Tool stack

The AI Income Tool Stack

Every tool we teach, why we picked it, what it pairs with, and how it earns its monthly fee. Click any tool for the full breakdown.

LLM

ChatGPT

$20/mo

Fluent reasoning, custom GPTs, daily co-pilot

Why: Best ecosystem (GPTs, Projects, voice). The default for 80% of daily tasks.

Pairs with: Custom Instructions, Projects
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Claude

$20/mo

Long-context analysis, careful writing, code review

Why: Best at preserving voice and handling 100k+ token inputs. Projects + Artifacts are killer features.

Pairs with: Notion, Lovable
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Research

Perplexity

$20/mo

Real-time cited research, market & competitor analysis

Why: Replaces 10 Google searches with one cited answer. Pro Search depth is unmatched.

Pairs with: Claude, Notion
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Web Apps

Lovable

Free tier + paid

Ship real web apps with auth, DB, payments, AI

Why: Fastest path from idea to deployed app. You're using it right now.

Pairs with: Supabase, Stripe
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Automation

n8n

Self-host free / $20+

Visual automations across 400+ apps

Why: More powerful than Zapier at a fraction of the cost. Self-host for unlimited runs.

Pairs with: OpenAI, Sheets, Slack
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Coding

Cursor

$20/mo

AI-first code editor for serious building

Why: When Lovable isn't enough, Cursor takes over. Best in-editor AI experience.

Pairs with: Claude, GitHub
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Knowledge

Notion

Free / $10+

Brand voice, SOPs, content library, second brain

Why: Single source of truth that AI tools can pull from. Sellable as templates too.

Pairs with: Claude, n8n
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Sales

Gumroad

10% per sale

Sell digital products with zero setup

Why: Easiest way to start charging in 10 minutes. Great for first $1k.

Pairs with: ConvertKit
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Payments

Stripe

2.9% + 30¢

Payments on your own site (Lovable + Stripe)

Why: The standard. Once you own your funnel, switch from marketplaces to Stripe.

Pairs with: Lovable
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Email

ConvertKit / Beehiiv

Free tier + paid

Email list, broadcasts, automations

Why: Own your audience. Email beats every other channel for $/lead.

Pairs with: n8n, Gumroad
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Forms

Tally / Typeform

Free / $25+

Lead magnets, intake forms, surveys

Why: Tally is the fast/free choice. Typeform if you need polish.

Pairs with: n8n
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Async

Loom

Free / $12+

Onboarding videos, sales follow-ups, SOPs

Why: Async > meetings. Record once, reuse forever.

Pairs with: Notion
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Learn the whole stack inside the Lab.

11 modules teach you when to use which tool and how to wire them into one system.

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