Published May 3, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT Megan is a Software Writer at XDA Developers who has been writing about consumer technology since 2016. With a postgraduate degree in New Media journalism, she has always been passionate about diving deep into topics and writing about them in a way that makes them easier to understand for everyday consumers. She runs her own blog called Tech Valkyrie and has contributed to Tom's Guide and Android Authority . She also worked at MakeUseOf as a Lead Editor. In her spare time she plays video games and geeks out about the latest tech. With an abundance of AI assistants out there to try, it's natural to want to figure out which ones you need and which ones you don't. Some AI tools are so good that they give their paid competitors a run for their money, while others perform so poorly that I won't even bother with the free version. For the last few months, I've been using Google's AI Pro plan , which gives me more features and model usage in Gemini.…