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

ChatGPT

ship

The 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

Claude

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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

Perplexity

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Answer engine with citations — search rebuilt around LLMs.

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

Verified 2026-08-24

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