7 products compared
General AI assistants are the chat apps people use for writing, research, analysis and everyday questions. Most offer a capable free tier and a personal subscription around the same price, with higher tiers for heavier use and team plans for businesses.
They are built for the person typing, not for a business's customers. If what you need is an assistant that answers visitors on your own website from your own content, that is a different kind of product, covered under customer support and website chatbots.
Prices checked up to 16 October 2026.
7 of 7 products. Feature filters only match features confirmed on the vendor’s own site.
OpenAI · AI assistants
General-purpose AI chat assistant from OpenAI for writing, research, coding, image creation and voice chat, with individual tiers and Business and Enterprise workspaces.
Anthropic · AI assistants
AI assistant from Anthropic for writing, analysis, coding and research, available on web, desktop and mobile, with individual, Team and Enterprise plans.
DeepSeek (Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.) · AI assistants
Chinese AI lab's chat assistant on web and mobile with reasoning (DeepThink) and web search modes; the app is free and the developer API is billed per token.
Google · AI assistants
Google's AI assistant app for chat, research, image and video creation, sold through Google AI subscription plans that bundle storage and Gemini in Google apps, plus Gemini Enterprise for businesses.
Microsoft · AI assistants
Microsoft's AI assistant, available as a free Copilot app and built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams through Microsoft 365 consumer plans and Microsoft 365 Copilot business licences.
Perplexity AI · AI assistants
AI answer engine that searches the web and returns cited answers, with research reports, file analysis, a browser agent (Comet) and connectors to work apps.
Mistral AI · AI assistants
Mistral AI's assistant, formerly Le Chat, for chat, web search, document libraries, image generation, spreadsheets and slides, plus agentic coding in the CLI, IDE and web.
The cheapest published paid option for each product, in the vendor’s own unit. Read the billing model before comparing two rows.
| Product | Free plan | Starts at | Billing model | Usage charges | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPTOfficial pricing | YesUnlimited text chats subject to guardrails; limited uploads, image creation, voice, deep research and memory. | From $8/month per user | per seat | None published | 16 October 2026 |
| ClaudeOfficial pricing | YesChat on web, desktop and mobile; web search, file creation and code execution; up to 5 Projects; Sonnet and Haiku models. | From $17/month per user, billed yearly | per seat | None published | 16 October 2026 |
| DeepSeekOfficial pricing | YesOfficial chat app and web chat at no charge; no paid consumer tier found. | Free | Not publicly verified | None published | 16 October 2026 |
| GeminiOfficial pricing | YesFlash-Lite model access, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, Gems, limited Google Flow, 15 GB storage. | From $4.99/month per account | subscription + per seat | None published | 16 October 2026 |
| Microsoft CopilotOfficial pricing | YesFree Copilot app with lower usage than paid plans; Copilot Chat at no additional cost for work accounts with an eligible Microsoft 365 plan. | From $9.99/month per user | per seat + subscription | None published | 16 October 2026 |
| PerplexityOfficial pricing | YesPractically unlimited basic searches, 3 Pro Searches per day, 1 Research per month, limited file uploads. | From $10/month per user | per seat | None published | 16 October 2026 |
| VibeOfficial pricing | YesLimited messages, web searches and coding sessions, basic image generation, 100+ connectors. | From $5.99/month per user | per seat | None published | 16 October 2026 |
Confirmed on the vendor’s site Vendor says it is not offered Not verified (not the same as no)
| Feature | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Microsoft Copilot | Perplexity | Vibe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learns from your content | Yes | Yes | Not verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Document upload | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Voice conversation | Yes | Yes | Not verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Takes actions on its own | Yes | Yes | Not verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Developer API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not verified | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise controls | Yes | Yes | Not verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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