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NewsBlur vs AI Tools Directory

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NewsBlur compared with AI Tools Directory
DetailNewsBlurAI Tools Directory
What it doesPersonal News Reader with Intelligence Training The world's best curated list of AI Tools
StageEstablished Not given
Founded2009 Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelfreemium free
PricingFree plan with up to 64 sites. Premium $36/year for 1,024 sites, search, and river of news. Premium Archive $99/year for full archive, Ask AI, and 4,096 sites. Premium Pro $29/month for 10,000 sites and 5-minute feed fetching. All new accounts include a 30-day free premium trial with no credit card Not given
Key features
  • Intelligence Training - Train stories by author, tag, title, and keyword to highlight or hide matching stories
  • Full-Text Training - Train on the actual content of stories to filter based on what's being said
  • Ask AI - Ask questions about stories using Claude, GPT, Gemini, or Grok
  • Daily Briefing - AI-generated summary of top stories delivered daily, customizable by interests
  • Web Feeds - Follow any website even without RSS by generating custom feeds
  • Full-Text Search - Elasticsearch-powered search across all subscriptions and saved stories
  • Story Archive - Every story archived and searchable forever with complete feed backfill history
  • Native iOS and Android Apps - First-class native apps built specifically for each platform
  • Real-Time Updates - Stories pushed as they publish with real-time notifications
  • Story Clustering - Group duplicate stories across feeds using semantic duplicate detection
  • 700+ curated AI tools
  • Real use case organization
  • Pricing transparency
  • Daily updates
  • Multiple tool categories
What makes it different
  • Intelligence Training lets you control what you see by training on authors, tags, titles, and full text
  • AI-powered features including Ask AI and Daily Briefing with multiple model options
  • Web Feeds capability to follow any website without requiring RSS feeds
  • Independent, sustainable business model charging for premium accounts since 2010
  • Continuously updated with new AI tools daily
  • Focus on functional utility over novelty
  • Organized by real business use cases
  • Unfiltered discovery without rankings or hype
  • Free resource with no subscription fees
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)75 no change since last check50 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)5925
Citation Flow (Majestic)5343
Referring domains (Majestic)5417803

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