STACKS BY ROLE · 10 PROFESSIONS VERIFIED MONTHLY

AI tools by role

What should a video creator actually pay for? A developer? A consultant? Pick your role — we show the starter stack (bare minimum to ship work) and the growth stack (when you're scaling), with verified prices, honest reasoning, and a one-click load into the Advisor.

▍ VIDEO-CREATOR

Video Creator / YouTuber

Long-form video, shorts, channel growth

STARTER
$30 /mo
GROWTH
$58 /mo (5 tools)

▍ PODCASTER

Podcaster / Audio Creator

Audio-first publishing, interviews, narration

STARTER
$17.04 /mo
GROWTH
$56.04 /mo (4 tools)

▍ DEVELOPER

Software Engineer / Developer

Shipping code, reviewing PRs, debugging

STARTER
$36 /mo
GROWTH
$76 /mo (4 tools)

▍ DESIGNER

Designer / Brand & Visuals

Identity, illustration, marketing visuals

STARTER
$18 /mo
GROWTH
$36 /mo (4 tools)

▍ WRITER

Writer / Content Marketer

Newsletters, articles, social copy

STARTER
$27.5 /mo
GROWTH
$55.5 /mo (4 tools)

▍ SOLO-FOUNDER

Solo Founder

Build, market, sell — wear every hat

STARTER
$43.5 /mo
GROWTH
$62 /mo (5 tools)

▍ CONSULTANT

Consultant / Strategist

Client decks, research, frameworks

STARTER
$28 /mo
GROWTH
$56 /mo (4 tools)

▍ TRADER

Trader / Quant

Markets, signals, backtests, automation

STARTER
$72.38 /mo
GROWTH
$177.38 /mo (4 tools)

▍ MARKETER

Marketing / Growth

Ads, landing pages, social, multimedia

STARTER
$32 /mo
GROWTH
$74 /mo (5 tools)

▍ STUDENT

Student / Researcher

Learning, papers, sketches — tight budget

STARTER
$20 /mo
GROWTH
$60 /mo (3 tools)

Not sure which role fits?

If your work bridges categories — say, a developer who ships content, or a designer who consults — pick the role where you spend most of your time, then open the Advisor and add the crossover tool manually. The Advisor scores your full mix against any role you pick.

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