{ "entityType": "comparison", "id": "ai-chat-assistants", "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants/", "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants.json", "updatedAt": "2026-11-01", "title": "AI chat assistants, compared", "summary": "AI chat assistants compared by what the free plan includes, what paid plans cost, how usage is limited, whether chats can train models, and how you can export or delete your chats.", "category": "ai-assistants", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "needs": [ { "id": "free-everyday", "label": "Everyday questions and writing at no cost", "description": "The maker publishes a free plan that covers chat, so you can ask questions and draft text without paying." }, { "id": "documents-code-data", "label": "Working with documents, code and data", "description": "The maker's pages name file or document upload plus code, spreadsheet or data work." }, { "id": "team-business", "label": "Use in a team or business", "description": "The maker publishes a team or business plan with a per-seat price." }, { "id": "chat-data-control", "label": "Control over how chats are used", "description": "The maker's pages say whether chats are used to train models, say where the setting is or what the default is, and describe deleting chats." }, { "id": "no-training-by-default", "label": "Chats kept out of model training by default", "description": "The maker's consumer-plan pages state that chats are not used for model training, without you having to change a setting." } ], "fieldDefs": [ { "key": "freePlan", "label": "Free plan", "kind": "text" }, { "key": "startingPrice", "label": "Cheapest paid individual plan", "kind": "price" }, { "key": "topIndividualPlan", "label": "Highest-priced individual plan", "kind": "price" }, { "key": "teamPlan", "label": "Cheapest team or business plan", "kind": "price" }, { "key": "usageLimits", "label": "Usage limits", "kind": "text" }, { "key": "modelsAndTools", "label": "Models and tools", "kind": "text" }, { "key": "dataUse", "label": "Chats and model training", "kind": "text" }, { "key": "connectors", "label": "Connected apps", "kind": "text" }, { "key": "platforms", "label": "Where you can use it", "kind": "text" }, { "key": "dataExport", "label": "Export and delete your chats", "kind": "text" } ], "faq": [ { "question": "How were these assistants chosen?", "answer": "Each is a chat assistant sold directly to the public by its maker, publishes plan names and prices on its own site, and was available to US users on the check date. The page lists them in alphabetical order and does not rank them." }, { "question": "Where do the prices come from?", "answer": "Each maker's own pricing or plan page, in US dollars, on the check date. Many makers show a lower monthly price when you pay for a year up front, so each price says which billing it applies to. Some plans are bundled with other products, such as Microsoft 365 and Google storage. Prices change often, so check the maker's page before you buy." }, { "question": "What does \"Not publicly stated\" mean?", "answer": "The maker's pages did not say. It does not mean the answer is no." } ], "items": [ { "entityType": "comparison-item", "id": "brave-leo", "name": "Brave Leo", "availability": "active", "url": "https://brave.com/leo/", "base": { "type": "online", "label": "Online" }, "bestFor": [ "free-everyday", "documents-code-data", "chat-data-control", "no-training-by-default" ], "summary": "Brave's AI assistant, built into the Brave browser on desktop and mobile. It is free to use, with one paid plan, Leo Premium, that adds models and higher rate limits.", "fit": "People who already use, or are willing to use, the Brave browser and want chat help with web pages, documents and short coding tasks.", "unclear": "Brave's pages do not give the free-plan rate limits as numbers, list a team or business plan, or describe a way to export chats. The brave.com/leo page and the help centre name different model sets, and neither page is dated.", "facts": { "freePlan": { "value": "Free to use, with no account or sign-up needed. Brave says Leo 'may be more or less accessible depending on traffic levels and usage'. The help centre lists 'reasonable rate limits' and five models on the free version.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://brave.com/leo/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Page undated. The model list is in the help article https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/26727364100493-What-are-the-differences-between-Leo-s-AI-Models, whose only dated line (June 30, 2025) is about hosting. Rate limits are not given as numbers." }, "startingPrice": { "value": "$14.99 per month, or $149.99 per year (Leo Premium, US dollars), with a 7-day free trial", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://brave.com/premium/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Leo Premium is the only paid Leo plan on the Premium page. The page is undated and does not say which billing it treats as the default. Brave Origin ($59.99 one-time), Search premium and Talk premium are separate products on the same page." }, "topIndividualPlan": { "value": "Leo Premium is the only paid individual plan listed: $14.99 per month or $149.99 per year", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://brave.com/premium/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "No higher Leo plan is listed. Page undated." }, "teamPlan": { "value": null, "status": "not-stated", "note": "The Leo and Premium pages read list no team or business plan and no per-seat price." }, "usageLimits": { "value": "Free: 'reasonable rate limits'. Leo Premium: 'higher rate limits'. No message or token counts are given.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/26727364100493-What-are-the-differences-between-Leo-s-AI-Models", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Brave's help centre blocked curl with HTTP 403, so this article was read in the browser pane. The brave.com/leo FAQ says Premium gives 'higher usage limits'." }, "modelsAndTools": { "value": "Brave says it hosts all models. Free lists Qwen 3.6 35B, GPT 6 Luna, Nemotron Nano 3 30B, GLM 4.7 Flash and Claude Haiku 4.5. Premium adds Qwen 3.8 Flash Next, Deepseek v3.2, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Opus 5.5, Mistral Large 3, Grok 4.7, GPT 5.6 Terra and Kimi K2.5. Tools named: summarize web pages, PDFs and docs; analyze PDFs, Google Docs and Google Sheets; translate; coding help; Brave Search for current information; temporary chats; bring your own model.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/26727364100493-What-are-the-differences-between-Leo-s-AI-Models", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The brave.com/leo page names a different set ('Mixtral, Anthropic's Claude, and Meta's Llama'); the two Brave pages are not reconciled. Image generation is not named. Voice-to-text is named for iOS only." }, "dataUse": { "value": "Brave states that conversations are not used for model training and are not stored or logged by Brave after a response is generated. Chat history stays on your device, can be turned off (Settings > Leo > 'Store my conversation history'), and temporary chats are not kept. No account is needed for the free version.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/32663367857549-How-do-I-use-Chat-History-in-Brave-Leo", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "These are Brave's own statements and were not tested. The brave.com/leo FAQ says 'Your conversations are not persisted for model training.' The help article is undated and says chat history needs Brave 1.75x or later on desktop and Android." }, "connectors": { "value": "No app connector list is published on the pages read. Leo can analyze PDFs, Google Docs and Google Sheets, and users can connect their own local or remote models (bring your own model).", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://brave.com/leo/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The help centre also has an article titled 'How do I add my ChatGPT account to Brave Leo?' (title only; not read)." }, "platforms": { "value": "Inside the Brave browser only: desktop (macOS, Windows and Linux) and mobile (Android and iOS)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://brave.com/leo/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "From the page FAQ. Page undated." }, "dataExport": { "value": "Chats are saved only on your device. Delete them with Settings > Privacy and security > Clear browsing data ('Leo Data and chat history'), or Settings > Leo > 'Clear Leo data'. A tool to export chats is not described.