ChatGPT alternatives
At 1 user, ChatGPT costs $8 a month. 1 AI assistant costs less, from $4.99 (Gemini). The closest match, Claude, covers 91% of what ChatGPT does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What ChatGPT does
Core: Autonomous multi-step tasks, Deep research reports, Frontier model chat, Cited web search, AI chat assistant.
Important: AI browser agent, Code & file workspace, Docs, slides & sites output, Custom AI assistants, Schedules & event triggers, Prebuilt app integrations, Company knowledge grounding, AI long-term memory, Mobile apps, Team workspace & sharing, SSO & compliance, Agent templates & gallery, File and data analysis, Projects and knowledge bases, Image and video generation, Live voice and vision, Native mobile apps, Work app connectors, Agentic coding tool, Team workspace and admin, Paraphrasing & rewriting (partly), Long-form drafting (partly), Sourced writing & citations, Multilingual checking (partly), Mobile apps & keyboard (partly), Workflows & bulk generation (partly), Team workspace & admin, Developer API, Privacy & self-hosting.
Also has: Custom tools & MCP, Multi-agent orchestration (partly), Human approval steps (partly), Deploy via API & channels (partly), Canvas and artifacts, Desktop app with screen context, Browser sidebar assistant, Privacy-first chats (partly), Grammar & spelling checks (partly), Style, clarity & readability (partly), Marketing copy templates (partly), Brand voice & style guide (partly), AI SEO writing (partly), Academic writing checks (partly), Fiction & story tools (partly), Works in your apps, AI pull request review (partly), Static code analysis (partly), Automated fixes (partly), AI test generation (partly), Multi-platform Git support (partly).
Alternatives to ChatGPT at 1 user, best match first
- Claude: $20/mo (Pro). It covers 91% of ChatGPT; missing or partial: Custom AI assistants (partly), Schedules & event triggers (partly), Company knowledge grounding (partly), Agent templates & gallery (partly), Image and video generation. Free plan: Free plan with Sonnet/Haiku chat, web search, memory, connectors, Artifacts and up to 5 projects, with lower usage limits.. Last price hike: Mar 2026.
- Gemini: $4.99/mo, $36 a year less than ChatGPT (Google AI Plus). It covers 89% of ChatGPT; missing or partial: Code & file workspace (partly), Custom AI assistants (partly), Schedules & event triggers (partly), Prebuilt app integrations (partly), Company knowledge grounding (partly). Free plan: Free Gemini app with Flash-Lite (Auto routing), image generation, Deep Research, Live, Canvas and Gems at standard usage limits.. Last price hike: Oct 2026.
- Perplexity: $20/mo (Pro). It covers 86% of ChatGPT; missing or partial: Custom AI assistants (partly), Schedules & event triggers (partly), Prebuilt app integrations (partly), Agent templates & gallery (partly), Live voice and vision (partly). Free plan: Free plan with unlimited basic searches, basic models and a small allowance of Pro searches and research..
- Microsoft Copilot: $9.99/mo bundled with Microsoft 365 (Microsoft 365 Personal). It covers 84% of ChatGPT; missing or partial: Custom AI assistants (partly), Image and video generation (partly), Work app connectors (partly), Agentic coding tool, Canvas and artifacts (partly). Free plan: Copilot app free with a Microsoft account (limited usage); Copilot Chat free for Microsoft 365 work accounts. Last price hike: Jul 2026.
Prices at every size
- ChatGPT: 1 user $8/mo, the top individual plan $500/mo, a 10-person team $250/mo (Go plan may include ads)
- Claude: 1 user $20/mo, the top individual plan $200/mo, a 10-person team $250/mo
- Gemini: 1 user $4.99/mo, the top individual plan $199.99/mo, a 10-person team $84/mo
- Perplexity: 1 user $20/mo, the top individual plan $200/mo, a 10-person team $400/mo
- Microsoft Copilot: 1 user $9.99/mo, the top individual plan $99.99/mo, a 10-person team $336/mo (bundled with Microsoft 365)
Monthly list price in USD on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12). Solo is the cheapest paid plan one person can buy, Top is the most expensive individual tier, and Team of 10 is ten seats on the cheapest team plan with central billing and admin, including any suite license the assistant requires.
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