ChatGPT

The AI assistant that started it all

Pricing: Freemium

Skill Level: Beginner

Overview

ChatGPT is OpenAI's conversational AI assistant. It writes, codes, analyzes, brainstorms and answers questions across a huge range of topics, with support for image input, voice, and custom GPTs.

Pricing Breakdown:Free tier with GPT-4o-mini. Plus at $20/month unlocks GPT-5, higher limits and early features.

Key Features

Conversational AI with GPT-5

Image and voice input

Custom GPTs and tools

Code interpreter

Web browsing

Pros

•Best general-purpose assistant
•Huge ecosystem of custom GPTs
•Strong coding and reasoning

Cons

•Best features behind paywall
•Can hallucinate facts

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