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/32663367857549-How-do-I-use-Chat-History-in-Brave-Leo", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Read in the browser pane (curl returned 403). Help article undated." } }, "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants/#brave-leo", "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants.json", "updatedAt": "2026-11-01" }, { "entityType": "comparison-item", "id": "chatgpt", "name": "ChatGPT", "availability": "active", "url": "https://chatgpt.com/", "base": { "type": "online", "label": "Online" }, "bestFor": [ "free-everyday", "documents-code-data", "team-business", "chat-data-control" ], "summary": "OpenAI's chat assistant, with Free, Go, Plus and Pro individual plans and Business and Enterprise plans. Pro comes in three usage tiers.", "fit": "People who want one assistant on web, phone and desktop, with a free tier and paid steps from $8 to $500 a month.", "unclear": "The pricing page gives no message counts for Free, Go or Plus, and its page text does not show which plan gets which model or feature mark. The Enterprise price is not published, and self-service export is not offered on Business or Enterprise.", "facts": { "freePlan": { "value": "Free is $0 per month. It lists unlimited text chats with GPT-6 (subject to abuse guardrails) and limited messages with uploads, image creation, voice chats, deep research, memory and context, Codex access and ChatGPT Work on desktop.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Page undated. It was read in the browser pane on 2026-11-01 because curl and WebFetch returned 403. The page says usage 'must be reasonable' and 'Unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails'. Its table lists a 27K GPT Instant context window on Free." }, "startingPrice": { "value": "$8 per month (Go plan, US dollars, monthly billing)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The page says Go 'may include ads' and that monthly plans are offered for Go, Plus and Business. Go lists more messages with tools, uploads, image creation and voice chats than Free, and longer memory." }, "topIndividualPlan": { "value": "$500 per month (Pro, top of three usage tiers). Pro starts from $100 per month.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The pricing page names the tiers Pro 100, Pro 200 and Pro 500 in its API credits row. OpenAI's ChatGPT docs say 'Plans at $100, $200, or $500 USD per month' (https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing). Plus is $20 per month." }, "teamPlan": { "value": "$20 per seat per month billed annually, or $25 per seat per month billed monthly (ChatGPT Business, Standard seat). Business starts at 2 users.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/?type=team", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Premium seat: $100 per month billed annually or $125 billed monthly, with 'no 5-hour limit'. The page says 'For teams of 2–200 employees' and the FAQ says 'Business plans are available starting at 2 users'. Enterprise: 'Custom pricing'." }, "usageLimits": { "value": "Free, Go, Plus and Pro list unlimited text chats 'subject to abuse guardrails'. Messages with uploads, image creation, voice, deep research, memory and Codex are limited on Free and larger on paid plans; Plus is marked 'Limits apply'. The GPT Instant context window is listed as 27K on Free, 54K on Go and Plus, and 128K on Pro. No message counts are given.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The Business page says that from December 'plan usage will have a shared limit across all of ChatGPT and Codex'." }, "modelsAndTools": { "value": "The comparison table names GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Sol Pro, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5 Thinking Mini and legacy models. Plus lists 'Advanced reasoning models with GPT-6' and Pro lists 'Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra'. Tools named: search, file uploads, data analysis, image generation, voice and voice with video, deep research, memory, projects, scheduled tasks, custom GPTs, plugins, study mode, Codex and ChatGPT Work.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Which plans get which models and features is shown by marks that the page text did not carry, so no per-plan mapping is given here." }, "dataUse": { "value": "On personal workspaces with ChatGPT Free, Plus or Pro, OpenAI says data sharing is enabled by default; you can turn off 'Improve the model for everyone' in Settings > Data controls and keep your chat history. Temporary chats are not used to improve models. Business, Enterprise, Edu and Healthcare workspaces are not used for training by default.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7730893-data-controls-in-chatgpt", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Help article shows 'Updated: 2 days ago' (relative date); it does not name Go. OpenAI's policy page (https://openai.com/policies/how-your-data-is-used-to-improve-model-performance/, updated March 13, 2026) says ChatGPT 'improves by further training on the conversations people have with it, unless you opt out'. Feedback you submit after opting out may still be used. Read in the browser pane (curl returned 403)." }, "connectors": { "value": "The Business plan lists 'Connect to Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, Microsoft 365, and more'. The comparison table also names plugins, 'Apps for deep research' and Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets extensions.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/?type=team", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Which individual plans include each of the table items is not readable in the page text." }, "platforms": { "value": "Web, iOS and Android, plus a desktop app and a Chrome extension", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The pricing table lists 'Access on web, iOS, Android'. The download page (https://chatgpt.com/download/) offers a Windows desktop app, a Chrome extension, and iOS and Android apps, and says ChatGPT Work is on Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise." }, "dataExport": { "value": "Free, Go, Plus and Pro users can request an export in Settings > Data controls > 'Export data' or through OpenAI's privacy portal. A download link arrives by email or SMS, can take up to 7 days, and expires 24 hours after you receive it. Turning off training does not delete chats; you can delete a chat or your account separately. Self-service export is not available on Business, Enterprise or Healthcare workspaces.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7260999-exporting-your-chatgpt-history-and-data", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Help article shows 'Updated: 7 minutes ago' (relative date). Read in the browser pane (curl returned 403). Account-deletion steps are in a separate article that was not read." } }, "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants/#chatgpt", "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants.json", "updatedAt": "2026-11-01" }, { "entityType": "comparison-item", "id": "claude", "name": "Claude", "availability": "active", "url": "https://claude.com/", "base": { "type": "online", "label": "Online" }, "bestFor": [ "free-everyday", "documents-code-data", "team-business", "chat-data-control" ], "summary": "Anthropic's chat assistant, with a Free plan, individual Pro, Max and Ultra plans, and Team and Enterprise plans. Chat, desktop and Claude Code use the same usage pool on paid plans.", "fit": "People who want chat, file work and Claude Code under one plan, with paid steps from $17 to $200 a month.", "unclear": "Anthropic's pages give no message counts for any plan and do not spell out the default for the model-training setting (the pricing page says 'Opt-out'). The pricing page lists Max and Ultra billing as monthly only. Claude does not generate photos or illustrations.", "facts": { "freePlan": { "value": "$0, 'Free for everyone', with 'Limited usage every 5 hours and every week'. Includes chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, creating files and running code, memory across conversations, connecting apps and tools, Artifacts, voice mode and up to 5 projects. Sonnet and Haiku models are included; Opus, Research and Claude Code are marked 'No'.