Types of AI
21 kinds of AI a business can use, and the companies that make each one. Pick a type to see the list.
Plain names, no deals. We're not affiliated with these companies, nobody paid to be listed, and a name here isn't a recommendation. Checked October 2026; this changes monthly.
Software that does work across your systems: reads email, updates records, follows up, hands off to people.
What a business uses it for: Running routine work end to end instead of answering one question at a time.
Companies that do this
General assistants you type or talk to.
What a business uses it for: Drafting, research, summarizing, answering questions, first passes at almost anything.
Companies that do this
AI features added to tools many businesses already pay for.
What a business uses it for: Often the cheapest place to start: no new system to learn.
Companies that do this
An AI voice that answers calls, asks the right questions and books the job.
What a business uses it for: After-hours calls, overflow, and calls nobody can pick up.
Companies that do this
A digital presenter reads your script on camera.
What a business uses it for: Training, explainers and updates in many languages. Label it as AI.
Companies that do this
Turns written text into natural speech.
What a business uses it for: Phone greetings, narration for videos, reading messages aloud.
Companies that do this
Codes transactions, matches bills to orders and gets them ready to pay.
What a business uses it for: Closing the month faster with fewer errors. You still approve.
Companies that do this
Describe what you want; it writes the site or the code.
What a business uses it for: Quick sites, internal tools and prototypes.
Companies that do this
Moves information between systems automatically when something happens.
What a business uses it for: The order in email lands in the spreadsheet and the invoice, without retyping.
Companies that do this
Answers customers on your website or in your inbox, and hands off to a person when needed.
What a business uses it for: Answers at 2 am; fewer "where's my order?" emails.
Companies that do this
Shows whether ChatGPT, Gemini and others mention your business, and why or why not.
What a business uses it for: Being the name an AI gives when someone asks for a business like yours.
Companies that do this
Makes and edits pictures from a description.
What a business uses it for: Social graphics, mockups, product photos, flyers.
Companies that do this
Listens to calls and meetings and writes the notes and to-dos.
What a business uses it for: Never retyping what was said; sending recaps the same hour.
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Short recorded or AI-made videos sent one customer at a time.
What a business uses it for: Walking a customer through a quote, a proposal or a follow-up.
Companies that do this
Pulls the numbers and names off invoices, receipts, forms and PDFs.
What a business uses it for: No more typing from paper into your systems.
Companies that do this
Asks every customer for a review, and helps you answer each one.
What a business uses it for: More reviews, answered faster. Asking only happy customers breaks Google's rules.
Companies that do this
Answers questions about your numbers and builds the formulas and charts.
What a business uses it for: Reports without a spreadsheet expert.
Companies that do this
Counts and measures from plans: doors, windows, walls, floors.
What a business uses it for: Bids out the same day instead of the same week.
Companies that do this
Texts customers back when a call is missed and keeps the conversation going.
What a business uses it for: Catching the lead before they call the next company.
Companies that do this
Makes video clips from a written description or a picture.
What a business uses it for: Ads, social posts, product shots without a film crew.
Companies that do this
OpenAI shut down Sora, its video app, in March 2026.
Drafts and edits emails, ads, posts and web pages in your voice.
What a business uses it for: Marketing that goes out on time, consistent across the team.
Companies that do this
Not sure which one fits, or whether you need any of them? That's what the evaluation is for. Book an evaluation or read the guides.