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Updated October 2026 · 6 compared

The best AI assistants, ranked.

6 AI assistants compared across 13 head-to-heads.

Every matchup is scored round by round on what matters most: what the standard paid plan costs, what it costs to start, what the top plan costs, what a business seat costs.

  1. 1Microsoft CopilotMicrosoft Copilot7.3
  2. 2GeminiGemini7.1
  3. 3ChatGPTChatGPT6.8

At a glance

Top rated7.3
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot
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Best for what the standard paid plan costs7.1
Gemini
Gemini
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Best for what it costs to start6.8
ChatGPT
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Best for what the top plan costs6.3
Perplexity
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Top 6 AI assistants

Ranked by overall score

1Microsoft Copilot
Top rated

Microsoft Copilot

Pick Microsoft Copilot if you want Microsoft Copilot's edge on what customers say on trustpilot and what the standard paid plan costs.

What the standard paid plan costs
M365 Premium $19.99/mo
What it costs to start
M365 Personal $9.99/mo
What the top plan costs
M365 Pro $99.99/mo
What a business seat costs
Copilot Business $18/user/mo (yearly)
  • web grounding and image generation on the free tier
  • M365 Personal $9.99/mo, against Go $8/mo
  • M365 Personal $9.99/mo, against AI Plus $4.99/mo
  • 28 reviews, against 35 reviews
  • 472 reviews, against 826 reviews
2Gemini
Best for what the standard paid plan costs

Gemini

Pick Gemini if you want Gemini's edge on what it costs to start and how its best model ranks head to head.

What the standard paid plan costs
$19.99
What it costs to start
$4.99
What the top plan costs
AI Ultra (20x) $199.99/mo
What a business seat costs
Enterprise Business $21/seat/mo
  • Arena text leaderboard score of gemini-4-argon-high, the best Google model, leaderboard dated 2 October 2026
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, per million input tokens
  • AI Ultra (20x) $199.99/mo, against Pro from $100/mo
  • Enterprise Business $21/seat/mo, against Business $20/user/mo (annual)
  • 3.8 Flash 1M tokens, against GPT-6 Astra 1.05M tokens
  • Enterprise Business $21/seat/mo, against Team $20/seat/mo (annual)
3ChatGPT
Best for what it costs to start

ChatGPT

Pick ChatGPT if you want ChatGPT's edge on free image generation and what it costs to start.

What the standard paid plan costs
$20
What it costs to start
Go $8/mo
What the top plan costs
Pro from $100/mo
What a business seat costs
Business $20/user/mo (annual)
  • ChatGPT Pro, per month
  • Arena text leaderboard score of gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, the best OpenAI model, leaderboard dated 2 October 2026
  • 1484, against 1505
  • 1.3 out of 5, against 1.5 out of 5
  • $8, against $4.99
  • 1484, against 1525
4Perplexity
Best for what the top plan costs

Perplexity

Pick Perplexity if you have a reason to pick Perplexity that is not on this list.

What the standard paid plan costs
Pro $17/mo (billed annually)
What it costs to start
Pro $17/mo (billed annually)
What the top plan costs
Max $167/mo (billed annually)
What a business seat costs
Enterprise Pro $34/seat/mo (annual)
  • Perplexity Pro, per month
  • Perplexity Max, per month
  • Pro $17/mo (billed annually), against Go $8/mo
  • Enterprise Pro $34/seat/mo (annual), against Business $20/user/mo (annual)
  • No image generation on Free, against Free: limited image creation
  • Enterprise Pro $34/seat/mo (annual), against Team $20/seat/mo (annual)
5Claude

Claude

Pick Claude if you want Claude's edge on how its best model ranks head to head and what customers say on trustpilot.

What the standard paid plan costs
$20
What it costs to start
Pro $20/mo (monthly)
What the top plan costs
Max 20x $200/mo
What a business seat costs
Team $20/seat/mo (annual)
  • Arena text leaderboard score of claude-opus-4-6-high, the best Anthropic model, leaderboard dated 2 October 2026
  • Pro $20/mo (monthly), against Go $8/mo
  • Max 20x $200/mo, against Pro from $100/mo
  • Fable 5.1 1M tokens, against GPT-6 Astra 1.05M tokens
  • $1, against $0.10
6Grok

Grok

Pick Grok if you want Grok's edge on what customers say on trustpilot and what it costs developers.

What the standard paid plan costs
$30
What it costs to start
$10
What the top plan costs
$300
What a business seat costs
SuperGrok Business $30/seat
  • grok-build-0.1, per million input tokens
  • $10, against $8
  • $30, against $20
  • $300, against $200
  • 1475, against 1484

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1Microsoft CopilotMicrosoft CopilotScore 7.3M365 Premium $19.99/moM365 Personal $9.99/moM365 Pro $99.99/moCopilot Business $18/user/mo (yearly)Not stated1.6 out of 5——4–0100 %63 %
2GeminiGeminiScore 7.1$19.99$4.99AI Ultra (20x) $199.99/moEnterprise Business $21/seat/moImage generation1.4 out of 53.8 Flash $0.75/1M input (to 12/31/26)19.1% Terminal-Bench 4.04–180 %62 %
3ChatGPTChatGPTScore 6.8$20Go $8/moPro from $100/moBusiness $20/user/mo (annual)Limited image generation1.3 out of 5GPT-6 Astra $10 / 1M inputGPT-6 Astra 57.9% Terminal-Bench 4.03–260 %49 %
4PerplexityPerplexityScore 6.3Pro $17/mo (billed annually)Pro $17/mo (billed annually)Max $167/mo (billed annually)Enterprise Pro $34/seat/mo (annual)No image generation on Free1.4 out of 5$1—1–325 %20 %
5ClaudeClaudeScore 6.1$20Pro $20/mo (monthly)Max 20x $200/moTeam $20/seat/mo (annual)No image generation1.5 out of 5$155.8% Terminal-Bench 4.01–420 %23 %
6GrokGrokScore 5.8$30$10$300SuperGrok Business $30/seatDropped in 20261.9 out of 5Grok 4.7 $2 / 1M inputGrok 4.7 37.6% Terminal-Bench 4.00–30 %21 %

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