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ChatGPT alternatives

Same job, not the whole productivity shelf. Order is editorial peers first. No sponsored spots.

Claude

ship

Anthropic's assistant — the practitioner's favorite for prose and long documents.

freemiumfree tier; Pro $20/mo ($17/mo billed yearly, $200 up front); Max from $100/mo

Verified 2026-08-19

Gemini

situational

Google's consumer AI assistant — chat, Deep Research, image/video tools, bundled Google AI plans.

freemiumfree with Google Account; AI Plus $4.99/mo; AI Pro $19.99/mo; AI Ultra from $99.99/mo (5x) or $199.99/mo (20x)

Verified 2026-08-24

Grok

situational

xAI's consumer assistant on grok.com — chat, search, Imagine; not the xAI API and not in-X Grok.

freemiumfree tier on grok.com; paid SuperGrok upgrades sold in-app (official public $ card is not a stable HTML page — confirm at checkout)

Verified 2026-08-19

Perplexity

ship

Answer engine with citations — search rebuilt around LLMs.

freemiumfree tier; Pro $20/mo, Max $200/mo

Verified 2026-08-24

Notion AI

situational

AI assistant embedded in Notion — summarize, draft and search your workspace.

paidlimited AI trial on free/Plus; full AI in Business $20/member/mo (yearly)

Verified 2026-08-24

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