Gemini
by GeminiGemini is a free assistant on Android, iOS, desktop, web and API, with a free trial available.
Free plan Free trial AndroidiPhone & iPadWebWindowsMacAPI
Best AI Chatbots and Assistants 2026
Facts read 20 Sep 2026 – 21 Oct 2026
Gemini leads this list of 65 (record score 9.0, free plan). Claude is next (record score 8.6, free plan), and Microsoft Copilot is the next highest-placed with a free plan (record score 8.5).
AI chatbots and assistants can run on the web, phones, computers, or through an API. It compares access, pricing, search, file handling, image generation, integrations, and support for team workspaces.
The standings: top 10
| Name | In a line | Record score | Price from | Try it free | Runs on | Facts read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Gemini | Gemini is a free assistant on Android, iOS, desktop, web and API, with a free trial available. | 9.0 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 19 Oct 2026 |
| 02 Claude | Claude may suit people who want an AI assistant for work involving files, data analysis, web search, or shareable artifacts. | 8.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 03 Microsoft Copilot | Copilot suits people seeking an AI assistant across web and desktop or mobile platforms, including those who want it alongside Microsoft 365 apps. | 8.5 | $99.99 a year | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 04 Perplexity | Perplexity is a freemium assistant with web access, file uploads and image generation on Android, iOS, desktop and web. | 8.5 | $20 a month | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 05 Amazon Q | 8.2 | $3 a month | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 14 Oct 2026 | |
| 06 Grok | Grok may suit people who want an assistant for research, writing, and file analysis, with web search, voice, and connected services. | 8.0 | $30 a month | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, API | 9 Oct 2026 |
| 07 ChatGPT | ChatGPT may suit people looking for an assistant for conversation, research, voice use, or content creation. | 7.9 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 08 Qwen Chat | Qwen Chat suits people seeking a free AI assistant for reasoning, writing, file analysis, and multimodal prompts. | 7.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 12 Oct 2026 |
| 09 Open WebUI | It suits individuals and organizations seeking a self-hosted interface for local or cloud models, with setup options ranging from desktop installation to Docker. | 7.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 11 Oct 2026 |
| 10 DeepSeek | 7.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 11 Oct 2026 |
The page does not publish a ranking basis. Use the listed fields to compare tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini for your setup.
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Claude
Claude may suit people who want an AI assistant for work involving files, data analysis, web search, or shareable artifacts.
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 Record8.6 Visit
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Microsoft Copilot
Copilot suits people seeking an AI assistant across web and desktop or mobile platforms, including those who want it alongside Microsoft 365 apps.
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 Record8.5 Visit
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Perplexity
Perplexity is a freemium assistant with web access, file uploads and image generation on Android, iOS, desktop and web.
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+3 Record8.5 Visit
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Amazon Q
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 Record8.2 Visit
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Grok
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+1 $30 a month Record8.0 Visit Grok may suit people who want an assistant for research, writing, and file analysis, with web search, voice, and connected services.
7
ChatGPT
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 Free plan Record7.9 Visit ChatGPT may suit people looking for an assistant for conversation, research, voice use, or content creation.
8
Qwen Chat
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 Free plan Record7.6 Visit Qwen Chat suits people seeking a free AI assistant for reasoning, writing, file analysis, and multimodal prompts.
9
Open WebUI
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 Free plan Record7.6 Visit It suits individuals and organizations seeking a self-hosted interface for local or cloud models, with setup options ranging from desktop installation to Docker.
12
Meta AI
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+1 Free plan Record7.5 Visit It suits people wanting a no-cost assistant across web and mobile platforms.
13
Poe
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+3 Free plan Record7.4 Visit Poe suits people who want to chat with bots from multiple providers, privately or in groups, and creators building prompt, script or API bots.
15
AnythingLLM
AndroidWebWindows+4 $50 a month Record7.3 Visit It suits people seeking a desktop or mobile AI assistant with on-device document and meeting tools.
16
Quad Chat
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb $8 a month, billed yearly Record7.2 Visit Quad Chat is a freemium assistant with web search on Android, iOS and web.
17
Gab AI Research Assistant
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 $16.67 a month, billed yearly Record7.0 Visit It suits analysts, marketers, founders, journalists, students and others who need structured research reports.
19
Sider
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+3 Free plan Record6.8 Visit Sider is a web, Windows, macOS, Android and iOS assistant with extension support, search, files and image generation.
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Monica
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4 $8.30 a month, billed yearly Record6.7 Visit Monica brings chat, search and image creation to web, desktop, mobile and browser extensions.
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