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ChatGPTClaudeWhat it is forChatGPT is OpenAI's chat assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for drafting text, asking questions with web search, or asking about an uploaded document or image.Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for writing and editing text, asking about an uploaded PDF or image, or questions that need a web search.
Free plan
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    Free plan

  • Supported

    Free plan

File upload
  • Supported

    Plans: Go, Plus, Pro, Business · On: Web, Mobile app

  • Limited

    Free plan

    Free plan: 3 file uploads per day. Audio uploads are not available on Free.

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    Plan not specified

Last checked10 Oct 202610 Oct 2026
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  • General assistant

    ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini

    Task: Draft a clear email or short article · Facts last checked 10 Oct 2026

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  • Research

    Consensus, Elicit, Perplexity

    Task: Find and check sources on a question · Facts last checked 10 Oct 2026

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  • Image creation

    Adobe Firefly, Ideogram, Midjourney

    Task: Create an image for a presentation or post · Facts last checked 10 Oct 2026

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  • Coding

    Cursor, GitHub Copilot

    Task: Understand and fix a small piece of code · Facts last checked 10 Oct 2026

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    First time using AI

    You can finish a small task with AI and explain its limits.

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  2. Path 2

    Getting AI to do a task for you

    You can write a prompt you can reuse for the same kind of task.

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  3. Path 3

    Using AI for study and work

    You have a repeatable workflow for one study or work task.

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