Best Claude alternatives

Comparison

Tool	Price from	Free plan	Category
Claude	17 USD/mo	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
ChatGPT	34,99 PLN/mo	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
Monica	8,3 USD/mo	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
Microsoft Copilot	27.73 EUR/mo	trial	Chatbots & AI assistants
Grok	30 USD/mo	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
DeepSeek	0.02 USD	?	Chatbots & AI assistants
Google AI	not listed	?	Chatbots & AI assistants
Brave Leo	not listed	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
Merlin	not listed	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants

Each alternative in short

1. ChatGPT

AI assistant for chatting, research, image creation, file analysis, and coding, for individuals and teams.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan includes unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails, with limited messages with uploads, limited image creation, limited voice chats, limited deep research, limited memory and context, limited Codex access, and limited ChatGPT Work access on desktop.

2. Monica

All-in-one AI assistant giving access to several leading AI models for chat, writing, translation, research and image creation.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free to add to Chrome as a browser extension, according to the page.

3. Microsoft Copilot

AI chat assistant from Microsoft for creating, brainstorming, learning and solving everyday problems, with a Microsoft 365 Copilot tier for work.

There is a free trial. Free trial offered for the Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot plan (terms linked on the page). The free tier of the basic chat is not described in the provided text.

4. Grok

Frontier AI models from SpaceXAI for chat, code, voice, images and video, available via apps, X and a developer API.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan gives access to Grok within generous limits, including voice mode, connectors and real-time web and X search, with limited Grok Bot and Expert features.

5. DeepSeek

Chinese AI lab offering open-source large language models (DeepSeek-V4, R1) via a chat app, web interface and developer API.

The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.

6. Google AI

Google's hub for AI products, developer tools, research and responsibility efforts, aimed at general users, businesses and developers.

The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.

7. Brave Leo

AI assistant built into the Brave browser for answering questions, summarizing pages and drafting content, with a focus on privacy.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free use of Brave Leo without an account, subject to traffic-based accessibility limits.

8. Merlin

All-in-one AI assistant giving access to top chat models (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and more) for research, writing, coding and image creation.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free access to chat with top AI models, as the homepage describes it, with no sign-up required.

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