The Ultimate Guide to ChatGPT Alternatives: Features, Benefits, and Pricing
If you are looking for an AI chatbot that can generate text, answer questions, and chat with you, you might have heard of ChatGPT. ChatGPT can help you with various tasks, such as writing, coding, searching, and more.
But ChatGPT is not perfect. It can be overloaded, slow, or unavailable due to high demand. It can also fail to understand queries, or to generate the requested content.
That’s why ChatGPT alternatives are worth knowing. Some use the same GPT-4 language model as ChatGPT, but with different interfaces or integrations. Others use different language models, with their own pros and cons.
In this blog post, we will provide the ultimate guide to ChatGPT alternatives. We will compare their features, benefits, and pricing, and help you choose the best AI chatbot for your needs.
Google Gemini
Google has been working hard to catch up with the AI chatbot revolution, led by OpenAI’s ChatGPT and its variants. The result is Gemini, a suite of generative AI models, apps and services that aim to offer more capabilities and features than any other chatbot on the market.
Gemini is the name of Google’s next-generation GenAI model family, developed by Google’s AI research labs DeepMind and Google Research. It comes in three versions: Gemini Ultra, Gemini Pro, Gemini Nano. All Gemini models were trained to be “natively multimodal”, which means they can work with and use more than just words. They were pretrained and fine-tuned on a variety of audio, images, and videos, a large set of codebases, and text in different languages. Gemini can chat with users, and provide them with information, assistance, or entertainment. You can also customize Gemini’s personality, voice, and language, and make it more friendly, professional, or humorous.
Gemini-powered apps are free to use, but with some limitations. Only the Gemini Pro model, the “lite” version of Gemini, is available. To access the Gemini Ultra model, the most capable version of Gemini, a subscription to the Google One AI Premium Plan is required, which costs $20 per month. This plan also connects Gemini to Google Workspace, and provides 2TB of cloud storage.
AlphaWriter
AlphaWriter is a ChatGPT alternative designed for long-form writing tasks. Its primary functions include creating professional, human-like content suitable for a versatile range of applications, such as SEO copywriting, blog post creation, academic essay writing, press release drafting, and sales content among other uses.
AlphaWriter integrates with Google Chat, so it can be accessed directly from Google Workspace. Users chat with AlphaWriter in natural language, and request specific content, such as “write a blog post about…” or “create an essay on the topic of…”. AlphaWriter generates high-quality content, which can be edited, downloaded, or shared with team members.
You can try AlphaWriter for free. Free credits are included for all new accounts. AlphaWriter’s pricing depends on monthly subscription plans starting from 19$, each with a specific number of message credits. These credits are the messages sent to the chatbot within a billing cycle.
Claude
Claude is a series of large language models developed by Anthropic, a research company that aims to create safe and beneficial artificial intelligence. Claude is trained on huge datasets, from sources such as the Internet, and various licensed datasets. Claude can generate text, answer questions, and perform tasks such as math and logic. Claude comes in three versions: Claude Instant, Claude 2, and Claude Pro.
Claude Instant is best for low latency, high throughput use cases and is priced at $0.80/million tokens for prompt completion and $2.40/million tokens for completion. Claude 2 is best for tasks that require complex reasoning and is Anthropic’s best-in-class offering. Claude 2 is priced higher than Claude Instant at $24/million tokens. Claude Pro is a premium subscription plan, designed for consumers, which costs $20 (US) or £18 (UK) per month plus applicable tax.
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot is a chatbot developed by Microsoft that uses GPT-based models and Bing Search to give relevant and useful responses. It can be accessed from the Bing homepage, or from various integrations, such as Windows 11, Edge, and Outlook. Microsoft Copilot is free to use, but with some limitations. Only the GPT-3.5 model, a smaller version of GPT, is available. To get the priority access to GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo models, the largest and most capable versions of GPT models, a subscription to the Copilot Pro plan is required, which costs $20 per month. This plan also provides unlimited requests, and allows to create, edit, and resize AI images with up to 100 boosts per day.
Perplexity
Another ChatGPT alternative is Perplexity, a new AI chat tool that acts as an extremely powerful search engine. It uses OpenAI’s GPT and Anthropic Claude models to provide direct answers to questions. Perplexity can be accessed from the web, or from mobile applications. To access all Perplexity features and capabilities, a subscription to the Perplexity Pro plan is required, which costs $20 per month. The Perplexity Pro plan provides over 300 daily queries with the interactive research assistant for thorough research on complex queries with more accurate answers. Also, it allows users to choose from the latest AI models like GPT-4, Claude 2.1, or experimental Perplexity models for better answers.
YouChat
YouChat is an AI chatbot that uses GPT models and a large knowledge base to generate text, answer questions, and chat with users. Users can access it from the web, or from integrations such as mobile apps, Chrome extension, and WhatsApp Messenger. YouPro plan costs $20 per month and offers the full feature set of GPT-4 with live web access, unlimited file uploads (PDFs, images, text, and more), and priority uptime.
We would love to hear from you and learn from your experience. If you know any other ChatGPT alternatives that we have not mentioned in this blog post, please share them in comments. We are always eager to discover 🧐 new and exciting AI chatbots and their features. Thank you for reading and happy chatting! 👌
