Claude alternatives
Same job, not the whole productivity shelf. Order is editorial peers first. No sponsored spots.
ChatGPT
shipThe general-purpose AI assistant that set the category baseline.
freemiumfree tier; Go $8/mo, Plus $20/mo, Pro from $100/mo
Verified 2026-09-01
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