ChatGPT has been dominating the AI conversation game, but it’s far from the only option. Whether you’re looking for a free tool, a specialized solution, or simply something fresh, this updated guide for 2025 introduces the best ChatGPT alternatives. Some of these tools focus on content creation, others excel in coding, and a few are versatile all-rounders.
The Best ChatGPT Alternatives and Their Pricing
| Tool | Pricing |
|---|---|
| Google Gemini | Free |
| HuggingChat | Free |
| Microsoft Copilot | Free |
| Claude AI (Claude-3) | Free version, Pro: $20/month |
| Perplexity AI | Free |
| Chatsonic | Free (50 responses/day), Pro: $12+/month |
| GitHub Copilot | Free for students, Pro: $10/month |
| Wix AI Builder | Free, Pro: $17+/month |
| Jasper.ai | No free version, Pro: $59+/user/month |
| WriterZen | Free trial, Pro: $19+/month |
| Grok (WeChat AI) | Free, integrated within WeChat |
| Snapchat My AI | Free for basic users, Pro features coming |
| Meta Llama 3 | Free (via HuggingFace or Meta products) |
| Poe (Quora AI) | Free, premium models available |
1. Google Gemini (formerly BARD)
Google Gemini is powered by LaMDA and offers real-time web searches, making it ideal for research. It lets you export conversations directly to Google Docs or PDFs, a feature unavailable in ChatGPT’s free version.
2. HuggingChat
HuggingChat gives access to seven language models, including Meta’s Llama models, for free. It’s a powerful open-source alternative for general AI tasks, though testing may be needed for highly specific requirements.
Hugging chat speciality is that it is open source - you can modify, self host and rebuild, it to your suit.
3. Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot integrates ChatGPT's capabilities with Microsoft tools like Word, Excel, and Teams. Its unique abilities include summarizing articles, comparing products, and analyzing screenshots. You cab generate pictures for free on MS Copilot even before chatGPT made it free(with limits).
Copilot strength lies in the ability to generate any amount of images for free using Dalle-E engine.
4. Claude AI (Claude-3)
Claude-3 shines in handling long texts, thanks to its 200,000-token context window. It’s excellent for analyzing reports, multimedia, and more, with a lower hallucination rate compared to ChatGPT.
I tried Claude AI and I can say it speciality is in Coding. Claude AI knows how to understand its user even typos and all. You cand share a whole source code with this AI. Also claude AI can code and it output comes with a preview switch button to see the code live result.
5. Perplexity AI
Perplexity AI is a conversational search engine that cites sources for every answer. It combines conversational AI with web search capabilities and is entirely free.
Perpelexity just loves to answer questions and thet are very comprehensive
6. Chatsonic
Chatsonic connects to Google Search for real-time data. It offers AI-driven customer service bots and is ideal for businesses. Free users get 50 daily responses, while paid plans start at $12/month.
I did not get to use it much but its a great alternative to GPT
7. GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot, powered by OpenAI Codex, whatever that is. It helps developers write and debug code. It offers autocomplete-style suggestions, making it the go-to tool for professional programmers.
8. Wix AI Builder
Wix AI Builder is perfect for beginners in website design. It creates functional, visually appealing websites in minutes, although it’s less flexible for content customization compared to ChatGPT.
This is not a chatbot for chating - I included it because it does something better that GPT 40mini and that's Web designing.
9. Jasper.ai
Jasper.ai is built for marketers, offering templates, SEO tools, and a Brand Voice feature. It supports over 30 languages but can sometimes produce generic content.
10. WriterZen
WriterZen combines AI-powered writing with SEO tools, including keyword discovery, topic suggestions, and plagiarism checks. It’s best for refining content for search engines.
11. Grok (WeChat AI)
Grok, developed by Tencent (that big Chinese company that also creates games), is integrated within WeChat. It offers contextual conversations, translation, and quick replies, making it ideal for on-the-go users in Asia.
I thik X(twitter) also uses Grok or they sound similar.
12. Snapchat My AI
Snapchat My AI is a fun, casual chatbot integrated into Snapchat. It helps with conversations, recommendations, and planning activities, with potential Pro features in development.
This chatbot chats with me almost like a normal human , It understands and converse in pidgin better than GPT.
13. Meta Llama 3
Meta Llama 3 is available via open platforms like HuggingFace. It’s a strong, free competitor for developers and researchers, especially for training custom AI models.
Llama is also available on Meta messaging platforms as chatbots. I think its an Olodo chatbot. It's on Messenger and Whatsapp ... I use Whatsapp business and it's no where ti be found there. Mxm I think Meta AI and messaging platforms makes it very accessible. It does everything GPT can do in a lite manner
14. Poe (by Quora)
Poe hosts multiple AI models, including Claude and GPT-4, under one platform. It’s user-friendly and great for experimenting with different models. Poe is only on Quora.
This post was shortly and maybe poorly written to cover it all. The Message here is that I tried all these bots.
