Claude alternatives
Anthropic's assistant for writing, long documents and code.
- Pricing
- Free plan + paid
- Paid plans from
- $20/month
- Category
- Chat assistants
- Facts checked
- 3 October 2026
- 1
ChatGPT
OpenAI's assistant for chat, writing, images, research and code.
The widest all-in-one assistant; start on Free and upgrade only if you hit the limits.
Free plan + paidFrom €8/month - 2
Gemini
Google's assistant, built into Gmail, Docs and Android.
Best value if you already use Google apps every day.
Free plan + paidFrom €4.99/month - 3
Perplexity
AI search that answers with sources.
The research-first pick when you need to see where an answer came from.
Free plan + paidFrom US$17/month - 4
DeepSeek
Free AI chat from China's DeepSeek, strong at maths and code.
A capable free option, especially for maths and code.
Free - 5
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's free AI assistant for Windows, Edge and the web.
The easy free choice on a Windows PC.
Free plan + paid - 6
Grok
xAI's chatbot with voice and image generation.
Worth a try alongside the bigger assistants.
Free plan + paid - 7
