Source: https://chat2.design/editorial-policy/
Description: How we choose, test, price-check, update and correct the AI tools we write about, and what our recommendations are based on.

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# Editorial policy and methodology

> Short answer We recommend tools only against stated criteria, and we say plainly what was tested and what was not. Prices and features carry a checked-on date and a source link. We fix confirmed errors on the page and log them on the corrections page. Nothing is ranked without criteria.

Updated November 6, 2026

## Independence

Rankings and recommendations are based on the criteria described on this page, and on nothing else. Where a link may be compensated, the page says so; see the [disclosure](https://chat2.design/disclosure/).

## How do we choose which tools to include?

A tool is considered for a list when it meets all of these:

- It is publicly available and does the job the list is about.
- Its pricing, or the absence of a free plan, can be checked on the vendor's own site.
- It states how it handles uploaded content and whether that content may be used for training.
- It is still maintained. A discontinued tool is not listed as a recommendation.

## How do we compare tools?

We only write “we tested” when someone used the tool for the task described. Each tool section says what was done. Where a tool was not tested hands-on, the section says that, and the entry relies on the vendor’s documentation, which we link. We compare tools on the same criteria within a list:

- **Fit for the task:** Does it do what the list promises, with realistic effort?
- **Output control:** Can you edit, regenerate and export the result?
- **Pricing clarity:** Is there a free plan, and what limits apply?
- **Rights and privacy:** Who owns the output, and what happens to your inputs?
- **Reliability and support:** Is there documentation, an update history and a way to get help?

## How do we handle prices and facts?

Prices change often. Every price we show is dated “as of” the day it was checked, and the vendor’s pricing page is the source of truth. We do not publish ratings, benchmarks, user numbers or screenshots that we did not produce or cannot source.

## How are pages dated and updated?

Every article shows when it was last updated, taken from its recorded dates. When we change something material, we update the date and fix the page in place.

## How do I report a mistake?

Use the [contact page](https://chat2.design/contact/) and include the page URL, what is wrong, what it should say, and a primary source. We correct confirmed errors on the page.

## How is AI used in our own work?

An editor reviews every published page before it goes live and is responsible for its claims. Where AI tools help with research or a first draft, the editor checks the claims against primary sources before publication. We do not publish unreviewed machine-generated text.

## What about the original Chat2Design tool?

Chat2Design is a publication, not the AI design tool of the same name that once ran on this domain. Our pages about that tool are history, written from public directory listings, and are labeled as such.