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There is an older post on this forum named “Favorite Bits”. Here is my post on my favorite collets and bits to date:
The very inexpensive 1/8" carbide end mills ($14 for 10) and ball mills ($8 for 10) have been amazingly good workhorses. The bit diameters are dead on, and I’ve only broken a few of the end mills when I started working aluminum.