Curated by the Brutally.ai team

AI Tools We Actually Use

We've tested dozens of AI tools building Brutally.ai. These are the ones that genuinely move the needle for founders, builders, and entrepreneurs.

Manus

AI AgentWe Use This

The AI agent that builds real things

Manus is the world's most capable autonomous AI agent. Give it a goal — build a web app, research a market, create a report, automate a workflow — and it handles everything end-to-end. It's the AI we use to build and run Brutally.ai itself. If you want to build your own AI-powered product, Manus is where to start.

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ChatGPT

AI Assistant

The world's most popular AI assistant

OpenAI's flagship model. Great for writing, brainstorming, coding help, and general Q&A. The free tier is surprisingly capable for everyday tasks.

Claude

AI Assistant

Thoughtful, nuanced AI for complex work

Anthropic's Claude excels at long-form writing, analysis, and reasoning. Particularly good for founders who need to think through complex decisions — much like what Brutally.ai does.

Cursor

AI Dev Tool

The AI-first code editor

If you're building a product, Cursor is the fastest way to write and edit code with AI assistance. It understands your entire codebase and can make large-scale changes in seconds.

Perplexity

AI Research

AI-powered search with cited sources

Perplexity replaces Google for research. Every answer comes with real-time sources, making it ideal for market research, competitor analysis, and fact-checking your business ideas.

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