One transparent rubric, applied the same way to every tool. We buy the subscriptions, run identical tests, and document every number — so a score means the same thing across the site.
Each tool earns a 0–10 score from six weighted dimensions — capability, value, ease, privacy, support and ecosystem — then a documented editorial adjustment for risks the formula under-weights. Weights are tuned per category (image, video, code). We hands-on test every tool on an identical task set. There is no paid placement, and affiliate links never move a score.
Output quality, fidelity and reliability/consistency.
Price relative to real output (credits, caps, tiers).
Onboarding, UX, time-to-first-result.
Data handling, security, training opt-out and safety/compliance.
Docs, support, community, changelog.
Integrations, API, platform reach.
Priorities differ by niche, so weights are tuned per category (each column sums to 1.00). Example: privacy weighs more for code tools; output quality weighs more for image.
| Dimension | Base | Image | Video | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.28 |
| Value | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.15 |
| Ease | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| Privacy | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.20 |
| Support | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.10 |
| Ecosystem | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Σ Total | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Profiles proposed v1.0 — reviewed quarterly.
The editorial override is always documented per tool and is capped at ±0.5.
We create free and paid accounts with our own money, run the same tasks on every tool, screenshot the results, and record the date. We never accept vendor-supplied demos or sponsored access.
Rubrics are category-specific: each tool type runs the task set built for its niche, scored against the same rubric across every tool in that category.
5 identical prompts run on every generator
Identical tasks + SWE-bench-style benchmark
Lower-priority sources never override higher ones.
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No. Scores and rankings are computed from the rubric before any commercial relationship is considered. Affiliate links use rel="sponsored nofollow" and never move a score or a rank — this is a hard editorial rule.
A code assistant and an image generator are not judged on the same priorities. Privacy and compliance matter more for code that touches your repos; raw output quality matters more for image. Each category profile still sums to 1.00, so scores stay comparable within a niche.
A 0–10 scale with documented bands gives us the resolution to separate a 6.9 from a 7.4 — differences a 5-star scale collapses. Every score also carries its tier word (Good · T2) so the number is never read alone.
No. We do not accept payment for placement, ranking, or a favourable review, and we never publish vendor-supplied or sponsored content as editorial. We only partner (via affiliate links) with tools that already clear a minimum score on their own merits.