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.