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Best AI assistants
Ask questions, brainstorm, summarise and draft. 5 tools in this list, 4 with a free plan.
How this list is ranked. Tools are ordered by how strongly they are built for this job (as tagged in VERILO’s catalogue), then by editorial score and editor rating. Affiliate relationships and featured status are never inputs.
- 01
ChatGPT
Built for itOpenAI's AI assistant for writing, research, coding, image creation and voice conversations.
4.7From $8/moFree plan- This is a core use case of the product.
- Includes AI assistant, AI content generation, AI agents
- 02
Claude
Built for itAnthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis and coding, with Projects, connectors and the Claude Code agent.
4.6From $20/moFree plan- This is a core use case of the product.
- Includes AI assistant, AI content generation, AI agents
- 03
Gemini
Built for itGoogle's AI assistant, bundled with Google One storage and Workspace apps, on web, Android and iOS.
4.5From $4.99/moFree plan- This is a core use case of the product.
- Includes AI assistant, AI content generation, AI agents
- 04
Perplexity
Built for itAI answer engine that searches the web and responds with cited sources, plus research and browsing agents.
4.3From $20/moFree plan- This is a core use case of the product.
- Includes AI assistant, AI content generation, AI agents
- 05
Jasper
Supports itAI content platform for marketing teams, with brand voice controls, templates and campaign workflows.
3.8From $49/moFree trial- Possible, but other tools on this list are more purpose-built.
- Includes AI assistant, AI content generation, AI agents
Choosing between the top two?
See ChatGPT and Claude side by side on pricing, free plans, ease of use and features.
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