SmarToolbox
Tools, guides, and prompts for smarter work
Discover curated AI tools, read practical guides, and copy prompts with real model outputs—all in one place.
What you get
One place to find, learn, and build with AI
Smartoolbox is built for people who want more than a giant list of AI apps. Compare tools by category, read guides that explain what works, and steal prompts with visible outputs — then turn what you learn into real workflows.
Curated AI tools
Browse 130+ hand-picked AI tools organized by real use case — not hype. Each entry is reviewed and categorized so you can compare options and pick the right tool without opening ten tabs.
Explore tools →What actually matters
Editorial posts that cut through the AI noise — what the big releases really mean, which shifts are worth paying attention to, and how the landscape is changing for people who build with these tools.
Read the blog →Real prompts
Promptbook entries show you the prompt and the actual model output side-by-side. Copy, test, and adapt instead of guessing from vague advice. Outputs are captured from real runs.
Open promptbook →Hand-picked
Featured tools
AI Pulse
What's moving in AI
Official announcements, latest model releases, and today's signal — updated daily.
Lab announcements
Zed warned that GitHub Copilot Chat is switching from request-based to token-based billing starting June 1.
Anthropic announces $65B Series H at $965B post-money valuation, with annualized revenue surpassing $47B from enterprise Claude adoption.
Latest models
| # | Model | Released | Ctx |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MiniMax M3New MiniMax | 2026-05-31 | 1M |
| 2 | Claude Opus 4.8 (Fast)New Anthropic | 2026-05-27 | 1M |
| 3 | Claude Opus 4.8New Anthropic | 2026-05-27 | 1M |
| 4 | Qwen3.7 MaxNew Qwen | 2026-05-21 | 1M |
Latest signal
All analysis →xAI grok-build-0.1: Agentic Coding at $1/$2 per M Tokens
xAI released grok-build-0.1 in public beta, priced at $1/M input and $2/M output — extremely cost-competitive for agentic coding workloads.
Microsoft BUILD Preview: MAI Models Incoming (June 2)
Microsoft is preparing in-house MAI models for BUILD — MAI Voice 2 with 15+ languages, Transcribe 1.5, and Image 2.5 with file upload and editing.
Claude Opus 4.8: Anthropic's Biggest Model Jump Yet
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8, scoring 63 on Every's Senior Engineer Benchmark — beating GPT-5.5 and massively jumping from Opus 4.7's 33.5.
Coding Tools Shakeup: Cursor, Copilot, Codex All Move
Cursor launched auto-review mode, Copilot switching to token-based billing, and OpenAI Codex now works on Windows — the coding agent landscape is maturing rapidly.
AI Video Tool Convergence: Hailuo, PixVerse, HeyGen, Kling, Runway, Pika
4 separate newsletters converged on AI video generation tools this week — unusual market convergence signaling the 'good enough for production' tipping point.
