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title: "I cancelled three AI subscriptions and kept only the two that earn their keep"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-cancelled-three-ai-subscriptions-and-kept-only-the-two-that-earn-their-keep-wlaj6fegs
source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/cancelled-three-ai-subscriptions-and-kept-only-two-that-earn-their-keep
type: article
source: "XDA Developers"
published: 2026-06-29T10:02:27.070Z
updated: 2026-06-29T10:02:52.044Z
tags: ["ai", "chatgpt", "claude", "google-gemini", "notebooklm"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# I cancelled three AI subscriptions and kept only the two that earn their keep

**[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A personal account of auditing AI subscriptions and cutting three (Perplexity, Copilot, ChatGPT) while keeping two (Claude and Gemini/Google AI Pro). The author, who covers AI tools professionally, explains that Perplexity's unique value eroded as competitors caught up on cited search, Copilot was tied to unused apps, and ChatGPT was simply outclassed by Claude. Gemini stayed primarily because of NotebookLM Plus bundled with Google AI Pro, and Claude was a clear keeper for daily use.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.xda-developers.com/cancelled-three-ai-subscriptions-and-kept-only-two-that-earn-their-keep>

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Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#chatgpt](https://daily.dev/tags/chatgpt), [#claude](https://daily.dev/tags/claude), [#google-gemini](https://daily.dev/tags/google-gemini), [#notebooklm](https://daily.dev/tags/notebooklm)

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