# My Guide to AI

> Practical, plain-English guides to AI: which models and chatbots to use, the best AI tools (free and paid), and how to put AI to work in business and everyday life.

This site publishes practical, hands-on, plain-English guides to artificial
intelligence. All articles are written and tested by humans. Full article
text is available at https://myguidetoai.com/llms-full.txt.

## AI for Business

Practical playbooks for putting AI to work: automation for small businesses, customer-service chatbots, and workflows that pay for themselves.

- [AI Automation for Small Businesses: A Practical Starter Playbook](https://myguidetoai.com/blog/ai-automation-small-business/): The highest-ROI ways small businesses use AI automation in 2026: what to automate first, what tools to glue together, and what to leave human.
- [AI Customer Service Chatbots: A No-Nonsense Buyer's Guide](https://myguidetoai.com/blog/ai-customer-service-chatbots-guide/): Which AI chatbot features actually matter for customer service, what deflection rates to expect, and the handoff mistake that loses customers.

## AI Models & Chatbots

Hands-on comparisons and explainers for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and the models behind them: what each one is good at, what it costs, and which to pick.

- [ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: Which AI Chatbot Should You Use?](https://myguidetoai.com/blog/chatgpt-vs-claude-vs-gemini/): We compared the big three AI chatbots on writing, coding, research, and price. Here's which assistant fits which kind of work in 2026.
- [Is ChatGPT Really Free? What You Get (and Give Up) in 2026](https://myguidetoai.com/blog/is-chatgpt-really-free/): Is there a 100% free ChatGPT? Yes. Here's exactly what the free tier includes, where the limits bite, and when paying $20 makes sense.

## AI Tools & Apps

Reviews and roundups of AI tools worth your time: assistants, art generators, writing aids, and the free tiers that actually deliver.

- [AI Assistants in 2026: What They Can and Can't Do for You](https://myguidetoai.com/blog/ai-assistants-explained/): From answering email to booking travel: what today's AI assistants genuinely handle, where they fail, and how to pick one you'll actually use.
- [The Best Free AI Tools in 2026 (That Are Actually Free)](https://myguidetoai.com/blog/best-free-ai-tools/): Is there any AI that's totally free? Yes. These chatbots, art generators, and assistants have genuinely useful free tiers, no credit card needed.
- [AI Art Generators for Beginners: Tools, Prompts, and Pitfalls](https://myguidetoai.com/blog/ai-art-generators-beginners/): How to start with AI image generation: which generator to pick, how to write image prompts that work, and the copyright questions to know about.

## Learn AI

Plain-English fundamentals: what AI actually is, how large language models work, and how to write prompts that get great results.

- [Prompt Writing 101: Get Dramatically Better AI Answers](https://myguidetoai.com/blog/prompt-writing-101/): The five-part prompt formula that turns vague AI replies into genuinely useful work, with before-and-after examples you can copy today.
- [How AI Chatbots Actually Answer You: LLMs, Explained Simply](https://myguidetoai.com/blog/how-llms-work/): What happens in the seconds between your question and the chatbot's answer? Large language models explained with zero math and useful takeaways.
- [What Is AI, Really? A Plain-English Guide for 2026](https://myguidetoai.com/blog/what-is-ai-plain-english-guide/): AI explained without the jargon: what artificial intelligence actually is, how it learned to talk, and what it can and can't do today.

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