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By Ivo Donker — created with AI assistance (Claude & Gemini) · Last updated: July 31, 2026

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15 free Google AI tools you can use right now

A claim is going around on X and YouTube that Google “quietly released 15 free AI tools that save you hundreds per month”. That's the viral version. The factual version is more interesting: over recent months Google has indeed made an unusually broad set of AI tools available for free (or with a generous free tier), largely through Google Labs. We checked which ones they are, what they do and who they're useful for — including the caveats that come with them.

Where does this news come from?

The “15 free tools” lists have been circulating in short videos and threads since late July 2026. There was no single official “release of 15 tools”; it's a sum of existing free services, Google Labs experiments and announcements around Google I/O 2026. The list below is our own verified compilation as of late July 2026 — every item is an existing, freely accessible product. Assumption marked explicitly: free tiers and regional availability change regularly; check current terms per tool.

Building & code (for developers)

Google AI Studio

Browser environment to test Gemini models and turn a prompt into a working prototype, including API keys with a free tier. If you want to experiment with LLM APIs without paying upfront, start here.

Jules

Asynchronous coding agent that connects to your GitHub repository and independently picks up bug fixes and small features while you do something else.

Antigravity

Google's desktop environment for multi-agent workflows: run several coding agents on tasks in parallel. Free to use in its current phase.

Code Wiki

Turns a GitHub repository into browsable documentation with architecture diagrams — useful for quickly understanding someone else's (or your own old) code.

Opal

Build small AI apps by chaining prompts, no code required, and share them as mini-apps. A low-threshold entry into agent-like workflows.

Stitch

Generates UI designs with frontend code from text prompts or sketches. Handy for indie developers without a designer.

Knowledge, research & learning

NotebookLM

Upload your own documents and get summaries, study guides and even audio overviews grounded only in your sources. One of the most mature free tools on this list.

Gemini (app)

The free tier of Google's assistant: text, image generation and research with monthly AI credits. For many everyday tasks the paid tier isn't needed.

AI Mode in Google Search

Natural-language queries with composed answers and follow-up questions — now a free part of Search. Availability varies by region.

Learn Your Way

Experiment that rewrites learning material to your level and interests, with narrated slides. Interesting for anyone teaching themselves AI topics.

Creating: image, video, audio and marketing

Flow

Google's AI video studio: image and video generation from text, successor to Whisk and ImageFX. The free tier is limited but useful to learn what's possible.

Flow Music

Music production from conversational prompts, from idea to full track.

Mixboard

A concepting board somewhere between Pinterest and Canva that generates and edits the imagery itself — for mood boards and product concepts.

Pomelli

Reads your existing website, builds a “Business DNA” profile from it and generates on-brand marketing content. For small businesses without a marketing team.

Disco

Labs experiment that reads your open browser tabs and builds a custom web app around them on the spot.

What you should know

Three caveats to the “free” story. First, many of these are Google Labs experiments: they can change, sit behind a waitlist, or disappear. Second, some are not (yet) available in every region; a few Labs products require a US account. Third, free AI services are paid for indirectly: your usage data helps Google improve its models and products — relevant when working with confidential code or documents. If you do privacy-sensitive work, consider running models locally; see our local LLM guide.

For the indie developer

For builders this list is more than a curiosity: AI Studio (free API tier), Jules (async coding agent) and Antigravity (multi-agent workbench) together form a serious free development stack next to paid subscriptions. To compare models before you commit, our AI Models Hub compares by task, language and cost; daily indie-dev signals are on AI Radar.

Sources

Compiled from a.o. Man of Many (July 29, 2026), DigitBin (July 2026) and Google's and Google Labs' product pages. Verified July 31, 2026.