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Chatbots AI tools.

General AI assistants for questions, writing, reasoning and everyday tasks.

Start with the work you do most often: conversation, files, web research or a connected app. Free usage caps can change by model and demand.

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ChatGPT

Chatbots

General AI assistant for writing, coding, web search, file analysis, data work, images, and reusable GPTs.

Ongoing free plan

Free GPT-5.5 access resets every five hours, with separate stricter limits for files, data analysis, and images.

  • ↳Everyday writing, coding, and mixed-media questions

Keep in mindPrompt counts are unpublished and tool limits reset separately. Commercial permissions were not established for this listing.

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Sep 23, 2026
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Claude

Chatbots

General assistant for thoughtful writing, coding, web research, file creation, data visualization, and connected workplace context.

Ongoing free plan

Free use includes web search, extended thinking, files, code execution, memory, and connectors, with unpublished usage limits.

  • ↳Long-form writing and careful document work

Keep in mindThe free allowance is qualitative and variable. Research and additional models require Pro; commercial permissions remain unknown.

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Sep 23, 2026
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Google assistant with multimodal chat, Deep Research, Canvas, Gems, connected apps, image generation, and study tools.

Ongoing free plan

No-plan accounts get standard, compute-based access to Gemini models and major tools, refreshing every five hours within a weekly limit.

  • ↳Google users wanting research and connected apps

Keep in mindGoogle may change limits without notice, and compute-heavy features can become unavailable for free users during high demand.

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Sep 23, 2026

Free web-grounded assistant for questions, writing, brainstorming, summaries, image creation, voice, files, and Edge page insights.

Ongoing free plan

Free Copilot offers web-grounded chat and Edge insights; signed-in users also get history, images, longer chats, voice, and files.

  • ↳Web answers and Microsoft Edge users

Keep in mindLimits are unpublished and capacity-based. Microsoft 365 app integration needs an eligible subscription and applies only to the subscription owner.

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Sep 23, 2026
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DeepSeek

Chatbots

Free cross-platform AI chat with web search, Deep-Think reasoning, file upload, text extraction, and synced history.

Ongoing free plan

DeepSeek advertises its consumer app as free, without ads or in-app purchases; it does not publish a stable usage allowance.

  • ↳Free reasoning and file-based chat

Keep in mindConsumer limits and commercial output permissions are not stated. An email, Google, or Apple login is required for synced app use.

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Sep 23, 2026

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