The Top 3 Tools I Have Used Most In July

Andrew Miles Davis wraps up July with his monthly tool review, this time narrowing down to essentially two tools that dominated his month plus a third supporting one. Claude's Fable model, repeatedly banned, restricted, and extended throughout the month, saw heavy use while access remained available, though Andrew is clear he has moved on from it now that access has shifted to a pay-per-credit model. Codex, OpenAI's coding tool bundled into ChatGPT, has become his clear preference, used to build a functioning CRM system and a personal habit tracking app, with proper deployment across devices marking a real shift in his workflow compared to keeping everything local. He also shares an honest observation about the psychology of credit-based systems, noting he stopped using Manus purely out of anxiety about running out of credits despite paying for it, while feeling no such hesitation with Codex under a similar system. ChatGPT Images rounds out the three, now refined into a consistent style guide for explainer slides that finally matches the rest of his branded presentation decks. Subscribe to In AI Nutshell for a daily ten-minute update on what is actually worth using, from someone running these tools in real client work every day.