ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini
The general-purpose assistants. Most people end up paying for exactly one, so this is a genuine either-or.
All 3 checked against the vendor's own pricing page · checked Sep 2026
These tools sit in different categories in our directory, which reflects where each is strongest rather than a filing error.
Which should you pick?
These land in different categories in our directory, which reflects where each is strongest rather than a filing error. ChatGPT has the widest feature surface and the largest ecosystem of integrations around it. Claude tends to be preferred for long-form writing and for reasoning over large amounts of code or text. Gemini is the one that pays off if your work already lives in Google Workspace, because the integration is the product. The tiers no longer line up the way they used to: ChatGPT and Claude still meet at $20 a month, but ChatGPT Go and Google AI Plus have opened a rung under $10 that Claude has no answer to, and the top tiers now reach $200. At the $20 tier the honest advice is to trial the one that touches your existing tools.
| Visit ChatGPT | Visit Claude | Visit Gemini | |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Pricing details | Free tier available, ChatGPT Plus at $20/month | Free tier with usage limits. Pro $20/month ($17/month billed annually at $200 up front). Max $100/month for 5x Pro usage or $200/month for 20x. Claude Code is included in every paid plan and shares its usage limits; there is no separate Claude Code subscription. Enterprise is $20 per seat per month plus usage at API rates. | Free tier available. Paid plans read in Serbian dinar: Google AI Plus 649 RSD a month with 400 GB of storage, Google AI Pro 2,599 RSD with 5 TB, and Google AI Ultra from 10,500 RSD starting at 20 TB. Read from Serbia, where the vendor serves local currency. Forcing a US locale, timezone and Accept-Language did not change it because the vendor geolocates by IP, so no USD figure could be confirmed and the USD price columns are left empty rather than carrying a conversion. |
| Price range | From $0/moChecked 2026-09-21 | $0 - $200/moChecked 2026-09-18 | Priced in another currencyChecked 2026-09-17 |
| Free option | Free tier | Free tier | Free tier |
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| What it is | |||
| What it does | ChatGPT is OpenAI's conversational assistant for writing, analysis, coding and research, with image and web tools. Free tier, Plus at $20 a month. | Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, strong on long context, refactoring and architectural reasoning. Free tier with limits, Pro at $20 a month. | Gemini is Google's advanced AI assistant combining language understanding, image analysis, and reasoning capabilities. |
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| Tags | ai-chatconversational-aiwriting-assistantcoding-helpresearcheducationproductivity | AICode AssistantRefactoringTypeScriptArchitecture | ai-assistantgoogleproductivitysearch |
What it costs
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing details
- Free tier available, ChatGPT Plus at $20/month
- Price range
- From $0/moChecked 2026-09-21
- Free option
- Free tier
- Plans
- Free$0/mo
- GoNot listed
- PlusNot listed
- ProNot listed
What it is
- What it does
- ChatGPT is OpenAI's conversational assistant for writing, analysis, coding and research, with image and web tools. Free tier, Plus at $20 a month.
The details
- Tags
- ai-chatconversational-aiwriting-assistantcoding-helpresearcheducationproductivity
What it costs
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing details
- Free tier with usage limits. Pro $20/month ($17/month billed annually at $200 up front). Max $100/month for 5x Pro usage or $200/month for 20x. Claude Code is included in every paid plan and shares its usage limits; there is no separate Claude Code subscription. Enterprise is $20 per seat per month plus usage at API rates.
- Price range
- $0 - $200/moChecked 2026-09-18
- Free option
- Free tier
- Plans
- Free$0/mo
- Pro$20/mo
- Max 5x$100/mo
- Max 20x$200/mo
What it is
- What it does
- Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, strong on long context, refactoring and architectural reasoning. Free tier with limits, Pro at $20 a month.
The details
- Tags
- AICode AssistantRefactoringTypeScriptArchitecture
What it costs
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing details
- Free tier available. Paid plans read in Serbian dinar: Google AI Plus 649 RSD a month with 400 GB of storage, Google AI Pro 2,599 RSD with 5 TB, and Google AI Ultra from 10,500 RSD starting at 20 TB. Read from Serbia, where the vendor serves local currency. Forcing a US locale, timezone and Accept-Language did not change it because the vendor geolocates by IP, so no USD figure could be confirmed and the USD price columns are left empty rather than carrying a conversion.
- Price range
- Priced in another currencyChecked 2026-09-17
- Free option
- Free tier
- Plans
- Google AI PlusNot listed
- Google AI ProNot listed
- Google AI UltraNot listed
What it is
- What it does
- Gemini is Google's advanced AI assistant combining language understanding, image analysis, and reasoning capabilities.
The details
- Tags
- ai-assistantgoogleproductivitysearch
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