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Meet Nova

Nova says

Hi! I'm Nova. I floated down from orbit to test AI tools with the AI Lens team. I read the fine print, check the prices, and knock anything overhyped off the table.

Nova is a curious space cat and the face of AI Lens. You'll spot her around the site sharing her take on each review, pointing out the news that matters, and asking what you think. Favourite AI tool? Depends on the day. Favourite retro prediction? The flying car. She's still waiting.

Clear, honest, practical

We write for people who want results, not buzzwords: creators, professionals, students and small-business owners. Every review answers three questions — What does it do well? Who is it for? Is it worth paying for? — and then shows you exactly how to use it.

How we score products

1. Sign up like a real userWe start on the free tier, then move to the paid plan most readers would choose.
2. Use it on real workWriting, coding, research, video production — tasks with a clear, measurable outcome.
3. Compare against alternativesWe run the same tasks through competing tools to see what's genuinely better.
4. Score on five criteriaOutput quality, ease of use, features, reliability and value for money, each out of 10, combined into a 5-star rating.
5. Keep it currentWe update reviews when products change meaningfully, and show the last-updated date on every page.

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AI Lens is reader-supported. Some links on this site are affiliate or referral links. If you click one and sign up or buy, we may receive a commission or credit at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links are marked with rel="sponsored" and disclosed on each review page.

Currently this includes links to Claude by Anthropic (referral programme), MagicLight AI (affiliate programme), TradingView (affiliate programme), CustomGPT.ai (affiliate programme), ElevenLabs (affiliate programme) and Higgsfield AI (affiliate programme).

Not financial advice. Our coverage of trading and investing tools is for educational purposes only. Trading involves risk of loss; always do your own research.

AI Lens is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, MagicLight, TradingView, CustomGPT.ai, ElevenLabs, Higgsfield or any other company we review. All product names, logos and brands are property of their respective owners.

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Is there an AI product you'd like us to review? Found something out of date? We'd love to hear from you — suggestions from readers shape what we test next.