AI Tools Holiday Gift Guide 2023
Forget socks. Gift the future.
AI tool subscriptions make excellent gifts for the curious, creative, and productive people in your life.
For Writers & Content Creators
ChatGPT Plus — $20/month
Who it’s for: Anyone who writes emails, articles, or creative content.
Why it’s great: GPT-4 access transforms brainstorming, drafting, and editing. The person who “hates writing” will suddenly not mind it.
Gift tip: Get them 3 months ($60) to build the habit.
Jasper — $39/month
Who it’s for: Marketers and content professionals.
Why it’s great: Templates for every content type. Blog posts, ads, emails, social—all optimized.
Gift tip: Great for small business owners who struggle with marketing copy.
For Visual Creators
Midjourney — $10-30/month
Who it’s for: Artists, designers, content creators, anyone visual.
Why it’s great: The best AI image generation available. Creates stunning artwork from text.
Gift tip: Start with the $10/month plan. It’s enough to explore.
Canva Pro — $13/month
Who it’s for: Non-designers who need to design.
Why it’s great: Now includes AI features—image generation, background removal, magic resize.
Gift tip: Perfect for the small business owner or social media manager.
For Productivity Nerds
Notion AI — $10/month (add-on)
Who it’s for: Notion users (or people you want to convert).
Why it’s great: AI assistance built into the best productivity tool. Summarize notes, brainstorm, draft content.
Gift tip: If they already use Notion, this is an easy win.
Otter.ai Pro — $17/month
Who it’s for: Anyone who attends meetings.
Why it’s great: Transcribes meetings, creates summaries, makes everything searchable.
Gift tip: The person who always asks “can you repeat that?” needs this.
For Coders
GitHub Copilot — $10/month
Who it’s for: Developers of any level.
Why it’s great: AI pair programming. It suggests code as you type. Dramatically speeds up development.
Gift tip: Even skeptics become converts after a week.
Replit Pro — $20/month
Who it’s for: Beginners learning to code, or devs who want a cloud environment.
Why it’s great: Code anywhere, AI assistance built in, deploy instantly.
Gift tip: Great for the person who wants to learn programming.
For The Curious
Perplexity Pro — $20/month
Who it’s for: Researchers, students, curious minds.
Why it’s great: AI-powered search with sources. Better than googling for complex questions.
Gift tip: The person who’s always going down Wikipedia rabbit holes.
Claude Pro — $20/month
Who it’s for: Power users who want an alternative to ChatGPT.
Why it’s great: Excellent for analysis, long documents, nuanced writing.
Gift tip: For the person who already has ChatGPT Plus and wants more options.
Budget-Friendly Options
| Tool | Price | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT Plus (1 month) | $20 | General AI exploration |
| Midjourney Basic | $10 | Visual creativity |
| GitHub Copilot (1 month) | $10 | Coding productivity |
The Ultimate Bundle
For the AI enthusiast who wants it all:
- ChatGPT Plus ($20)
- Midjourney Standard ($30)
- Perplexity Pro ($20)
Total: $70/month
Six months = $420. A gift they’ll use every single day.
How to Gift Subscriptions
Most AI tools don’t have formal gift cards. Options:
- Pay for their subscription — Get their login, upgrade their account
- Gift card workaround — Give them a Visa gift card with instructions
- Direct transfer — Venmo/PayPal with a note about what it’s for
Give the gift of productivity. They’ll thank you by January.