Tier lists / Chat & research assistants / ChatGPT
Assistant with search, deep research, file analysis, image generation and agent mode.
Use it when…
You want one assistant that does almost everything.
Skip it if…
You need strict on-prem privacy.
Score breakdown
Initial editorial estimate from public info; not yet hands-on tested. How we score →
Details
- Pricing
- Free tier; paid Plus and Pro plansUnverified. Unverified: editorial summary. We couldn't confirm this on an official pricing page (JS-rendered, no public pricing, or usage-based) as of Oct 18, 2026.
- Free tier
- Yes (unverified)
- Platforms
- web · Mac · Win · iOS · Android
- Open source
- No
- Official URL
- https://chatgpt.com
- URL verified
- Oct 18, 2026 (headless Chrome render (curl got bot-protection 403))
- Last reviewed
- Oct 18, 2026 by agent
- Sources
Changelog
- Oct 18, 2026: Initial listing; score 88 (S) as editorial estimate.
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