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://claude.com/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Page undated; its footer shows '© 2026 Anthropic PBC'. Anthropic says 'Price and plans are subject to change at Anthropic's discretion.'" }, "startingPrice": { "value": "$17 per month with an annual subscription ($200 billed up front), or $20 per month billed monthly (Pro, US dollars, before tax)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://claude.com/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The pricing page says prices 'don't include applicable tax'. The Pro help article says '$20 per month (US)' and that annual plans are billed once a year at a discount (https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8325606-what-is-the-pro-plan)." }, "topIndividualPlan": { "value": "$200 per month (Ultra, billed monthly). Max is $100 per month.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://claude.com/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Ultra lists no 5-hour limit for verified accounts, 10x Pro weekly usage and $200 a month in API credits. The pricing page lists billing for Max and Ultra as 'Monthly'." }, "teamPlan": { "value": "$20 per seat per month billed annually, or $25 per seat per month billed monthly (Team, Standard seat). The page says 'For teams of 2 to 150'.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://claude.com/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Premium seat: $100 per month billed annually or $125 billed monthly, with 5x more usage than standard seats. Enterprise: 'US$20/seat/month, billed annually, 20 seat minimum', plus usage at API rates." }, "usageLimits": { "value": "Every plan has usage limits. Free: 'Limited usage every 5 hours and every week'. Pro gives more usage than Free, Max gives 5x Pro, and Ultra gives 10x Pro weekly with no 5-hour limit for verified accounts. Anthropic says 'there's no fixed message count' and that it may limit usage in other ways. Paid plans can turn on usage credits to keep working at API rates.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://claude.com/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The help article 'How do usage and length limits work?' (https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11647753-how-do-usage-and-length-limits-work) shows a relative date, 'Updated this week'." }, "modelsAndTools": { "value": "Sonnet and Haiku on Free; Opus on paid plans; Fable, which the page calls the top model, is paid with usage credits on Pro and included up to half the weekly limit on Max and Ultra. Context window up to 1M tokens, depending on the model. Tools named: web search, research (paid), voice mode, creating and editing files with code execution, Artifacts, projects, memory, skills, Claude Code (paid), and Claude in Chrome and Microsoft 365 (paid). Claude does not generate photos or illustrations; it builds diagrams and charts in chat.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://claude.com/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The image statement is from https://support.claude.com/en/articles/9002504-can-claude-produce-images (dated March 16, 2026). The upload article (https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8241126-upload-files-to-claude, July 23, 2026) gives 500MB per file and up to 20 files per chat." }, "dataUse": { "value": "The pricing page lists model training as 'Opt-out' on Free, Pro, Max and Ultra, and 'None by default' on Team and Enterprise. Anthropic says it uses chats to improve models if you allow it; the switch is Settings > Privacy > 'Help Improve our AI models'. Incognito chats are not used, though chats flagged by safety classifiers may be. If you allow training, de-identified data may be kept up to 5 years.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://claude.com/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Privacy-center articles: model training (March 16, 2026, https://privacy.claude.com/en/articles/10023580-is-my-data-used-for-model-training), settings (August 3, 2026, https://privacy.claude.com/en/articles/12109829-how-do-i-change-my-model-improvement-privacy-settings) and retention (July 1, 2026, https://privacy.claude.com/en/articles/10023548-how-long-do-you-store-my-data). The articles read do not state the default position of the setting." }, "connectors": { "value": "The pricing page lists 'Connect your apps and tools' on Free and connectors on every plan. The help centre says web connectors are available to all users, with a Connectors Directory and custom connectors for any service that supports MCP. Pre-built connectors named in help articles include Google Workspace, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Salesforce and 1Password.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11176164-use-connectors-to-extend-claude-s-capabilities", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Help article shows a relative date, 'Updated this week'. On Team and Enterprise an owner must enable connectors first." }, "platforms": { "value": "Web, iOS, Android and desktop ('Chat on web, iOS, Android and Desktop' on every plan). Claude in Chrome is listed for paid plans.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://claude.com/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The help article 'Where can I access Claude?' (March 16, 2026, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8461763-where-can-i-access-claude) lists the United States." }, "dataExport": { "value": "Free, Pro, Max and Ultra users can export chat history and account data from Settings > Privacy > 'Export data' on the web app or Claude Desktop (not from iOS or Android). A download link is emailed and expires after 24 hours. Conversations can be deleted at any time; a deleted chat leaves your history immediately and back-end systems within 30 days.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.claude.com/en/articles/9450526-export-your-claude-data", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Export article shows a relative date, 'Updated this week'; the delete article (https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8230524-delete-or-rename-a-conversation) is dated August 10, 2026. Exports cannot be imported into another personal Claude account." } }, "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants/#claude", "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants.json", "updatedAt": "2026-11-01" }, { "entityType": "comparison-item", "id": "gemini", "name": "Gemini", "availability": "active", "url": "https://gemini.google/", "base": { "type": "online", "label": "Online" }, "bestFor": [ "free-everyday", "documents-code-data", "team-business", "chat-data-control" ], "summary": "Google's chat assistant, with a free tier, Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra individual plans that also bundle Google storage, and business editions. Paid plans raise usage limits over Free.", "fit": "People who already use Google apps such as Gmail, Docs and Drive and want chat help inside them, with cloud storage bundled into the paid plans.", "unclear": "Google's pages give no message counts, do not say which model Free uses beyond 'Flash-Lite', and show only monthly prices for the individual plans. Workspace plans list no seat minimum on the pages read, and Pro and Ultra are not available in every country.", "facts": { "freePlan": { "value": "$0 per month with a Google Account. Includes the Gemini app, access to the Flash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, Gems, limited Google Flow, Gemini Notebook and 15 GB of storage across Gmail, Drive and Photos.