--- title: I finally found an AI tool that helps me think instead... description: Heptabase is a visual personal knowledge management tool that uses AI to ask guiding questions rather than providing direct answers, helping users think... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-finally-found-an-ai-tool-that-helps-me-think-instead-of-thinking-for-me-mqhaghw3s twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I finally found an AI tool that helps me think instead of thinking for me | daily.dev og:description: Heptabase is a visual personal knowledge management tool that uses AI to ask guiding questions rather than providing direct answers, helping users think... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-finally-found-an-ai-tool-that-helps-me-think-instead-of-thinking-for-me-mqhaghw3s og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/MQHaGhW3s.png og:image:alt: I finally found an AI tool that helps me think instead of thinking for me og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I finally found an AI tool that helps me think instead of thinking for me **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Heptabase is a visual personal knowledge management tool that uses AI to ask guiding questions rather than providing direct answers, helping users think through problems themselves. Unlike typical AI chatbots that fill in blanks, Heptabase prompts users to explore gaps in their thinking — demonstrated here through a fantasy world-building exercise. The whiteboard feature lets users save and organize AI responses for later review. However, the pricing is a notable drawback: the entry tier ($9/month) offers only 100 AI credits, which burn quickly, while the premium tier at $18/month faces stiff competition from cheaper alternatives like OpenRouter. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much does Heptabase's AI subscription cost and how many credits do you get? The base Heptabase tier costs $9 per month when paid annually, or $12 per month billed monthly, and includes only 100 AI credits per month. Those credits get used up within a few hours of active AI feature use. A higher Premium tier costs $18 per month for more credits, which is considered expensive compared to using a service like OpenRouter for AI access. _daily.dev surfaces pricing and value comparisons for AI note-taking tools before you commit to a subscription._ ### How is Heptabase's AI different from chatbots like Claude for brainstorming? Heptabase's AI asks guiding questions rather than directly answering, pushing the user to make their own decisions instead of filling in the blanks. In a world-building test involving a planet the size of Mercury, it asked about gravity, day length, and effects on movement and appearance rather than stating the answers outright, unlike a tool such as Claude which would likely answer directly. _daily.dev helps developers evaluating AI tools weigh direct-answer versus guided-questioning approaches._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [My first two months using AI](https://daily.dev/posts/my-first-two-months-using-ai-02ytnexqk) · Advanced Web Machinery · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Medium](https://daily.dev/posts/medium-df2f3om6f) · Medium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-finally-found-an-ai-tool-that-helps-me-think-instead-of-thinking-for-me-mqhaghw3s) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"I finally found an AI tool that helps me think instead of thinking for me","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-finally-found-an-ai-tool-that-helps-me-think-instead-of-thinking-for-me-mqhaghw3s","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-finally-found-an-ai-tool-that-helps-me-think-instead-of-thinking-for-me-mqhaghw3s"},"datePublished":"2026-07-22T21:00:39.869Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:50:45.582Z","description":"Heptabase is a visual personal knowledge management tool that uses AI to ask guiding questions rather than providing direct answers, helping users think...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/0499b09bf906d84b4c852b7fcb1f93c0?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/0499b09bf906d84b4c852b7fcb1f93c0?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-finally-found-an-ai-tool-that-helps-me-think-instead-of-thinking-for-me-mqhaghw3s","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"devtools","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"I finally found an AI tool that helps me think instead of thinking for me"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-finally-found-an-ai-tool-that-helps-me-think-instead-of-thinking-for-me-mqhaghw3s#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How much does Heptabase's AI subscription cost and how many credits do you get?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The base Heptabase tier costs $9 per month when paid annually, or $12 per month billed monthly, and includes only 100 AI credits per month. 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