Alternatives
Claude alternatives
Assistants to use instead of — or alongside — Claude, compared on price and everyday business fit.
| ClaudeThe one you're replacing | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | DeepSeek | Kimi (Moonshot) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan | Free plan | Free plan | Free plan | Usage-based | Usage-based |
| Free plan | ||||||
| Ease of use | 93/100 | 95/100 | 90/100 | 92/100 | 45/100 | 45/100 |
| For technical teams | ||||||
| Best for | Create content faster, Research competitors | Create content faster, Save admin time | Save admin time, Create content faster | Research competitors, Save admin time | Improve coding / development, Reduce software costs | Improve coding / development, Research competitors |
The best Claude alternatives
Free plan
The most popular AI assistant for writing, brainstorming, research, and everyday business tasks.
Free plan
Google's AI assistant, deeply integrated with Gmail, Docs, and Workspace.
Free plan
AI search that answers questions with cited sources — great for research and competitor analysis.
Usage-based
Very low-cost frontier-class models — great for heavy usage on a small budget via API.
Usage-based
Moonshot's Kimi models — strong agentic performance, priced per token.
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