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Page undated. Google's help article says some web-app features work without signing in (https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13278668)." }, "startingPrice": { "value": "$4.99 per month (Google AI Plus, US dollars)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Plus lists the Flash model, video generation, 400 GB of storage and 2x higher usage than Free. The page shows monthly prices only. It says 'Cancel anytime. No refunds for partial billing periods, except as required by applicable law.'" }, "topIndividualPlan": { "value": "$199.99 per month (Google AI Ultra, 20x tier). The 5x tier starts at $99.99 per month.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Ultra is described as 5x or 20x higher usage limits than AI Pro. Google AI Pro is $19.99 per month." }, "teamPlan": { "value": "$7.00 per user per month (Google Workspace Business Starter, annual commitment, billed monthly; up to 300 users). The plan lists 'Chat with AI in Gemini'.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://workspace.google.com/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The Workspace page shows a promotional price for new customers and prices of $14.00 (Standard) and $22.00 (Plus). Gemini's own page lists Gemini Enterprise Business edition at '$21 USD per seat per month' for up to 300 seats (https://gemini.google/subscriptions/); its billing basis is not stated. Monthly-only Workspace prices were not read." }, "usageLimits": { "value": "Limits are compute-based and depend on prompt complexity, the features and models used, and chat length; the limit 'refreshes every 5 hours until you reach your weekly limit'. Google AI Plus is 2x higher than standard limits, AI Pro 4x higher, and AI Ultra 5x or 20x higher than AI Pro. With a Google AI plan, hitting a limit lets you continue with Flash-Lite. Limits may change without notice.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/16275805", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Help article shows no date." }, "modelsAndTools": { "value": "Free lists the Flash-Lite model. Plus adds the Flash model. Pro lists Gemini 4 Argon, a Pro model and Flash. Ultra lists the highest access to the same. Tools named: image generation and editing, video generation (paid), Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, Gems, Google Flow, Gemini Notebook, and Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Vids and Chrome. Google's page text also says Pro and Ultra support up to 1,500 pages of file uploads and code repositories of up to 30k lines.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The 1,500-page and 30k-line figures are Google's own marketing text. Google's separate Google One page (https://one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans/) names Gemini 3.6 Flash for Plus; the two Google pages use different model names." }, "dataUse": { "value": "With Keep Activity on (the default for ages 18 and over), Google says it uses your activity to provide, develop and improve its services, 'including training generative AI models', and that some chats are reviewed by human reviewers; data reviewed by service providers is kept up to 3 years. Turn Keep Activity off, or use temporary chats, to stop future chats being used to train models (chats are still kept for 72 hours). Activity auto-deletes after 18 months by default. For Gemini Enterprise and Workspace, Google says company data is not used to train its models.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13594961", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Gemini Apps Privacy Hub shows 'Last updated: October 26, 2026'. The default for Keep Activity is stated in https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13278892. Business statements are on https://gemini.google/subscriptions/ ('isn't used to train Google models') and https://workspace.google.com/pricing." }, "connectors": { "value": "Gemini works with Connected Apps, including Google apps and third-party services. Google's apps page names Gmail, Google Keep, Google Maps and YouTube Music. For business, Gemini Enterprise lists connections to Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, HubSpot, Jira 'and more'.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://gemini.google/overview/apps/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Business connectors are from https://gemini.google/subscriptions/. The Privacy Hub says Google does not monitor or secure data from custom third-party Connected Apps." }, "platforms": { "value": "Web app, Gemini mobile apps (the plans page links to Android and iOS downloads) and Gemini for desktop on Windows and macOS", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://gemini.google/desktop/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Desktop is from the page above. The mobile app link is on https://gemini.google/subscriptions/." }, "dataExport": { "value": "You can delete all Gemini Apps activity, a time range, or single items in Gemini Apps Activity, and set auto-delete to 3, 18 or 36 months or off. Google says 'You can also export your information' through Google Takeout.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13594961", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Chats already reviewed by service providers are not deleted when you delete activity; they are kept up to 3 years. The Takeout page itself was not opened. Deleting activity is covered at https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13278892." } }, "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants/#gemini", "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants.json", "updatedAt": "2026-11-01" }, { "entityType": "comparison-item", "id": "grok", "name": "Grok", "availability": "active", "url": "https://grok.com/", "base": { "type": "online", "label": "Online" }, "bestFor": [ "free-everyday", "documents-code-data", "team-business", "chat-data-control" ], "summary": "SpaceXSI's chat assistant, used on grok.com and in iOS and Android apps. New self-serve buyers choose from The X Subscription plans (Free, Plus, Premium, Super, Ultra), which share one usage pool across Grok and Cursor.", "fit": "People who want one subscription that covers Grok, the Cursor code editor and X benefits, with paid steps from $8 to $200 a month.", "unclear": "SpaceXSI's pages give no numbers for free-plan chat limits and do not state the default position of the 'Improve the model' setting. Team seat prices are shown as '$30+/user/month' without a billing basis. Prices for existing SuperGrok plans were not shown on the pages read.", "facts": { "freePlan": { "value": "Free is $0 per month with 'Limited' AI usage, 'Limited Chat requests' and 'Limited agent requests'. SpaceXSI says 'Grok is free to start', and after paid usage runs out you keep the free-tier limits on Chat and Voice.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://x.ai/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Read in the browser pane (curl returned 403). Free-tier amounts are not stated. The FAQ at https://docs.x.ai/grok/faq shows 'Last updated: October 20, 2026'." }, "startingPrice": { "value": "$8 per month, or $80 per year (about $7 per month) (Plus on The X Subscription, US dollars, before tax)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://x.ai/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The docs list the same prices (https://docs.x.ai/x-subscription/pricing, undated). grok.com/plans, read in the browser pane, shows 'Our introductory plan' for Plus and a 50% first-month offer on Premium, Super and Ultra. Existing SuperGrok plans continue; their prices were not shown on the pages read." }, "topIndividualPlan": { "value": "$200 per month, or $2,000 per year (about $167 per month) (Ultra, with 50x the usage of Plus)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://x.ai/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Super is $100 per month or $1,000 per year (15x). Premium is $30 per month or $300 per year (4x). The multipliers are relative to Plus." }, "teamPlan": { "value": "$30 or more per user per month (Teams, from the Premium seat). Super seats are $100 and Ultra seats $200 per seat; Plus is not available for teams.