Best-of · 20 tools · updated Nov 3, 2026

Best Free AI Tools for Chatting with an AI Assistant

ChatGPT combines chat, files, voice and code in one product, though its most capable models are paid. Claude offers a long context window for long documents and Projects. Google Gemini provides cited web search and integration with Gmail, Docs and Drive.

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    ChatGPT

    OpenAI's AI assistant for questions, writing, coding and research, with a free tier and paid plans for more capable models.

    Free tier · from $8/moWeb, iOS, Android, API
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    Claude

    Anthropic's AI assistant with a long context window, nuanced reasoning and strong performance on writing and analysis.

    Free tier · from $20/moWeb, iOS, Android, API
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    DeepSeek

    DeepSeek's free AI assistant with strong reasoning and coding capabilities, available on the web and mobile.

    FreeWeb, iOS, Android, API
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    Microsoft CopilotVerified Nov 3, 2026

    An AI assistant for everyday and work tasks, with chat, search, drafting and image creation.

    Free tier · from $9.99/moWeb, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
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    Google Gemini

    Google's multimodal AI assistant with live web search and deep integration with Gmail, Docs and Drive.

    Free tier · from $9.99/moWeb, iOS, Android
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    Grok

    xAI's AI assistant with access to real-time posts from X, image generation and conversational question answering.

    Free tier · from $30/moWeb, iOS, Android
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    Kimi

    Long-context assistant that reads huge documents.

    Free tier
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    Doubao

    ByteDance's consumer AI assistant.

    Free
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    Meta AI

    Meta's free AI assistant available inside Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, and as a standalone web app.

    FreeWeb, iOS, Android
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    LM StudioVerified Nov 4, 2026

    LM Studio runs local LLMs and provides a desktop agent for people who want on-device AI.

    Free tier · from $20/mo
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    Qwen Chat

    Free assistant powered by Alibaba's open Qwen models.

    Free
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    Le Chat

    Mistral AI's consumer chat product with fast models, web search, image generation and document upload.

    Free tier · from $14.99/moWeb, iOS, Android
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    Poe

    Quora's multi-model platform giving access to Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini and more through a single interface.

    Free tierWeb, iOS, Android
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    Wrtn

    Korea's all-in-one AI app.

    Free
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    JAIS Chat

    Arabic-first AI assistant.

    Free
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    Character.AI

    Chat with millions of user-created AI characters.

    Free tier
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    SuperhumanVerified Nov 4, 2026

    AI assistant and work suite for individuals and teams, with agents in tabs, email, and docs.

    Free tier · from $12/moWeb, Browser extension
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    Mem

    AI-first note-taking app that automatically organises notes and answers questions across your knowledge base.

    Free tier · from $9/moWeb, Mac, iOS
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    OpenRouterVerified Nov 4, 2026

    One API endpoint for calling many AI models from different providers, with automatic fallback

    Free tierWeb, API
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    GranolaVerified Nov 4, 2026

    An AI notepad that captures meetings and turns them into notes and next steps for busy professionals.

    Free tier · from $14/moMac, Windows, iOS, Android
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