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AI assistants: prices and free plans
What each major AI assistant costs, what the free plan includes and who each one suits.
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ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and more, side by side. Checked October 2026.
| Assistant | Free plan | Paid from | Top plan | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Limited messages, image generation and deep research | $8/mo | Pro (max): $200/mo | Most people: the best all-round AI assistant |
| Claude | Daily usage limits | $20/mo | Team Premium: $125/mo | Writers, analysts and developers working with long documents or code |
| Google Gemini | Gemini app with usage limits | $20/mo | Google AI Ultra: $100/mo | People who live in Gmail, Docs and Android |
| Microsoft Copilot | Copilot app and web | $9.99/mo | Copilot Business: $25.20/mo | Microsoft 365 users who want AI inside Word, Excel and Outlook |
| Perplexity | Unlimited basic searches | $20/mo | Max / Enterprise Max: $325/mo | Research and questions where you want sources |
| Grok | Grok with usage limits | $30/mo | SuperGrok Heavy: $300/mo | Heavy X users who want real-time trends and news in their AI answers |
| DeepSeek | The chat app is free | Free | - | Free reasoning and coding help, and developers who need a cheap API |
