AI Tool Viability Scores
Over 1,500 AI tools have shut down since 2023. Before you build your workflow around a tool, check whether it will still be here in 12 months. Every tool on RightAIChoice is scored 0–100 for survival probability.
How We Score
Each tool is evaluated across 6 signals. The weighted sum produces a single 0–100 score. Higher = more likely to survive the next 12 months.
Wrapper Dependency
30%Is the tool built entirely on top of another AI API with no proprietary technology? Pure wrappers face the highest shutdown risk when the underlying API changes pricing or adds the same feature natively.
GitHub Activity
20%For open-source tools: commit frequency, contributor count, and star trajectory over the past 90 days. Active development signals a healthy, invested team.
Funding Runway
20%Estimated financial runway based on last funding round, total raised, and revenue indicators. Tools with no funding and no paid tier are the most fragile.
Hyperscaler Overlap
15%Is Google, Microsoft, or OpenAI building the same feature natively? When a hyperscaler enters your space, the window to differentiate shrinks fast.
Category Mortality
10%Historical death rate of tools in the same category. Some categories (AI writing wrappers) have 40%+ mortality. Others (dev tools with deep integrations) are much safer.
Website Health
5%Is the website consistently accessible? Is the pricing page still active? Basic signals that the business is still operating.
Score Scale
Well-funded, active development, proprietary tech, no major platform risk. Build confidently.
Some risk factors present. Use it, but have a backup plan. Check back monthly.
Multiple high-risk signals. Consider alternatives before investing time or money.
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