What Tablif read on ToolTier's site
ToolTier describes itself as: “ToolTier Tier lists of the AI tools builders actually use”
- Price model: Monthly · Commission · free tier
- Free tier: Free forever
- Stage: Live, no waitlist
What it is
Calls itself “tier lists”.
- Calls itself: tier lists
“Opinionated S/A/B tier lists of 44 AI tools for builders across 8 categories: app builders, coding agents, IDEs, code review, hosting, backends, design-to-code and model APIs.”
Where it puts itself
Rules out “affiliate status never affects a tool's tier”. Publishes a comparison page.
- Says it will not: affiliate status never affects a tool's tier
“None of the links on this page are, and affiliate status never affects a tool's tier.”
“CodeQL alternatives -> https://tooltier.ai/guides/codeql-alternatives.html”
What it costs
Monthly subscription and takes a commission. A free tier, free forever. Has an enterprise plan. 5 prices listed on its pages, from $0 to $30.
- Monthly: yes
- Commission: yes
- Free plan: free forever
- Price: 5 prices, from $0 to $30
- Enterprise plan: yes
“API pricing is $0.15 in / $0.60 out per 1M tokens ($0.015 cached).”
“List price is $0.20 in / $0.70 out per 1M tokens, 50% off at launch ($0.10 / $0.35).”
Who it sells to
Sells to developers. Made for builders.
- Sells to: developers
- Made for: builders
“Opinionated S/A/B tier lists of 44 AI tools for builders across 8 categories: app builders, coding agents, IDEs, code review, hosting, backends, design-to-code and model APIs.”
How it runs
A web app. Hosted in the cloud. Offers an API. Open source. AI is the core of the product.
- Kind: web
- Runs where: cloud / hosted
- API: yes
- Open source: yes
- AI role: core to the product
“ToolTier.ai: The tier list for AI builder tools”
“Hosted on OpenRouter, Groq, Together and others, or self-host (needs serious hardware, or two M5 Ultra Mac Studios via MLX).”
What it works with
Names Bolt, Claude Code and 5 more on its pages.
- Names: Bolt · Claude Code · DeepSeek · +4
“Bolt”
“Claude Code”
What it offers as proof
Live, no waitlist. Claims “44 AI tools”. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.
- Number claimed: 44 AI tools
- Trial asks for: nothing
“Free, with no signup.”
“Opinionated S/A/B tier lists of 44 AI tools for builders across 8 categories”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 21 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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