Every Friday · updated
Podium Awards
Every Friday we give gold, silver and bronze to the best new AI tools added to our rankings that week. Week 1 goes to RouteMux, HOL Guard and WeMotion.
Week 1 · tools added Nov 4 to Nov 10, 2026 · announced
Week 1 winners
- Gold
RouteMux
Pay-as-you-go AI gateway with one OpenAI, Anthropic or Vertex compatible endpoint for hundreds of models. Prepaid wallet, only successful requests are billed, unused balance can be refunded, and new accounts get $0.10 trial credit. Newer and smaller than OpenRouter.
Ranked #6 of 8 in Model APIs and gateways when the award was decided, above 29% of the other tools in that ranking.
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HOL Guard
Local guard for coding agents like Claude Code, Codex and Cursor that can allow, ask about or block risky shell commands and secret access before they run. Free forever on one machine; cloud sync is paid.
Ranked #22 of 29 in AI agents and automation when the award was decided, above 25% of the other tools in that ranking.
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WeMotion
Free Mac app that turns a sentence into a live, editable AI film with Claude, for Apple silicon.
Ranked #8 of 10 in AI video generation when the award was decided, above 22% of the other tools in that ranking.
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All 21 eligible tools this week
- HOL Guard
- Pragor
- AgentOS
- Email Marketing Skills
- RouteMux
- HaveTML
- Cloudbrowser
- WeMotion
- Pixel Dojo
- AgentSEO
- superagnt
- RemoveBGNoise
- Tokenrip
- SandBase
- deed.page
- Fluxtail
- ToHD
- SFXMint
- TheRouter
- ScholarMuse
- Vibe Dot
Next in line: Pragor, #23 of 29, above 21% of its ranking.
The basis
How winners are picked
- Eligible: tools added to our rankings from Wednesday to Tuesday before the Friday award. Week 1 is the launch edition and covers Nov 4 to Nov 10, 2026.
- Score: the share of the other tools in its use-case ranking that each new tool placed above, on the award date. A tool ranked #6 of 8 is above 2 of the other 7, or 29%.
- Ties: decided by our review notes, written from each tool's official site.
- Not counted: votes, traffic, follower counts and payments of any kind.
Ranks come from our ranking method. Awards are a snapshot: ranks can change later as new tools are added.
For makers
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Questions
Frequently asked
What are the Podium Awards?
A weekly award for the best new AI tools added to AI Tool Podium. Every Friday we give gold, silver and bronze to the three strongest tools added to our rankings that week.
How are winners chosen?
Only tools added to our rankings during that week are eligible. For each one we take its position in its use-case ranking on the award date and work out the share of the other tools in that ranking it placed above. The three highest win gold, silver and bronze. If two tools tie, our review notes decide. Rankings themselves follow our published ranking method.
Do votes, traffic or payments count?
No. There is no public vote and we do not use traffic numbers. Paying for anything, including a Fast-track review or a Spotlight, has no effect on awards or rankings.
How can my tool win?
Suggest it for a free review. If we rank it, it is eligible for the awards in the week it is added. A $39 Fast-track review only makes the review faster; it does not change the rank or the award.
Can winners show a badge?
Yes. Each winner gets a free gold, silver or bronze badge in light and dark versions that links to this page. It is optional.