Best ERNIE alternatives

Comparison

Tool	Price from	Free plan	Category
ERNIE	not listed	?	Chatbots & AI assistants
Venice	18 USD/mo	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
SeaArt AI	not listed	?	Chatbots & AI assistants
ChatGPT	34,99 PLN/mo	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
Microsoft Copilot	27.73 EUR/mo	trial	Chatbots & AI assistants
Claude	17 USD/mo	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
Grok	30 USD/mo	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
DeepSeek	0.02 USD	?	Chatbots & AI assistants
Duck.ai	not listed	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants

Each alternative in short

1. Venice

Private, uncensored AI platform for chat, images, video, audio and code, with privacy-focused model access for creators and developers.

Yes, there is a free plan. 10 text prompts per day, 15 image prompts per day, base AI models, API access paid with credits, private and uncensored mode.

2. SeaArt AI

All-in-one AI creation platform for generating images, videos, characters and chats, with a community for sharing and remixing work.

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Claude

AI assistant by Anthropic for chat, writing, coding and research, used by individuals and teams.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan: chat on web and apps, code generation and data visualization, writing, web search, memory, file creation and code execution, desktop extensions, connectors, extended thinking. Limited use, no payment required.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Duck.ai

Private AI chat by DuckDuckGo that gives free, anonymized access to popular AI models without requiring an account.

Yes, there is a free plan. The service is free and no account is required, according to the page. The page does not specify usage limits.

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