Bring your own AI

Free AI tools are enough to get started.

Already use an AI you like? Start there. Otherwise, choose one of the options below. You only need one, and you can change later.

The first lesson uses a short text conversation: paste a context brief, ask for a useful draft, check it, and request a change. The free options below support that kind of work. You keep your context portfolio in your own notes.

Choose somewhere to start

Open a tool’s website and choose its free option if asked. Your AI account is separate from your course account. Availability can depend on your country, age and account type.

ChatGPT · OpenAI

Use a text chat to draft something, explain your context and ask for revisions. Free access also includes tools you can explore later.

OpenAI currently lists everyday text chats as unlimited, subject to safeguards. Uploads, images and other tools have separate limits.

Open ChatGPT

Official free-plan details

Claude · Anthropic

The free plan offers conversational help on the web and in apps. Use it to work through your brief, draft a result and discuss changes.

Free messages are limited and the allowance varies. Claude tells you when you reach a limit. Its service is for adults aged 18 and over in supported locations.

Open Claude

Official plans · Getting started and limits

Gemini · Google

Google offers a free option with a Google Account. Its text conversations can help you develop ideas, use your brief and improve a draft.

Usage limits apply and can change. Work or school accounts may have different access from personal accounts.

Open Gemini

Official plans · Usage limits

Meta AI · Meta

Meta’s everyday assistant offers free conversations on the web and in supported Meta apps. If you already use it, you can bring it to the lesson.

Access uses your existing Meta account. Meta is testing limits on some advanced features; availability varies between locations and accounts.

Open Meta AI

Official features and free-access FAQ

What about Muse from Meta?

Muse is a separate personal agent with a free usage allowance. It can chat and create documents, as well as take actions. Meta’s launch announcement describes a US rollout; we have not confirmed broader availability.

If Muse is already available to you, try the text-only check below. For this lesson, ask it to draft in the chat. You do not need it to send anything, connect other apps or take actions for you.

A quick check with any AI

Paste this into your chosen tool:

Draft a friendly, short invitation to a fictional community gathering. The date and venue are undecided. Use [date] and [venue] as placeholders. Write the draft here in our chat; do not send or publish it.

Then ask: “Make it shorter and keep the placeholders.” If you can send both messages and read the replies, you have the basic interaction needed for the lesson. Check whether it kept the placeholders: a mistake is something to notice and improve.

You can paste the course context too. Web browsing, file uploads, saved memory and special project features are optional. The personal and project instructions you create can stay in your notes and be pasted into a chat.

What if I hit a limit or cannot access a tool?

Save your brief and return when the allowance resets, or use the lesson’s worked example. You can also paste your brief into another available tool. You do not need to buy a subscription to finish.

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Provider documentation checked on 13 October 2026. Course suitability is based on those documented capabilities, not a hands-on test of every provider account. Features and limits change; the linked official pages have the latest details.