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://x.ai/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The docs say 'Team plans are available on Premium at $30 per seat' and that a team plan can have one person (https://docs.x.ai/x-subscription/team-plans). Whether team prices are monthly or annual is not stated. Enterprise: 'Custom'." }, "usageLimits": { "value": "Paid seats share one weekly usage pool across Grok products, which resets weekly. Included usage is 'Base' on Plus, 4x on Premium, 15x on Super and 50x on Ultra. When the weekly limit is reached paid features pause; you can buy Extra Usage Credits (from $5, on web), turn on Auto Top Up or upgrade, and the free-tier Chat and Voice limits still apply.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://docs.x.ai/grok/faq", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "FAQ shows 'Last updated: October 20, 2026' and says the weekly pool was 'Rolling out in June 2026', replacing daily per-product limits. Multipliers are from the pricing pages." }, "modelsAndTools": { "value": "Chat, voice, file uploads (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CSV, code, images, audio and video; about 100 files at once on web and up to 150 MB per file), Grok Imagine for images and video, Grok Build for coding, and Grok Bot (on Premium, Super and Ultra). Plan cards name 'Latest Grok models', faster Chat responses (Premium), 1080p video (Super) and 'Most powerful Chat models' (Ultra). Grok's FAQ says it can search public X posts and the web in real time.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://x.ai/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Upload limits are from https://docs.x.ai/grok/faq. The docs page banner names grok-4.7. Web and X search is from the Consumer FAQ (https://x.ai/legal/faq)." }, "dataUse": { "value": "SpaceXSI's Consumer FAQ says it 'may use' your prompts, searches and other content, with Grok's responses, to train its models, and that you control this: on mobile, Settings > Data Controls > 'Improve the model'; on grok.com, Settings > Data > 'Improve the Model'. Private Chat conversations are not used for training and are deleted within 30 days. Business and enterprise content is not used to improve its models. Feedback you submit may still be used after you opt out.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://x.ai/legal/faq", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The default position of the setting is not stated. The FAQ page shows the date 'May 12, 2025'; the privacy policy (https://x.ai/legal/privacy-policy) shows 'Last Updated: October 27, 2026'. Logged-out users in some regions cannot opt out. Both pages returned 403 to curl and WebFetch and were read in the browser pane." }, "connectors": { "value": "Built-in connectors: Gmail and Google Calendar, Google Drive, OneDrive, Outlook Mail and Calendar, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and Salesforce, plus a catalog of other OAuth connectors and custom MCP connectors. SpaceXSI says connectors are 'available to all Grok users'; on Business and Enterprise an admin must set them up first.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://docs.x.ai/grok/connectors", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Docs page undated." }, "platforms": { "value": "grok.com on the web, plus iOS and Android apps. Companions are available on iOS only.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://docs.x.ai/grok/overview", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Companions are from https://docs.x.ai/grok/faq. Docs page undated." }, "dataExport": { "value": "You can delete selected conversations, your whole conversation history ('Delete All Conversations' in the mobile app) or your account at any time; SpaceXSI says it deletes the data within 30 days unless it must keep it for legal, compliance or safety reasons. A tool to export conversations is not described.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://x.ai/legal/faq", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The privacy policy says some rights requests go through https://x.ai/privacy-portal/. Read in the browser pane (curl returned 403)." } }, "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants/#grok", "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants.json", "updatedAt": "2026-11-01" }, { "entityType": "comparison-item", "id": "microsoft-copilot", "name": "Microsoft Copilot", "availability": "active", "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot", "base": { "type": "online", "label": "Online" }, "bestFor": [ "free-everyday", "documents-code-data", "team-business", "chat-data-control" ], "summary": "Microsoft's AI assistant, offered as a limited free version and inside Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, Premium and Pro plans. Businesses can add Copilot to Microsoft 365 plans.", "fit": "People who already use Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and want Copilot inside those apps, bundled into a Microsoft 365 plan.", "unclear": "Microsoft's pages do not list what the free version includes or its limits. Paid Copilot is sold as part of Microsoft 365 bundles, so there is no Copilot-only price. The individuals page and the support article describe Personal and Family usage differently, and the older and newer app privacy pages differ on model training.", "facts": { "freePlan": { "value": "Microsoft says it offers 'a limited free version of Copilot subject to available capacity and limits'. When you hit a limit you can upgrade or come back later. What the free version includes is not listed on the plan pages.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/individuals", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Page undated. The same answer appears in the FAQ of https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/for-individuals." }, "startingPrice": { "value": "$9.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (Microsoft 365 Personal, 1 person, US dollars)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/individuals", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Personal bundles Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook desktop apps with Copilot, 1 TB of storage and 'Advanced Copilot chat with higher usage than free'. It is a Microsoft 365 plan, not a Copilot-only price. Family is $12.99 per month or $129.99 per year for up to 6 people, but Copilot AI features are for the subscription owner only. A one-month trial is offered." }, "topIndividualPlan": { "value": "$99.99 per month (Microsoft 365 Pro, monthly billing only)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/individuals", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Pro lists the highest usage and 5 TB of storage. Microsoft 365 Premium is $19.99 per month or $199.99 per year." }, "teamPlan": { "value": "$21.00 per user per month, paid yearly (Microsoft 365 Copilot Business add-on, for eligible Microsoft 365 Business plans). Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot is $23.50 per user per month, paid yearly.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/business", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The add-on shows a first-year price of $18.00 per user per month from July 1 to December 31, 2026, with an annual commitment. Monthly prices: add-on $25.20, Business Standard with Copilot $28.20, Business Premium with Copilot $38.40 (paid yearly: $32.00). A seat minimum is not stated." }, "usageLimits": { "value": "Limits vary by plan. Microsoft's support article lists Chat and Deep reasoning as 'Extensive usage' on Personal, Family, Premium and Pro. Voice and Vision are 'Standard usage' on Personal and Family, 'More usage' on Premium and 'Highest usage' on Pro. Researcher and Analyst are 'Not available' on Personal and Family. Once you hit a feature limit or use your AI credits, the feature may be unavailable until the allowance resets.