Free alternatives to ChatGPT
Assistants with a real free tier, or open-weight models you can run yourself. Free hosted tiers come with rate limits; local models come with hardware requirements. Pick your constraint.
14 tools · checked by hand · no paid placement in this list
Claude
Free plan
Anthropic's assistant for long-context reasoning, writing and code.
Gemini
Free plan
Google's multimodal assistant, wired into Search and Workspace.
DeepSeek
Free plan
Open-weight reasoning models with an aggressive price floor.
Qwen Chat
Free plan
Alibaba's assistant with strong multilingual and coding support.
Le Chat
Free plan
Mistral's assistant built on their open-weight European models.
HuggingChat
Free
Free chat interface over open-weight models, no account needed.
Meta AI
Free
Llama-powered assistant inside WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.
Grok
Free plan
xAI's assistant with real-time access to posts on X.
Kimi
Free plan
Moonshot's assistant, built around very long document context.
Ollama
Free
Run open-weight models locally with one command.
LM Studio
Free
Desktop app for downloading and chatting with local models.
Perplexity
Free plan
Answer engine that cites its sources instead of guessing.
Microsoft Copilot
Free plan
Assistant embedded across Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365.
Poe
Free plan
One subscription, many models — switch between them in one chat app.
At a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Best known for |
|---|---|---|
| Claude | Free plan | Anthropic's assistant for long-context reasoning, writing and code. |
| Gemini | Free plan | Google's multimodal assistant, wired into Search and Workspace. |
| DeepSeek | Free plan | Open-weight reasoning models with an aggressive price floor. |
| Qwen Chat | Free plan | Alibaba's assistant with strong multilingual and coding support. |
| Le Chat | Free plan | Mistral's assistant built on their open-weight European models. |
| HuggingChat | Free | Free chat interface over open-weight models, no account needed. |
| Meta AI | Free | Llama-powered assistant inside WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. |
| Grok | Free plan | xAI's assistant with real-time access to posts on X. |
| Kimi | Free plan | Moonshot's assistant, built around very long document context. |
| Ollama | Free | Run open-weight models locally with one command. |
| LM Studio | Free | Desktop app for downloading and chatting with local models. |
| Perplexity | Free plan | Answer engine that cites its sources instead of guessing. |
| Microsoft Copilot | Free plan | Assistant embedded across Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365. |
| Poe | Free plan | One subscription, many models — switch between them in one chat app. |
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