In short. The "Chatbots" category has twelve assistants you can ask a question, hand a text to or study with. According to the catalog pages, eleven have a free plan: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, Qwen, Microsoft Copilot, Kimi, DeepSeek, Mistral Vibe, Alice AI and GigaChat. For Z.ai, free-access terms are not filled in on its page. The limits differ: without a subscription Gemini handles most prompts with its lightest model, Grok limits chat and voice, and in Alice AI and GigaChat some features are paid. Qwen, Kimi, DeepSeek, Z.ai and Mistral have open models you can download and run yourself.

We use only what our catalog pages say. Free-plan terms change, so open the service's official page before you start.

What the chatbots do

ChatGPT is a chatbot from OpenAI, open to the public since 2022. It answers questions, writes and edits text, reads files and photos, creates images, holds voice conversations and runs research with links to sources. It has an agent mode that builds spreadsheets, slides and documents from your data. It runs at chatgpt.com and in apps for iOS, Android, Windows and macOS. There is a free plan.

Gemini is Google's chatbot. It answers questions, writes and edits text, analyzes files, photos and videos, creates images and puts together in-depth research reports. It is built into Gmail, Docs and other Google services. You can use it for free with a Google account; without a subscription automatic model selection is on by default: most prompts go to the fastest model, Flash-Lite, harder ones may go to other models, and with automatic selection off only Flash-Lite is used.

Claude is a chatbot from Anthropic. It writes and edits text, works through long documents and spreadsheets, writes code, searches the web and creates files such as documents, slides and spreadsheets. It runs at claude.ai and in desktop and mobile apps. There is a free plan.

Grok is a chatbot from SpaceXAI. It answers questions, writes text and code, searches the web and the X social network, and creates images and videos; it searches posts on X in real time. It runs at grok.com, in mobile apps and inside X. You can try it for free, but free access has limits on chat and voice.

Qwen is a chatbot from Alibaba, running on its Qwen models. It writes and edits text, answers questions, searches the web, creates and edits images and generates videos. It has a reasoning mode, in-depth research with a written report and can build a web page from a description. It runs in the browser at chat.qwen.ai and in phone and desktop apps. It is free to use. Many Qwen models are open. The company may use de-identified chats to train its models.

Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's chatbot. It answers questions, drafts text, suggests ideas and creates images. It runs at copilot.microsoft.com and in mobile apps. There is a free version. With Microsoft 365, Copilot works inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, where it helps write documents, work through spreadsheets and put together presentations.

Kimi is a chatbot and AI agent from Moonshot AI. It runs in the browser at kimi.com. You can ask questions or hand a task to the agent: build slides, a document or a spreadsheet, run research, or make and publish a website. The agent works on several tasks in parallel and can run them on a schedule. There is a free plan. Some models are open.

DeepSeek is a chatbot from DeepSeek. It answers questions, writes and edits text, solves math and programming problems and understands images. There is a reasoning mode in which the model spends longer on a problem, and web search. It runs in the browser at chat.deepseek.com and in mobile apps. The chat and the app are free; only the API is paid. The models are open. The company may use your chats to train its models unless you opt out.

Z.ai is a chatbot from Zhipu, running on its GLM models in the browser at chat.z.ai. It answers questions, writes code and, from a description, builds landing pages, mini games, study materials and other small projects; a deep-thinking mode handles harder tasks. Many GLM models are open. Free-access terms are not filled in on its page.

Mistral Vibe is the AI assistant from Mistral AI, formerly called Le Chat. It answers questions, searches the web, analyzes documents and spreadsheets, creates images and writes code in the terminal and the code editor. It runs in the browser at chat.mistral.ai and in iOS and Android apps. There is a free plan. Some Mistral models are open.

Alice AI is Yandex's AI assistant in chat form. It answers questions, writes text, analyzes files, creates images, and animates and restores photos. There is a separate mode for complex tasks and study help for school and university students. It runs at alice.yandex.ru and in Yandex apps. The basic version is free; some features are only in the paid version.

GigaChat is a chatbot from Sber. It answers questions, writes text and code, creates images and makes videos. It can research a topic and reason through harder tasks, and it has voice chat. It runs in the browser at giga.chat with Sber ID sign-in only, and there is an official Telegram bot. It is free to use; only extra features are paid, and commercial use is paid.

How to pick

  1. An all-round assistant with voice and desktop and phone apps: ChatGPT.
  2. You already live in Google services (mail, docs): Gemini.
  3. Long documents and spreadsheets, ready files as output: Claude.
  4. Fresh posts from the X social network: Grok.
  5. In-depth research with a report and a web page from a description: Qwen.
  6. Working inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint: Microsoft Copilot (with a Microsoft 365 subscription).
  7. Hand over slides, a spreadsheet or a website: Kimi; landing pages, mini games and study materials from a description: Z.ai.
  8. Math and programming: DeepSeek; code in the terminal and document analysis: Mistral Vibe.
  9. Study help for school and university students, restoring old photos: Alice AI; research on a topic and a Telegram bot: GigaChat (Sber ID sign-in).

What to check on a tool's page

  1. Free-plan terms. Gemini without a subscription mostly uses a lightweight model, Grok limits chat and voice, and in Alice AI and GigaChat some features are paid.
  2. What happens to your chats. Qwen may use de-identified chats to train its models, DeepSeek your chats unless you opt out. Do not paste passwords, access keys or personal data into a chat.
  3. How you sign in. GigaChat needs a Sber ID; for the others see the service's page.
  4. What else it does besides talking. Images, video, voice, research, ready files, agents: compare with what you need.

How to check an answer

  1. Check facts, numbers and dates: a chatbot can be wrong and sound sure.
  2. For important decisions (health, money, contracts) open the sources yourself.
  3. Ask it to explain the solution step by step and compare with a textbook or documentation.

The data comes from our catalog pages as of 14 October 2026. If a service has changed its terms, tell us in the comments under the post in our Telegram channel, Pro AI Expertise (the channel is in Russian), and we will update the page.