ChatGPT alternatives
Same job, not the whole productivity shelf. Order is editorial peers first. No sponsored spots.
Claude
shipAnthropic'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
situationalGoogle'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
situationalxAI'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
shipAnswer engine with citations — search rebuilt around LLMs.
freemiumfree tier; Pro $20/mo, Max $200/mo
Verified 2026-08-24
Notion AI
situationalAI 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