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   "tagline": "Prompt-to-app builders"
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   "slug": "mcp-servers",
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  {
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  {
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   "tagline": "For streamers & YouTubers"
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   "slug": "ai-for-gamers-streamers",
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   "slug": "launch-and-grow",
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   "slug": "deploy-and-host",
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   "tagline": "Ship what you vibe-coded"
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   "slug": "bolt",
   "name": "Bolt",
   "url": "https://bolt.new",
   "category": "vibe-code-an-app",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Free; Pro $25/mo; Teams $30/member/mo",
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   "slug": "context7",
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   "category": "mcp-servers",
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   "pricing": "Free; Pro $10/seat/mo (2,000 API calls/seat, then $5 per 1,000); Enterprise custom",
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  {
   "slug": "crewai",
   "name": "CrewAI",
   "url": "https://www.crewai.com",
   "category": "build-your-own-agent",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Open-source framework free (MIT); Platform Basic free (50 executions/mo); Enterprise custom",
   "best_for": "Multi-agent setups in Python",
   "skip_if": "No-code builders",
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   "verification": "official",
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  {
   "slug": "descript",
   "name": "Descript",
   "url": "https://www.descript.com",
   "category": "creator-clips-thumbnails",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Free; Hobbyist $24/mo; Creator $35/mo; Business $65/mo (lower with annual billing)",
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   "skip_if": "Heavy VFX work",
   "pricing_source": "https://www.descript.com/pricing",
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   "description_checked": true
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  {
   "slug": "eklipse",
   "name": "Eklipse",
   "url": "https://eklipse.gg",
   "category": "ai-for-gamers-streamers",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Free preview only; Premium $24.99/mo or $179.99/yr (web)",
   "best_for": "Auto-finding highlights in game streams",
   "skip_if": "Non-gaming content",
   "pricing_source": "https://eklipse.gg/help/how-much-does-eklipse-premium-cost/",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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   "slug": "langgraph",
   "name": "LangGraph",
   "url": "https://www.langchain.com/langgraph",
   "category": "build-your-own-agent",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Open source (MIT); LangSmith Developer $0/seat, Plus $39/seat/mo plus usage; Enterprise custom",
   "best_for": "Stateful, controllable agent graphs",
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   "pricing_source": "https://www.langchain.com/pricing",
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   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true,
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  {
   "slug": "lm-studio",
   "name": "LM Studio",
   "url": "https://lmstudio.ai",
   "category": "run-local-models",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Free download",
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   "pricing_source": "",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
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   "description_checked": true
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  {
   "slug": "ludo-ai",
   "name": "Ludo.ai",
   "url": "https://ludo.ai",
   "category": "make-a-game-with-ai",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Paid tiers $15/mo, $35/mo and $300/mo (billed annually)",
   "best_for": "Game ideation, research and assets",
   "skip_if": "Code generation",
   "pricing_source": "https://ludo.ai/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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  {
   "slug": "meshy",
   "name": "Meshy",
   "url": "https://www.meshy.ai",
   "category": "game-art-assets",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Free; Pro $20/mo; Premium $40/mo",
   "best_for": "Text/image to 3D models",
   "skip_if": "Production-ready hero assets without cleanup",
   "pricing_source": "https://www.meshy.ai/pricing",
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   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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   "slug": "netlify",
   "name": "Netlify",
   "url": "https://www.netlify.com",
   "category": "deploy-and-host",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Free; Personal $9/mo; Pro $20/mo; Enterprise custom",
   "best_for": "Static sites with forms & functions",
   "skip_if": "Heavy server workloads",
   "pricing_source": "https://www.netlify.com/pricing/",
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   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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  {
   "slug": "openai-codex",
   "name": "OpenAI Codex",
   "url": "https://openai.com/codex",
   "category": "ai-coding-agents",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Included in ChatGPT Free, Go $8/mo, Plus $20/mo, Pro from $100/mo, Business $25/user/mo (monthly); or API pricing",
   "best_for": "Delegating tasks to cloud agents",
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   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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   "slug": "replit",
   "name": "Replit",
   "url": "https://replit.com",
   "category": "vibe-code-an-app",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Starter free; Core $20/mo ($18/mo annual); Pro $100/mo ($90/mo annual); Enterprise custom",
