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Alternatives to Perplexity

The other picks for AI assistants, each with when to pick it and its price as its maker's page states it. Perplexity is on its own page, with its price and who on eChai uses it.

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    ChatGPT

    Most people: the most in one app

    Perplexity vs ChatGPT, side by side

    Free; Go $8 a month; Plus $20 a month; Pro from $100 a month Read from chatgpt.com on 10 November 2026 Free plan with unlimited text chats and limited uploads, images, deep research and Codex
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    Claude

    Long writing, long documents and code

    Perplexity vs Claude, side by side

    Free; Pro $17 a month billed yearly ($20 monthly); Max $100 and Ultra $200 a month; Team $20 a seat a month billed yearly Read from claude.com on 10 November 2026 Free plan with limited use every 5 hours and every week, including Claude Design, Slides and Docs
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    Gemini

    You live in Gmail, Docs and Android

    Perplexity vs Gemini, side by side

    Free; Google AI Plus ₹399 a month; AI Pro ₹1,950 a month; Ultra from ₹6,500 a month Read from gemini.google on 10 November 2026 Free plan with Deep Research, Gemini Live and Gemini Notebook
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    Microsoft 365

    You already pay for Microsoft 365

    Personal ₹689 a month or ₹6,899 a year; Family ₹819 a month or ₹8,199 a year; Premium ₹1,999 a month or ₹19,999 a year; Pro ₹9,999 a month Read from microsoft.com on 10 November 2026
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