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/ai-credits-and-limits-for-microsoft-365-subscriptions", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Article shows 'Last updated: October 2026'. The individuals plan page describes Personal and Family overall usage as 'Higher than free', which reads differently from 'Extensive usage' for Chat." }, "modelsAndTools": { "value": "Plan pages name Advanced Copilot chat, visual AI assistance from your screen or camera, AI-generated audio (English only), AI image creation, Researcher, Analyst, Cowork and 'agentic AI', plus Copilot inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and Teams. Microsoft's download page says you can 'switch between leading OpenAI and Anthropic models'.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/individuals", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Model statement is from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/download-copilot-app; the individuals page says Copilot uses models 'selected by Microsoft'. The support article says Cowork is in preview and available only in the US and Canada." }, "dataUse": { "value": "Microsoft's page for the updated Copilot app (available from August 18, 2026) says 'Prompts, responses, and your file contents when using the Microsoft Copilot app aren't used to train foundation models.' Its older-app Privacy FAQ says Microsoft uses voice and conversation activity for training unless you opt out, and excludes work-account users, signed-out users, and Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps on Personal or Family plans.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/microsoft-copilot/activity-history", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The two Microsoft pages differ, and each says it applies to one app version only. Older FAQ: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/privacy-faq-for-microsoft-copilot (conversation activity stored 18 months by default). Pages are undated apart from the August 18, 2026 app note. A community Q&A post about the new app was not used." }, "connectors": { "value": "Copilot is built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and Teams. A list of third-party connectors for the individual Copilot app is not published on the plan pages read. The business plans list 'AI chat grounded in your work data' and pre-built agents.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/individuals", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The 'Connectors' item in Microsoft's Copilot menu links to a Microsoft Learn connector reference (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/connector-reference/connector-reference-microsoft-connectors), not to a Copilot connector list." }, "platforms": { "value": "Web, desktop and mobile ('Work with Copilot across desktop, mobile, and web'). Microsoft 365 plans run on PCs, Macs, phones and tablets, on up to 5 devices at once.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The download page (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/download-copilot-app) offers Windows and mobile apps." }, "dataExport": { "value": "You can delete a chat from the Chats list (... More > Delete). Microsoft says you can 'export or delete all your activity history for Copilot' in the Microsoft privacy dashboard.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/microsoft-copilot/activity-history", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "This applies to the updated app. The older FAQ says conversation activity is stored 18 months by default and that you can delete one or all conversations. Pages undated." } }, "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants/#microsoft-copilot", "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants.json", "updatedAt": "2026-11-01" }, { "entityType": "comparison-item", "id": "mistral-vibe", "name": "Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat)", "availability": "active", "url": "https://mistral.ai/", "base": { "type": "online", "label": "Online" }, "bestFor": [ "free-everyday", "documents-code-data", "team-business", "chat-data-control" ], "summary": "Mistral's AI assistant, renamed from Le Chat to Vibe on its help centre, with Free, Pro, Team and Enterprise plans. Vibe covers chat and work tasks on web and mobile, plus coding in a terminal, editor plugins and the web.", "fit": "People who want chat and coding help in one product, with one paid individual plan at $14.99 a month and a Team plan priced per user.", "unclear": "Mistral's pricing page does not say whether $14.99 and $24.99 are monthly or annual prices (its help centre says annual billing is 20% cheaper), gives no free-plan limits as numbers, and does not list the US as a market. It calls the product Vibe; Le Chat appears only in a student note.", "facts": { "freePlan": { "value": "Free: 'Access on web and mobile', 'Limited messages and web searches', 'Limited coding sessions', 'Basic image generation and editing' and '100+ connectors'. Mistral's FAQ says Free also includes access to Mistral Studio.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://mistral.ai/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Page undated; its footer shows 'Mistral AI © 2026'. Limits are not given as numbers. The renaming is stated at https://help.mistral.ai/en/articles/682992-le-chat-is-now-vibe (August 12, 2026)." }, "startingPrice": { "value": "$14.99 per month (Pro, US dollars, excluding taxes; billing basis not stated). Verified students pay $5.99 per month for up to 12 months.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://mistral.ai/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The help centre says Pro and Team can be billed monthly or annually and that 'Annual billing includes a 20% discount compared with monthly billing' (https://help.mistral.ai/en/articles/455205-how-can-i-upgrade-or-cancel-my-subscription, August 12, 2026). The pricing page does not say which billing its price shows. The student price is 'Valid for a maximum of 12 months for verified students'." }, "topIndividualPlan": { "value": "Pro is the only individual paid plan listed: $14.99 per month (excluding taxes)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://mistral.ai/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "No higher individual plan is listed. The billing basis of the price is not stated." }, "teamPlan": { "value": "$24.99 per user per month (Team, US dollars, excluding taxes; billing basis not stated)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://mistral.ai/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Team lists up to 30GB of storage per user, domain name verification and data export. A seat minimum is not stated. Enterprise is 'Contact us'. Admins can set SSO and user permissions (https://help.mistral.ai/en/articles/455796-as-an-admin-on-team-plan-or-enterprise-do-i-have-company-wide-controls)." }, "usageLimits": { "value": "All plans are 'Subject to fair usage limits and Mistral's Terms of Service'. Mistral's FAQ says Pro 'has higher ceilings compared to Free (e.g. up to 40x more image generations)', and gives one example: Flash answers are 200 per day on Team and 150 per day on Pro. Free limits are not given as numbers. Paid users can extend usage with pay-as-you-go credits at API rates.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://mistral.ai/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Pay-as-you-go credits are listed on the comparison table." }, "modelsAndTools": { "value": "Vibe has Work (chat, research, drafts and scheduled runs, with a fast/think toggle) and Code (terminal, VS Code and JetBrains plugins, and web). The plan table names messages, voice mode, web searches, document and library uploads (PDF, images, CSV, text and Office files), spreadsheets, slides, canvas, project folders, image generation and editing, task scheduling and connectors. Mistral's FAQ says 'For most tasks and coding: Mistral Medium'.