   "best_for": "Building and hosting in one place",
   "skip_if": "You want fully local dev",
   "pricing_source": "https://replit.com/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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   "slug": "rosebud-ai",
   "name": "Rosebud AI",
   "url": "https://rosebud.ai",
   "category": "make-a-game-with-ai",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Indie Dev $15/mo; 10x Dev $30/mo; Pro $50/mo; Scale $100/mo",
   "best_for": "Prompt-to-browser-game prototypes",
   "skip_if": "Shipping a commercial PC game",
   "pricing_source": "https://rosebud.ai/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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   "slug": "runway",
   "name": "Runway",
   "url": "https://runwayml.com",
   "category": "creator-clips-thumbnails",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Free; Standard $15/mo; Pro $35/mo; Max $95/mo (about 20% less annually)",
   "best_for": "AI video for trailers & b-roll",
   "skip_if": "Tight budgets at volume",
   "pricing_source": "https://runwayml.com/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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  {
   "slug": "scenario",
   "name": "Scenario",
   "url": "https://www.scenario.com",
   "category": "game-art-assets",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Starter $15/mo; Pro $45/mo; Max $75/mo",
   "best_for": "Style-consistent game assets trained on your art",
   "skip_if": "One-off casual images",
   "pricing_source": "https://www.scenario.com/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
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  {
   "slug": "suno",
   "name": "Suno",
   "url": "https://suno.com",
   "category": "game-audio-voice",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Free; Pro $8/mo; Premier $24/mo (billed yearly)",
   "best_for": "Full songs and soundtrack drafts",
   "skip_if": "Short UI sound effects",
   "pricing_source": "https://suno.com/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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   "slug": "supabase",
   "name": "Supabase",
   "url": "https://supabase.com",
   "category": "deploy-and-host",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Free; Pro from $25/mo; Team from $599/mo; Enterprise custom",
   "best_for": "Postgres, auth and storage for vibe-coded apps",
   "skip_if": "You need a non-Postgres DB",
   "pricing_source": "https://supabase.com/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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   "slug": "typefully",
   "name": "Typefully",
   "url": "https://typefully.com",
   "category": "launch-and-grow",
   "tier": "A",
   "pricing": "Free; Creator $99/yr; Business $20/social set/mo",
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   "skip_if": "Full social suites",
   "pricing_source": "https://voicemoat.com/blog/typefully-pricing-2026-breakdown",
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   "verification": "secondary",
   "description_checked": true
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   "slug": "dify",
   "name": "Dify",
   "url": "https://dify.ai",
   "category": "build-your-own-agent",
   "tier": "B",
   "pricing": "Free Sandbox; Professional $590/workspace/yr; Team $1,590/workspace/yr; self-host open source",
   "best_for": "No-code LLM apps and RAG",
   "skip_if": "Heavy custom logic",
   "pricing_source": "https://dify.ai/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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   "slug": "github-copilot",
   "name": "GitHub Copilot",
   "url": "https://github.com/features/copilot",
   "category": "ai-coding-agents",
   "tier": "B",
   "pricing": "Free; Pro $10/mo; Pro+ $39/mo; Max $100/mo",
   "best_for": "Teams living in GitHub",
   "skip_if": "You want the most autonomous agent",
   "pricing_source": "https://github.com/features/copilot/plans",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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   "slug": "jan",
   "name": "Jan",
   "url": "https://jan.ai",
   "category": "run-local-models",
   "tier": "B",
   "pricing": "Free, open source",
   "best_for": "Open-source offline ChatGPT-style app",
   "skip_if": "Serving many users",
   "pricing_source": "https://github.com/janhq/jan",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true,
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    "date": "2026-10-08",
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   "slug": "medal",
   "name": "Medal",
   "url": "https://medal.tv",
   "category": "ai-for-gamers-streamers",
   "tier": "B",
   "pricing": "Free; Premium $9.99/mo ($7.99/mo annual)",
   "best_for": "Clipping and sharing gameplay",
   "skip_if": "Pro-grade editing",
   "pricing_source": "https://medal.tv/blog/posts/same-price-more-stuff-check-out-the-updates-to-medal-premium",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
  },
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   "slug": "midjourney",
   "name": "Midjourney",
   "url": "https://www.midjourney.com",
   "category": "creator-clips-thumbnails",
   "tier": "B",
   "pricing": "Basic $10/mo; Standard $30/mo; Pro $60/mo; Mega $120/mo (20% off annually); no free plan",
   "best_for": "Striking thumbnail art",
   "skip_if": "Precise text in images",
   "pricing_source": "https://docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
  },
  {
   "slug": "tripo",
   "name": "Tripo",
   "url": "https://www.tripo3d.ai",
   "category": "game-art-assets",
   "tier": "B",
   "pricing": "Free; Pro $20/mo; Max $90/mo (billed annually)",
   "best_for": "Fast 3D prototypes",
   "skip_if": "Final AAA-quality meshes",
   "pricing_source": "https://www.tripo3d.ai/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
  },
  {
   "slug": "udio",
   "name": "Udio",
   "url": "https://www.udio.com",
   "category": "game-audio-voice",
   "tier": "B",
   "pricing": "Free; Standard $10/mo ($8/mo annual); Pro $30/mo ($24/mo annual)",
   "best_for": "Music with fine control",
   "skip_if": "Voice lines",
   "pricing_source": "https://www.udio.com/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
  },
