Claude alternatives
At 1 user, Claude costs $20 a month. 3 AI assistants cost less, from $4.99 (Gemini). The closest match, ChatGPT, covers 99% of what Claude does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Claude does
Core: Autonomous multi-step tasks, Deep research reports, Frontier model chat, Projects and knowledge bases, Canvas and artifacts, Agentic coding tool, AI chat assistant.
Important: AI browser agent, Code & file workspace, Docs, slides & sites output, Prebuilt app integrations, Custom tools & MCP (partly), Company knowledge grounding (partly), AI long-term memory, Mobile apps, Team workspace & sharing, SSO & compliance, Cited web search, File and data analysis, Native mobile apps, Desktop app with screen context, Work app connectors, Team workspace and admin, Web and mobile access, MCP tool connections, Team admin and analytics, Privacy and compliance (partly), Paraphrasing & rewriting (partly), Long-form drafting (partly), Sourced writing & citations, Multilingual checking (partly), Mobile apps & keyboard (partly), Team workspace & admin, Developer API, Privacy & self-hosting.
Also has: Custom AI assistants (partly), Schedules & event triggers (partly), Multi-agent orchestration (partly), Human approval steps (partly), Deploy via API & channels (partly), Agent templates & gallery (partly), Live voice and vision (partly), Browser sidebar assistant, Privacy-first chats (partly), Codebase indexing (partly), AI-native code editor (partly), Background cloud agents, Slack and issue triggers (partly), Rules, commands and subagents, Plan and spec mode, Built-in browser testing, Design to code, Grammar & spelling checks (partly), Style, clarity & readability (partly), Marketing copy templates (partly), Brand voice & style guide, AI SEO writing (partly), Academic writing checks (partly), Fiction & story tools (partly), Works in your apps, Workflows & bulk generation (partly).
Alternatives to Claude at 1 user, best match first
- ChatGPT: $8/mo Go plan may include ads (Go). It covers 99% of Claude; missing or partial: Brand voice & style guide (partly). Free plan: Free plan with unlimited everyday GPT-6 chats (abuse guardrails, may show ads) and limited uploads, images, voice and deep research.. Last price hike: Sep 2026.
- Gemini: $4.99/mo, $180 a year less than Claude (Google AI Plus). It covers 91% of Claude; missing or partial: Code & file workspace (partly), Prebuilt app integrations (partly), Custom tools & MCP, Work app connectors (partly), Multi-agent orchestration. 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 89% of Claude; missing or partial: Canvas and artifacts (partly), Agentic coding tool, Prebuilt app integrations (partly), Desktop app with screen context (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 Claude; missing or partial: Canvas and artifacts (partly), Agentic coding tool, Work app connectors (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
- Claude: 1 user $20/mo, the top individual plan $200/mo, a 10-person team $250/mo
- ChatGPT: 1 user $8/mo, the top individual plan $500/mo, a 10-person team $250/mo (Go plan may include ads)
- 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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