The 10 AI tools most used in Australia, NZ, and the Islands in 2026:
- ChatGPT – The all-rounder for writing, brainstorming, coding, and homework help.
→ chat.openai.com - Gemini – Google’s AI in Gmail, Docs, and Android. Great for summaries and searching your stuff.
→ gemini.google.com - Claude – Loved by businesses for long docs, contracts, and privacy.
→ claude.ai - Microsoft Copilot – Built into Word, Excel, Teams, and Windows. If you have Office 365, you’ve got it.
→ copilot.microsoft.com - Canva Magic Studio – Australia’s own. AI design, background remover, instant social posts.
→ canva.com/magic-studio - Perplexity – AI search that answers with sources instead of 10 blue links.
→ perplexity.ai - Glean – “Google for your company.” Used by Canva, Xero, Optus to search across work apps.
→ glean.com - NotebookLM – Upload PDFs/notes and it makes study guides or podcasts from them. Big with students.
→ notebooklm.google - Midjourney – The most popular AI image maker for marketers and creators. Runs in Discord.
→ midjourney.com - Amazon Bedrock – The behind-the-scenes AI that banks, hospitals, and gov apps in ANZ run on.
→ aws.amazon.com/bedrock
Quick tip: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and NotebookLM all have free tiers. Copilot, Canva Magic Studio, Glean, and Midjourney are mostly paid or business plans. Bedrock is for developers/companies only.