Most AI tool rankings are too polite to be useful. Everything is “powerful,” everything is “worth a look,” and you finish reading with no idea what to try.
This one’s different. I just came across a post where the author sorts 11 AI tools from “genuinely change your life” to “wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy,” and warns upfront that it’ll make some of you (very) angry. I laughed at the bottom tier, then took notes on the top one.
Here’s the full list, tier by tier, starting with the two tools this LinkedIn creator rates highest.
✦ Will change your life ✦
- Claude Code: The one that ships. You describe an app, site, or tool in plain English, and it builds it. It’s included in your Claude subscription, and once you connect Supabase, Vercel, and GitHub, it ships the project too.
- Wispr Flow: Write with your voice. The author calls it insanely fast and accurate. It also keeps training on your edits, so the corrections you make feed back into the tool.
Those two sit alone at the top. The next tier is smaller in ambition but easier to recommend, and it’s the one the creator would hand to just about anybody.
✦ Recommend to everyone ✦
- Viktor: An AI hire inside your Slack. The post frames it as your next AI employee. Your whole team can collaborate with it, and it connects to 3,000+ tools, including your Claude.
- Happenstance: ChatGPT, but for finding people. You upload your LinkedIn connections for free, then search your network. The expert’s jab here is my favorite line in the post: it’s what LinkedIn was supposed to do and built for.
- Grok Bot: The non-technical agent. The author says it’s the only AI agent they use that doesn’t feel technical. It’s simple to use and set up, and it’s aimed at people who aren’t technical, which is how the author describes themselves.
After that, the ranking gets more mixed. These next two have real strengths, but the free experience leaves something to be desired.
✦ Great taste but needs upgrade ✦
- Gemini: Great design, weaker free model. The post praises its Google-level design. The catch is that the free model is 3.6-Flash, which the author places far from the top 20 models.
- Notion: Great home, paid AI. The creator’s entire workspace data lives inside Notion, and Claude and Cursor now work inside it. The AI features, though, sit behind the paid plan.
Next comes the tier that made me wince, because it has just one tool in it, and that tool used to be a favorite.
✦ Could have been a feature ✦
- Lovable: Beaten at its own game. It lets you vibecode apps without coding, and the author used it for everything, even slides. Their verdict now: Claude Code does the same thing, better.
And then we hit the bottom. The original poster doesn’t waste many words on this group.
✦ Wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy ✦
- Meta AI: The AI nobody asked for in WhatsApp.
- Microsoft Teams: “Sorry for everyone using it.”
- Siri: Wispr Flow replaced it. A while ago.
How to actually use this list
This is one person’s opinion, and the tiers are meant to start a fight. Still, I think there’s a useful way to steal the thinking behind them:
- Start at the top. If you only try two tools from this list, pick one that builds (Claude Code) and one that speeds up your writing (Wispr Flow).
- Check the free plan first. Gemini and Notion both landed in the middle because of what you get before you pay, so look at that before you judge any tool.
- Ask the “feature” question. Before you pay for something new, check whether a tool you already use now does the same job. That’s exactly what happened with Lovable.
- Test on real work. Give each tool one task you’d do this week anyway, then decide if it stays.
Why it matters: Lovable and Siri both lost ground to tools ranked higher on the same list. A tool’s spot can change fast, so it’s worth rechecking what you pay for and what you rely on.
I’m curious which pick you’d fight about first, because I’ve got a feeling Teams has defenders somewhere. Check out the full LinkedIn post to see the original ranking and where the author draws each line.