It’s that time of the year again, when I review all of my active creative tools subscriptions for the upcoming year before all the big sales. Things shifted a lot this year, so the decisions are getting tough. Which tools are on your must-keep list and which ones are on the chopping block? Right now, my must keep list is: - Midjourney: still no match for its creativity, exploration, and overall fun value (is that a thing?) - Runway: the all-in-one powerhouse generative suite with great MCP and API tools. - ElevenLabs: works so well with agents via MCP with Hyperframes. Quality in V4 speech model is still unmatched. - MeshyAI: huge boost for 3D work and web gamedev. Also works great via MCP via Claude code. I won’t post my drop list out of respect for the companies. But these are tough decisions, guided by my usage and overall value.