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://mistral.ai/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Work and Code modes are from https://docs.mistral.ai/vibe/overview. The table's per-plan values could not be mapped reliably from the page text." }, "dataUse": { "value": "Mistral's help centre says Vibe input and output are 'used by default to train' its models unless you opt out. Opt out in the Admin panel (Vibe > Privacy > 'Allow your interactions to be used to train our models') or in the mobile app (Settings > Data & Account Controls > 'Enable data sharing'). Team admins can turn training off for the whole organization, and Enterprise is opted out by default. Temporary Chat is not saved or used for training; thumbs-up or thumbs-down feedback can still be used.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://help.mistral.ai/en/articles/455207-can-i-opt-out-of-my-input-or-output-data-being-used-for-training", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Article dated September 3, 2026. The related article (https://help.mistral.ai/en/articles/347617-do-you-use-my-user-data-to-train-your-artificial-intelligence-models) shows 'Updated over a week ago' (relative date). The pricing page lists 'Model training: Opt-out'." }, "connectors": { "value": "Mistral states '100+ connectors' on the Free plan card. The comparison table also lists connectors (beta) and custom MCP connectors (beta), and for coding it names Notion, Slack, Linear and Drive.", "status": "provider-claim", "sourceUrl": "https://mistral.ai/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The count is Mistral's own marketing figure. The table calls its connector directory 'the widest enterprise-ready connector directory', which was not tested." }, "platforms": { "value": "Web (chat.mistral.ai) and mobile apps for iOS and Android, plus a terminal tool, VS Code and JetBrains plugins for coding", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://mistral.ai/pricing/", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The Free card says 'Access on web and mobile'. chat.mistral.ai returned 403 to curl and was not opened." }, "dataExport": { "value": "Mistral says you can export your personal data with its Vibe export tool by clicking 'Export' to download all your Vibe data. You can delete a chat from its conversation menu; deletion is final on your side, though some backend data may be kept for a time. Team lists 'Data export'.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://help.mistral.ai/en/articles/347623-how-do-i-export-my-data-from-vibe", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Export article dated August 12, 2026; the delete article (https://help.mistral.ai/en/articles/347613-can-i-delete-a-chat-conversation) is dated August 12, 2026." } }, "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants/#mistral-vibe", "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants.json", "updatedAt": "2026-11-01" }, { "entityType": "comparison-item", "id": "perplexity", "name": "Perplexity", "availability": "active", "url": "https://www.perplexity.ai/", "base": { "type": "online", "label": "Online" }, "bestFor": [ "free-everyday", "documents-code-data", "team-business", "chat-data-control" ], "summary": "An answer-focused assistant that cites sources, with Free, Pro and Max individual plans and Enterprise Pro and Max plans. Pro and Max add Perplexity Computer credits, deep research and a choice of models from several makers.", "fit": "People who want sourced answers and research, with a free tier and paid plans from $17 a month billed annually.", "unclear": "Perplexity's pricing page shows only annual-billing prices for Pro and Max and gives no monthly Pro price. Its help centre gives Max at $200 monthly and Enterprise Pro at '$40/month or $400/year/seat', which differs from the pricing page. Consumer model training is on by default with an opt-out.", "facts": { "freePlan": { "value": "Free is $0 per month: 'practically unlimited' basic searches, 3 Pro Searches per day, 1 Research query per month, limited file uploads, search history, and a model chosen by Perplexity. It has no advanced AI models, image generation or Comet Assistant.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11187416-which-perplexity-subscription-plan-is-right-for-you", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "From the help-article table; the article shows 'Last modified on October 29, 2026'. The pricing page's Free card lists 'Access to basic AI models' and citations in every answer. Read in the browser pane (curl returned 403)." }, "startingPrice": { "value": "$17 per month when billed annually (Pro, US dollars). A monthly-billing Pro price is not shown on the pricing pages read.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The pricing page offers a limited-time '+$40 free Computer credits' on Pro. The billing FAQ says Pro can be billed monthly or annually (https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10353002-billing-faq-for-pro-plan-subscribers). Education Pro is '$10/mo with verification from SheerID'. The URL /pricing returned 404; the plans are at /hub/pricing and /pro." }, "topIndividualPlan": { "value": "$167 per month when billed annually (Max, US dollars)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The help article 'Perplexity Max' says 'Perplexity Max costs $200/monthly or $2000/annually' and that annual billing is on the web only (https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11680686-perplexity-max). Max lists 10,000 monthly Computer credits." }, "teamPlan": { "value": "$34 per seat per month when billed annually (Enterprise Pro). Enterprise Max is $271 per seat per month when billed annually.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/pricing?p=enterprise", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The help article 'Which Perplexity Subscription Plan is right for you?' says Enterprise Pro 'starts at $40/month or $400/year/seat', which differs from the pricing page. A seat minimum is not stated." }, "usageLimits": { "value": "Free: 3 Pro Searches per day and 1 Research query per month. Pro and Max have weekly limits on Pro Searches and file uploads and monthly limits on Research, Comet Assistant and file and app creation ('average use' for Pro, 'advanced use' for Max). Enterprise Pro: 400 Pro Searches per week; Enterprise Max: 4,000 per week. Computer usage is metered in credits ('100 credits equals $1'); Max includes 10,000 monthly credits.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11187416-which-perplexity-subscription-plan-is-right-for-you", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Help article last modified October 29, 2026. Credits are described at https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/13838041-how-credits-work-on-perplexity (undated)." }, "modelsAndTools": { "value": "The Pro page names GPT-6.1 Sol, Gemini 3.8 Flash, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Kimi K3, GLM 5.3 and Grok 4.7 and says Perplexity picks a model for each task; Pro and Max let you select a preferred model. Pro lists Pro Search, deep research, Perplexity Computer, image and video generation, creating files and apps, and file uploads. Free uses a default model.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.perplexity.ai/pro", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The Pro page FAQ lists a different set (GPT-5.6 Terra, Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.1 Pro Thinking, Grok 4.1 and Sonar 2). The two parts of the same page are not reconciled. Read in the browser pane." }, "dataUse": { "value": "Perplexity says 'By default, searches may be used to improve our AI. You can opt out anytime in Account Settings.' Its help centre says the 'AI data retention' setting is on by default for Free, Pro and Max and is turned off in Account > Preferences. Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max data is not used for training.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.perplexity.ai/pro", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The quote is from the Pro page FAQ, read in the browser pane. The help article (https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11564572-data-collection-at-perplexity) is undated. The pricing page says Enterprise plans have 'Guaranteed no training on your data'." }, "connectors": { "value": "Help-centre articles name connectors for Google Drive, Gmail and Google Calendar, Outlook, Microsoft 365 (SharePoint and OneDrive), Microsoft Teams, Notion, Asana, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Box, Dropbox, HubSpot, GitHub, Linear, Snowflake, Databricks, Salesforce and Apple Health, plus local and remote MCP servers.