project deployment. It’s perfect for teams or solo developers building prototypes or learning new programming languages, thanks to its intuitive, all-in-one environment.
GitHub Copilot: Copilot acts as an AI-powered pair programmer, offering real-time code suggestions and boilerplate generation. Its ability to understand code context makes it particularly effective for accelerating development on complex projects.
WORKING PROFESSIONALS
6. During your job search (resumes, applications, interviews)
ChatGPT: As a broad Large Language Model (LLM) chatbot, ChatGPT serves as an invaluable resource for career development. By leveraging its GPT-4 o1 model and specific role-based prompting (e.g., “act as a seasoned career coach”), it can help tailor resumes, draft persuasive cover letters, and prepare candidates for interviews with industry-specific advice.
Simplify: Simplify’s AI-enhanced platform streamlines the job search process by auto-filling applications and generating tailored resume suggestions. Its ability to match your skills with job descriptions ensures your applications stand out, making it a must-have for time-strapped professionals.
CONTENT CREATORS
7. Video generation and text-to-image
Sora: Similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Sora generates prompt-based videos, making it a revolutionary platform whose role in the industry is quickly expanding.
DALL·E 3: OpenAI’s text-to-image generator, DALL·E 3, stands out for its ability to produce detailed, photorealistic visuals. Its fine-tuning capabilities make it a favorite for branding, marketing, or artistic projects.
MidJourney: Known for its artistic and stylized image outputs, MidJourney excels in crafting visually striking, high-resolution images that elevate any creative project.
Grok (Uncensored): Grok enables unrestricted content generation, making it a useful tool for creators exploring unconventional or edgy concepts. Its versatility helps break creative barriers.
Final thoughts: choosing the right AI for the job
AI tools are smarter and more accessible than ever, but choosing the right one matters. From Google NotebookLM for reliable study support to Cursor for coding workflows and Sora for easy to use video content—these tools are designed to help you focus on what truly matters.
Whether you’re writing emails, studying, or finding your next job, let these AI solutions take care of the heavy lifting so you can be more efficient, creative, and productive.
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