Is ChatGPT or Claude free?

Both can be used for free. ChatGPT: Free plan, paid from $20 a month. Claude: Free plan, paid from $20 a month.

Do I need to install ChatGPT or Claude?

No. Both run in a web browser, so you can open either one and start.

Price, ratings and what each one does, side by side. Every fact here comes from their listings on Linkstore.

Ask questions, draft text and work through problems in a chat.

An AI assistant for writing, research, analysis and code.

ChatGPT: free plan, paid from $20 a month. Claude: free plan, paid from $20 a month.

ChatGPT

Claude

OpenAI's assistant for answering questions, writing, coding and analyzing files. Free to use, with paid plans for newer models and higher limits.

Anthropic's assistant handles long documents, careful writing and multi-step coding work. Free to start, with paid plans for heavier use.

Apps that do a similar job, closest matches first.

Qwen
A free chat for writing, code and uploaded files.
AINewFree
Open
DeepSeek
A free chat assistant known for its reasoning models.
AINewFree
Open
Grok
xAI's assistant for search, writing, code and images.
AINewFreemium
Open
Microsoft Copilot
A chat assistant for search, writing and images.
AINewFreemium
Open
Meta AI
Meta's free assistant for questions and images.
AINewFree
Open
Pi
A conversational assistant that talks things through.
AINewFree
Open