AI tool reviews for Australians
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Criteo GO First Look: Five-Click AI Ad Campaigns — Just Not Here Yet
Launch an AI-optimised cross-channel ad campaign in five clicks. US and UK first; Australia waits.
GPT-5.4 First Look: OpenAI Teaches ChatGPT to Use a Computer
Native computer use, a million-token context, and a 33% cut in claim errors. The March model that mattered.
Mistral Small 4 First Look: The Free Model That Keeps Your Data in the Building
One open model that replaces three, licensed to use however you like. The catch is the hardware.
Luma Agents First Look: One AI Crew for the Whole Creative Job
Brief in, campaign out. Luma's agents run the whole creative job — if you're an agency with API access.
Lyria 3 First Look: 30-Second Custom Music in the Gemini App
Describe a vibe or upload a photo; Gemini hands back a 30-second track with cover art. Free, and it works here.
Perplexity Computer First Look: 19 Models, One Agent, A$280 a Month
Perplexity's answer engine grew hands. Computer routes your task across 19 models and works in the background.
Nano Banana 2 First Look: Google's Image AI Gets Fast and Free
Pro-grade images at Flash speed, free in the Gemini app, Australia included. The catch list is short.
Pomelli Animate Review: Free AI Brand Video, Live in Australia
Free Veo 3.1 brand video, with Australia on the launch list. After a month of use, here's where Pomelli Animate earns its keep — and where it doesn't.
Google AI Plus First Look: The Cheap Seat at the AI Table
A genuine budget tier from a frontier lab: A$7.99 a month, 400GB of storage, family sharing.
Gemini 3.1 Pro First Look: Google Doubles the Reasoning Score That Matters
Google's new flagship doubles the hardest reasoning benchmark going and lands everywhere at once — the app, the API, and NotebookLM.
Claude Cowork Review: Anthropic's Desktop Agent for People Who Don't Code
Claude Code's agent loop, repointed at your documents, spreadsheets and folders. After a month of hands-on use, here's what Australians actually get.
Perplexity Model Council First Look: Three Frontier AIs Argue, You Get the Answer
One question, three frontier models, one reconciled answer. The idea is genuinely clever. The price of admission is the problem.