Nextool Research

Nextool Research publishes original data on the AI tools market. Every report is built from our own directory of more than 10,000 AI tools, so the numbers reflect what is actually shipping and what people are actually using, not a survey or a vendor press release.

What we track

Our reports cover pricing across free, freemium, and paid tiers; how fast individual categories are growing; which use cases are attracting the most new tools; and where the market is consolidating around a handful of leaders. Because the underlying directory is updated continuously, each edition captures a real snapshot of the market at the time of publication.

How the data is compiled

We aggregate structured fields from every tool listing — category, pricing model, launch date, and feature tags — and roll them up into the figures you see in each report. Nothing is estimated by hand. When a report cites a count or a percentage, it maps back to specific records in the directory, which means anyone can spot-check a claim by browsing the same tools.

Cadence

We refresh these reports monthly so the trends stay current as new tools launch and pricing changes. Each edition keeps its own dated URL, so earlier snapshots remain available for anyone tracking how the market has moved over time.

Reports

• State of AI Tools: June 2026 — Original data on 10,000+ AI tools: pricing distribution (67% freemium), average price by category, tool counts across 121 categories, free-tier availability, and the fastest-growing AI categories. Updated monthly by Nextool.ai.