Compare AI Tools
Compare pricing, features, capabilities, and limitations side by side.
Best valueChatGPT
Most featuresChatGPT
Quick summary
ChatGPT
Best forGeneral writing & brainstorming, Everyday research and Q&A, Coding help, Custom GPTs for repeated workflows
Starting PriceFrom $20/month
Free PlanYes
Ease of useNot rated yet
Perplexity
Best forResearch questions that need cited sources, Quick fact-checking, Comparing viewpoints across sources
Starting PriceFrom $20/month
Free PlanYes
Ease of useNot rated yet
Pricing comparison
| ChatGPT | Perplexity | |
| Free Plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free Trial | No | No |
| Starting Price | $20/month | $20/month |
| Billing period | month | month |
| Pricing Type | Freemium | Freemium |
ChatGPT
Free PlanYes
Free TrialNo
Starting Price$20/month
Billing periodmonth
Pricing TypeFreemium
Perplexity
Free PlanYes
Free TrialNo
Starting Price$20/month
Billing periodmonth
Pricing TypeFreemium
Feature comparison
| ChatGPT | Perplexity | |
| Web search | Yes | Not available |
| Code execution | Yes | Not available |
| Custom assistants | Yes | Not available |
| API access | Yes | Not available |
| Mobile app | Yes | Not available |
ChatGPT
Web searchYes
Code executionYes
Custom assistantsYes
API accessYes
Mobile appYes
Perplexity
Web searchNot available
Code executionNot available
Custom assistantsNot available
API accessNot available
Mobile appNot available
Pros & cons
ChatGPT
- Huge plugin/GPT ecosystem
- Strong all-around performance across tasks
- Voice mode and multimodal input
- Available on web, desktop, and mobile
- Usage limits on the free tier
- Most advanced features gated behind Plus/Pro
Perplexity
- Answers come with clickable citations
- Fast, up-to-date web search grounding
- Focus mode for filtering source types
- Less suited to long-form creative writing
- Free tier limits the more advanced 'Pro search'
Best for
ChatGPT
General writing & brainstorming, Everyday research and Q&A, Coding help, Custom GPTs for repeated workflows
Perplexity
Research questions that need cited sources, Quick fact-checking, Comparing viewpoints across sources
So which tool should you pick?
If price matters most→ ChatGPT
If feature coverage matters most→ ChatGPT
If you want to try free first→ ChatGPT, Perplexity