[2026] A Summary of the AI Tools I Actually Use and How Much I Spend, from Someone Who Works with AI

There are just too many AI tools, and
almost every daynew informationcomes in, so

in the end, I don't know what to choose...

That's the AI subscription dilemma.

Today, I'm going to talk about
theAI toolsplushow much I spendalong with

thecriteria for choosing AI tools.

👆 If you've ever thought this,
I'd be happy if you read until the end.

My AI Subscription Situation

The tools I subscribe to every month are
the following two👇

Besides these, there is

Nenkoro-chan andFunathe
Gemini annual planI share with,


and the
LitMedia lifetime planI bought for about 30,000 yen.

I use LitMedia when I want to
generate videos👇

CapCutis only used for video editing work, so


in practice, it'sChatGPT only.

How Codex is just too excellent.

Codex isChatGPT's AI agent.

Actually, most of my work
is done byCodex.

By the way, with Codex,
after having it write a note article,

if I ask it"Make an eye-catching image!"right away...

Like this, it generates
multiple images at oncefor me👇

Also, Codex allows you to
place your favorite character on your desktop👇

Even when I have other tools open, it
reports on the work I'm doing in Codex so it's one of the features I find quite useful.

Until a month ago, I was a Claude user.

Until very recently, I was subscribed to
Claude's Max plan ($100/month) but...

I have currently canceled it. The big reason I switched is,

However, when I first learned about AI, I was

paying for
ChatGPT but


after that I switched to Gemini,
and then for a while I was using Claude, but recently I've come back to

ChatGPT again. lol

Therefore, even if it's a tool you think is
“the best” right now, I think

relying on it is dangerous.

If you keep up with the latest official information and
keep the mindset of “trying to choose what I think is best for me at that time,”

it becomes easier to make decisions.

I'm in the camp that says one main AI is enough.

If you're a beginner and paying for the first time...

Personally, I think it's a
choice between ChatGPT or Claude.

And, because I
manage all my information in files, even if I change my main AI tool,


I don't need to perform any handovers,
allowing me to keep my work running without interruption.

I would be happy if you could
check out the articles I will be releasing in the future as well ^ ^

Finally

I believe this mindset is
the most important thing👇

Start with one month.

Pay for one AI tool, and
try to use up your monthly usage limit.

Just by having the mindset of "I'm going to use up my limit,"
you might find yourself thinking,

"It would be a waste not to, so let me do some work."
lol

Once you use it to a certain extent,

In this way, you can grow one step at a time.


I will continue to share everything I have done without holding back,
so I hope to gain more friends to learn with ^ ^

Thank you for reading until the end.


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