Anthropic
Claude
Best for: Long documents, careful writing and coding assistance.
OpenAI · AI assistants
ChatGPT
OpenAI’s general-purpose assistant for writing, analysis, coding help, image generation and voice conversations, on web, desktop and mobile.
Best for
A broad all-rounder with a large ecosystem of integrations and custom GPTs.
Worth knowing
Feature access and usage limits differ substantially between free and paid plans.
Latest ChatGPT news
- ChatGPT-6 Astra plays World of Warcraft 'blind' and clears the orc starting zone in 40 minutes with no deaths ↗Tom’s Hardware · Oct 3
- GPT, Claude, and Gemini in one browser tab for $39.99, for life ↗Macworld · Oct 3
- OpenAI has notified over 100 organizations about its own AI agents ↗Notebookcheck · Oct 3
- 7 things to say when ChatGPT gives you a bad answer — I use number 6 daily ↗Tom’s Guide · Oct 3
- This new ChatGPT scam tricks you into installing malware – how to spot the trap ↗ZDNET · Oct 2
- ChatGPT Pro’s biggest perk just got cut in half. Meet the new AI subscription math ↗PCWorld · Oct 2
- OpenAI DevDay 2026 Recap for Developers ↗InfoQ · Oct 2
- OpenAI's rogue agent problem is bigger than Hugging Face, over 100 organizations and counting ↗TechSpot · Oct 2
- A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data ↗WIRED · Oct 2
- How NVIDIA GPUs Help Accelerate OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast ↗NVIDIA · Oct 1
Alternatives
Gemini
Best for: People who live in Google’s apps and Android.
Microsoft
Microsoft Copilot
Best for: Teams and households already using Windows and Microsoft 365.