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/collections/18799295-connectors-integrations", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Perplexity states '400+ app connectors' on its pricing page. The collection lists 26 articles; only File App Connectors and Snowflake state a plan requirement (Pro subscribers; Pro, Max and Enterprise)." }, "platforms": { "value": "Web, iOS and Android apps, a desktop app for Windows and Mac, and the Comet browser", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/collections/19800000-perplexity-desktop-app", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Mobile articles: https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/collections/18799299-mobile-apps (iOS voice assistant, Android assistant). Comet Assistant is named in the plan table." }, "dataExport": { "value": "You can delete one session, all sessions ('Delete all sessions' in History), projects or pages, or your account; Perplexity says personal data is permanently deleted within 30 days. Uploaded files are kept 30 days by default. The deletion article does not mention a data export, and no article title in the Account & Sign-In collection mentions one.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11564562-self-serve-data-deletion", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Article undated. An export tool may exist; it was not found in the help centre." } }, "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants/#perplexity", "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants.json", "updatedAt": "2026-11-01" }, { "entityType": "comparison-item", "id": "proton-lumo", "name": "Proton Lumo", "availability": "active", "url": "https://proton.me/lumo", "base": { "type": "online", "label": "Online" }, "bestFor": [ "free-everyday", "documents-code-data", "team-business", "chat-data-control", "no-training-by-default" ], "summary": "Proton's chat assistant, with Free and Lumo Plus individual plans and Lumo Professional for teams. Proton says it runs open-source models on servers it controls and stores chats with zero-access encryption.", "fit": "People who want a chat assistant from a privacy-focused maker, with a free plan, one individual paid plan and a per-user business plan.", "unclear": "Proton's pages give no message or image counts for Free or Plus and no seat minimum for Lumo Professional. The Getting Started article says Free chats are 'saved for 7 days only', while the privacy article says Free and Plus chats are stored on your device and synced with zero-access encryption.", "facts": { "freePlan": { "value": "$0, no credit card required. Includes limited Max model usage, limited messages and chat history, limited image generations and 1 Project; Proton's FAQ also names basic chat history, web search and uploads of individual small files. You can start a limited chat without an account.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://proton.me/lumo/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Page undated. The Getting Started article (https://proton.me/support/lumo-getting-started) says Free chats are 'saved for 7 days only' and that history needs a Proton Account. Guest chats are erased at the end of each session." }, "startingPrice": { "value": "$12.99 per month, or $9.99 per month billed at $119.88 every 12 months (Lumo Plus, US dollars)", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://proton.me/lumo/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The page shows a '23% off' label on yearly billing and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Its currency selector offers CHF, EUR and USD; the amounts were read in dollars." }, "topIndividualPlan": { "value": "Lumo Plus is the only individual paid plan listed: $12.99 per month, or $9.99 per month billed yearly", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://proton.me/lumo/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Page undated." }, "teamPlan": { "value": "$14.99 per user per month, or $11.99 per user per month billed at $143.88 every 12 months (Lumo Professional, US dollars). A 14-day free trial is offered.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://proton.me/business/lumo/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Proton also sells Workspace Premium at $24.99 or $19.99 per user per month, which bundles Lumo with mail, storage, VPN and other tools. A seat minimum is not stated on the page." }, "usageLimits": { "value": "Free lists 'Limited' Max model usage, messages and chat history, and image generations, and 1 Project. Plus lists 'More' Max model usage, messages and chat history, and image generations, plus unlimited Projects and unlimited Custom Lumos. Proton's intro says Plus gives 'unlimited chats'. No numbers are given.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://proton.me/lumo/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Proton's FAQ says Free has 'a limited number of Max model usage, messages, chat history, image generations, Projects, and Custom Lumos'." }, "modelsAndTools": { "value": "Proton says Lumo is powered by open-source models, currently Qwen 3.5, GLM 5.3, Image-Turbo, FireRed-Image-Edit-1.1 and Apertus 1.5, run on servers it controls. Tools named: optional web search, file uploads, linking files and folders from Proton Drive, image generation and editing, Projects, Custom Lumos, and coding help.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://proton.me/support/lumo-privacy", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The model list is Proton's statement; the support article is undated. Tools are from https://proton.me/support/lumo-getting-started and the pricing page." }, "dataUse": { "value": "Proton states that Lumo 'never keeps your data or uses it to train LLMs, except with your express permission in giving anonymized feedback for Apertus 1.5'. Chats are stored with zero-access encryption; on Free and Plus the history is on your device and synced to Proton servers, and guest chats are erased at the end of each session. Proton says it keeps no logs of questions or replies.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://proton.me/support/lumo-privacy", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "These are Proton's own statements and were not tested. Support article undated. Proton's privacy policy (https://proton.me/lumo/privacy-policy) shows 'Last modified: September 17th, 2026'." }, "connectors": { "value": "Lumo can link files and folders from Proton Drive. No other app connectors are listed on the pages read.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://proton.me/lumo/pricing", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "From the page text 'linking files and folders via Proton Drive'." }, "platforms": { "value": "Web app (lumo.proton.me) and iOS and Android apps; the Android app is on Google Play and as a direct APK download. A desktop app is not listed on the pages read.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://proton.me/lumo/download", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "The mobile app adds built-in voice input. Page undated." }, "dataExport": { "value": "You can export any Lumo conversation as JSON or Markdown from the three-dot menu in the sidebar, on web or mobile; images and attachments may not be included. Proton's privacy policy says you can 'access, edit, delete, or export personal data' through your account interface.", "status": "verified", "sourceUrl": "https://proton.me/support/lumo-export-conversations", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01", "note": "Export article undated. A step-by-step article for deleting chats was not read." } }, "canonicalUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants/#proton-lumo", "jsonUrl": "https://allthingscompared.com/ai-chat-assistants.json", "updatedAt": "2026-11-01" } ], "retired": [] }