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   "slug": "v0",
   "name": "v0",
   "url": "https://v0.app",
   "category": "vibe-code-an-app",
   "tier": "B",
   "pricing": "Free; Plus $30/user/mo; Business $100/user/mo",
   "best_for": "React/Next.js UI generation",
   "skip_if": "Non-web or non-React projects",
   "pricing_source": "https://v0.app/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
  },
  {
   "slug": "beehiiv",
   "name": "beehiiv",
   "url": "https://www.beehiiv.com",
   "category": "launch-and-grow",
   "tier": "S",
   "pricing": "Free; paid tiers $49/mo and $95/mo (yearly billing); Enterprise custom",
   "best_for": "Newsletters with built-in growth & ads",
   "skip_if": "Transactional email",
   "pricing_source": "https://www.beehiiv.com/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
  },
  {
   "slug": "claude-code",
   "name": "Claude Code",
   "url": "https://claude.com/product/claude-code",
   "category": "ai-coding-agents",
   "tier": "S",
   "pricing": "Included with Claude Pro $20/mo ($17/mo annual) and Max from $100/mo; Team from $20/seat/mo; or pay-as-you-go API",
   "best_for": "Agentic, terminal-first coding",
   "skip_if": "You want a GUI-only workflow",
   "pricing_source": "https://claude.com/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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   "slug": "cloudflare-pages",
   "name": "Cloudflare Pages",
   "url": "https://pages.cloudflare.com",
   "category": "deploy-and-host",
   "tier": "S",
   "pricing": "Free plan (500 builds/mo); higher limits on Cloudflare Pro/Business",
   "best_for": "Cheap, fast static sites",
   "skip_if": "Non-Cloudflare stacks",
   "pricing_source": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/platform/limits/",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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  {
   "slug": "cursor",
   "name": "Cursor",
   "url": "https://cursor.com",
   "category": "ai-coding-agents",
   "tier": "S",
   "pricing": "Free; Plus $8/mo; Premium $30/mo; Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo; Teams $30–$200/seat/mo (new \"X Subscription\" plans; legacy Pro $20 / Pro+ $60 / Ultra $200 continue for existing customers)",
   "best_for": "An AI-first editor for daily coding",
   "skip_if": "You're locked into another IDE",
   "pricing_source": "https://cursor.com/help/account-and-billing/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true,
   "pricing_note": "Rechecked 2026-10-15 against cursor.com/pricing, cursor.com/docs/models-and-pricing and the legacy-plans doc; the Grok/X bundle is Cursor's own current lineup."
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   "slug": "elevenlabs",
   "name": "ElevenLabs",
   "url": "https://elevenlabs.io",
   "category": "game-audio-voice",
   "tier": "S",
   "pricing": "Free; Starter $6/mo; Creator $22/mo; Pro $99/mo; Scale $299/mo; Business $990/mo",
   "best_for": "Voice acting, VO and SFX",
   "skip_if": "You need music tracks",
   "pricing_source": "https://elevenlabs.io/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
  },
  {
   "slug": "framer",
   "name": "Framer",
   "url": "https://www.framer.com",
   "category": "launch-and-grow",
   "tier": "S",
   "pricing": "Free; Basic $10/mo; Pro $30/mo (yearly billing); Enterprise custom",
   "best_for": "Good-looking landing pages fast",
   "skip_if": "Complex web apps",
   "pricing_source": "https://www.framer.com/pricing",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
  },
  {
   "slug": "github-mcp-server",
   "name": "GitHub MCP Server",
   "url": "https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server",
   "category": "mcp-servers",
   "tier": "S",
   "pricing": "Free, open source (MIT)",
   "best_for": "Letting agents work with repos, issues, PRs",
   "skip_if": "You don't use GitHub",
   "pricing_source": "https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true,
   "release": {
    "version": "v2.0.2",
    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "url": "https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/releases/tag/v2.0.2"
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  {
   "slug": "lovable",
   "name": "Lovable",
   "url": "https://lovable.dev",
   "category": "vibe-code-an-app",
   "tier": "S",
   "pricing": "Free (5 daily build credits); Pro from $25/mo; Business from $50/mo; Enterprise custom",
   "best_for": "Non-coders who want a full-stack app from a prompt",
   "skip_if": "You want to own every line of a custom backend",
   "pricing_source": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true
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  {
   "slug": "n8n",
   "name": "n8n",
   "url": "https://n8n.io",
   "category": "build-your-own-agent",
   "tier": "S",
   "pricing": "Community Edition free (self-hosted); Cloud Starter €20/mo, Pro €50/mo, Business €667/mo (billed annually); Enterprise custom",
   "best_for": "Visual agent workflows you can self-host",
   "skip_if": "Pure-code teams",
   "pricing_source": "https://n8n.io/pricing/",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "official",
   "description_checked": true,
   "release": {
    "version": "n8n@2.43.6",
    "date": "2026-10-14",
    "url": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.43.6"
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   "slug": "nvidia-broadcast",
   "name": "NVIDIA Broadcast",
   "url": "https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/broadcasting/broadcast-app/",
   "category": "ai-for-gamers-streamers",
   "tier": "S",
   "pricing": "Free (NVIDIA RTX GPU required)",
   "best_for": "Noise removal & virtual background on stream",
   "skip_if": "You don't have an RTX GPU",
   "pricing_source": "",
   "pricing_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "verification": "unverified",
   "description_checked": true
  },
  {
   "slug": "ollama",
   "name": "Ollama",
   "url": "https://ollama.com",
   "category": "run-local-models",
   "tier": "S",
   "pricing": "Free (local + limited cloud); Pro $20/mo; Max $100/mo",
   "best_for": "One-command local models",
   "skip_if": "No decent GPU/RAM",
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