Alternatives

OpenAI alternatives

OpenAI is the lab behind ChatGPT, the API, and the model cards. It is a poor fit if you need a team plan, audit logs, or a phone number to call. Here are 6 tools on Toolora that do a similar job, 6 of them free or with a free tier, and what each one does differently.

OpenAI profileFree to browse; ChatGPT Free + Plus, API usage
  1. 01

    Claude

    Free tierToolora score96

    Thoughtful AI for writing, coding, and analysis

    Instead of OpenAI: Also covers llm and research.

    Free + Pro from $20/mo

  2. 02

    Perplexity

    Free tierToolora score93

    AI search with citations you can check

    Instead of OpenAI: Also covers llm and research.

    Free + Pro

  3. 03

    Gemini

    Free tierToolora score90

    Google's AI assistant for writing, research, and apps

    Instead of OpenAI: Also covers llm and research.

    Free + Google AI Plus from $4.99/mo

  4. 04

    Grok

    Free tierToolora score88

    xAI assistant with live X context

    Instead of OpenAI: Also covers llm and research.

    Free + SuperGrok

  5. 05

    Mistral AI

    FreeToolora score90

    European frontier models, chat, and APIs

    Instead of OpenAI: Also covers llm and api.

    Free chat + paid API and team plans

  6. 06

    Groq

    FreeToolora score88

    Fast inference cloud for open models

    Instead of OpenAI: Also covers llm and api.

    Free developer tier + paid inference

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