Best AI tools UK 2026: free plans, free trials and discounts for dictation, email, meetings and video

The smartest way to try an AI tool is to start free. Seven are verified here, each with a free plan, a free trial or a discount for new users who sign up through us.

Talk, write and clear your inbox

Wispr Flow turns your voice into text in any app, in 100+ languages, on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android. The Free plan costs $0. Pro adds unlimited dictation for $15 a month, or $12 a month billed annually (20% off). Open https://topreferrals.co.uk/go/wispr-flow to start.

Fyxer is an AI assistant for Gmail and Outlook. It sorts your inbox, writes replies in your style for you to approve, and takes notes in your meetings. Through https://topreferrals.co.uk/go/fyxer you get 14 days free, then 20% off your first three paid months, with nothing to type. You sign up with a Google or Microsoft work account.

Krisp cleans up call audio and takes AI notes without a bot joining the meeting. Through https://topreferrals.co.uk/go/krisp you start a 7-day free trial with every premium feature and no credit card. Paid plans start from $8 a month per user on annual billing.

Take them if: you write a lot (Wispr Flow), live in email (Fyxer) or spend your day on calls (Krisp).

Create video

CapCut is a free editor with paid effects, transitions, templates and AI tools. Through https://topreferrals.co.uk/go/capcut you get 7 days of Pro free when you subscribe. UK Pro is £21.99 a month, Standard £10.99, yearly £99.99. Cancel any time.

Filmora (from Wondershare) has a free download to try first. Yearly plans start at US$49.99. The Advanced plan adds 1,000 AI credits a month. A 30-day money-back guarantee covers most direct purchases.

Movavi sells one bundle for video editing, photo editing, converting and screen recording. Movavi Unlimited showed £129.95 including VAT for a one-year subscription covering all 7 programmes on 16 October 2026, marked as 80% off £844.60. Each programme has a free download first, and a 14-day money-back guarantee backs the purchase.

Take them if: you cut videos for social, a channel or work. Try the free versions first.

Book meetings

Cal.com turns your calendar into a shareable booking page. It is free for individuals. Sign up through https://topreferrals.co.uk/go/cal-com and you get 20% off Teams or Organizations for 12 months, with the discount attached to the link. Teams start at $12 per user per month on yearly billing.

Take it if: you book calls with clients or leads and want to stop the email back-and-forth.

How to choose an AI tool

1. Start with your biggest time drain. Typing, email, calls or editing.
2. Take the free version first. Wispr Flow, Krisp, Filmora, Movavi and Cal.com all let you try before you pay.
3. Check the currency. Several prices are in US dollars, so factor in the exchange rate.
4. Watch the renewal. Yearly plans renew automatically unless you cancel in time.
5. Use our link. The discounts above are attached to the sign-up route, not a code you can add later.

Our verdict

Start with Wispr Flow's free plan, add Krisp's trial if you live on calls, take Fyxer's 20% off if email is your problem, and use the free downloads before you pay for video software. Every offer is checked by hand and re-dated daily.

Developer tools next? See the best developer referral codes, or the Fyxer verdict and the Wispr Flow verdict.