ChatGPT
OpenAI
✓ 17 Aug 2026
The default assistant for most people.
General chat assistants — the tools most people mean by “AI”.
The default assistant for most people.
Bundles frontier models plus agents at a flat monthly price, on a credit system.
Long-context reasoning with Claude Code, Cowork and Design bundled into every paid tier.
Wired into Gmail, Docs and Android.
Fast, loose, and plugged into the X firehose for real-time takes.
The cheapest premium chat plan from a major lab.
Free assistant embedded in WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.
Replaced standalone Copilot Pro for consumers in August 2026.
Conversational and deliberately gentle.
One subscription, a hundred-plus models on a shared points system.