AI Assistants & Chat

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  ChatGPT

  The default AI assistant most people already have an opinion about, with a free tier that is wide on chat and narrow on everything else.

  AI Assistants & Chat · 4.2/5
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  Claude

  An assistant whose free tier gives you the workspace features and meters the usage, rather than the other way round.

  AI Assistants & Chat · 4.1/5
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  Google Gemini

  The assistant with the cheapest paid step in the category, and a free tier whose model access is documented to change in October 2026.

  AI Assistants & Chat · 4.2/5
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  Microsoft Copilot

  Free with a Microsoft account, but the real product is the one inside Word, Excel and Outlook, and that one is a Microsoft 365 subscription.

  AI Assistants & Chat · 3.9/5
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  Mistral Le Chat

  The European assistant, renamed Vibe in 2026, with a $14.99 Pro tier and a free plan whose training opt-out you have to set yourself.

  AI Assistants & Chat · 3.9/5