Top 10 AI Tools Right Now: May 2025 Rankings
ALG Team
Everything AI and More · May 4, 2025 · 3 min read
May's rankings confirm things are moving fast. Cursor had its biggest week ever. Here's the full picture.
#1 — ChatGPT
AI Score: 98.4/100 · Writing & Chat
Nothing changes at #1. GPT-4o updates kept engagement high and the free tier expansion broadened the user base. Its usage numbers remain in a league of their own.
#2 — Claude
AI Score: 91.2/100 · Writing & Chat
Online discussion around Claude 3.5 Sonnet has been active — sentiment is notably positive around coding and reasoning tasks. Earning genuine loyalty from power users. Compare →
#3 — Gemini
AI Score: 89.7/100 · Writing & Chat
Workspace integration continues to drive enterprise adoption. Consumer product still lags ChatGPT but the gap has been narrowing. Compare →
#4 — Midjourney
AI Score: 82.1/100 · Image Generation
One of the most active communities in AI. The ratio of active contributors to total community size is high — real users sharing real work daily. Compare →
#5 — GitHub Copilot · ▼ down 1
AI Score: 79.3/100 · Coding
Dropped one position — mostly because Cursor climbed so dramatically. Not losing ground in absolute terms, just facing a more competitive landscape. Compare →
#6 — Cursor · ▲ up 5
AI Score: 76.8/100 · Coding
The story of the week. Five positions in one week — we've rarely seen a move that big in the top 20. This feels like a tool that's hit an inflection point. Cursor vs Copilot →
#7 — Stable Diffusion
AI Score: 74.2/100 · Image Generation
One of the most popular open-source AI projects around. New models and fine-tunes release constantly, keeping the developer community engaged.
#8 — ElevenLabs · ▲ up 4
AI Score: 71.9/100 · Audio & Music
Four positions up. Voice cloning is being used for real commercial work now. ElevenLabs vs Suno →
#9 — Runway · ▲ up 2
AI Score: 68.4/100 · Video Creation
Gen-3 is getting strong reviews. Being used in actual productions — that professional adoption shows up clearly in our metrics.
#10 — Notion AI
AI Score: 65.7/100 · Productivity
Benefits from the existing Notion user base. People who already live in Notion naturally try the AI features, and adoption has been steady.