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ChatGPT alternatives

Users look for ChatGPT alternatives due to inconsistent performance, recent updates causing issues, and concerns about content policies. Alternatives like Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot offer different strengths, from faster image processing to language learning, while others face similar challenges with usage limits and accuracy.

Why users look for alternatives to ChatGPT

The alternatives

Google Gemini
4.7★ · 1,974,517 ratings · Free

Google Gemini is praised for its speed in image processing, often noted as faster than ChatGPT R55. It is considered a superior tool for daily planning and task management compared to Siri R52. Users find it helpful for a wide range of tasks, from recipes to fishing, provided they ask clear and complete questions R58.

Better for: Google Gemini is better for users who prioritize fast image processing R55 and need a tool for efficient daily planning and task mapping R52. It suits those who are good at formulating precise questions to get the best results across various topics R58.

Head-to-head: ChatGPT vs Google Gemini
Grok AI
4.9★ · 1,292,905 ratings · Free

Grok AI is seen as a helpful resource that provides insightful feedback, including coding support and prompt image display R66. Some users consider it superior to ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Siri . It allows for editing words and generating stories R67.

Better for: Grok AI is better for users seeking insightful feedback, especially with coding and image/video production . It might appeal to those who value the ability to edit their words and enjoy story generation R67. However, users should be aware of recent changes to usage limits for paid subscribers R68R70R71.

Head-to-head: ChatGPT vs Grok AI
Perplexity
4.8★ · 485,105 ratings · Free

Perplexity is highly valued for providing fast, concise, and easily readable responses R83. Users find it helpful for a wide array of topics, from medical questions (for information, not diagnosis) to project estimations and general inquiries R80. It is also noted for its editing capabilities R90.

Better for: Perplexity is better for users who need quick, to-the-point answers and value efficiency in information retrieval R83. It suits those who use AI for research across diverse subjects and appreciate clear, concise responses R80.

Head-to-head: ChatGPT vs Perplexity
Microsoft Copilot
4.8★ · 402,250 ratings · Free

Microsoft Copilot is highly praised for its ability to provide more than what is requested on any topic R94. It has been instrumental in helping users achieve fluency in new languages, such as French, in a short period . Users find it helpful for creative tasks like writing books and making emojis R98.

Better for: Microsoft Copilot is better for users who appreciate comprehensive answers that go beyond their initial query R94. It's particularly strong for language learning and creative writing tasks R98. However, users frequently encounter chat limits, which can be frustrating R95R103.

Head-to-head: ChatGPT vs Microsoft Copilot
Chat AI
4.8★ · 325,043 ratings · Free

Chat AI is described as a very helpful and dependable tool that makes life easier for its users R108R114. It is considered beneficial for completing assignments and is seen as a game-changer by users who opt for a lifetime membership .

Better for: Chat AI is better for users seeking a generally helpful and dependable AI assistant for daily tasks and assignments R113. It appeals to those looking for a tool that simplifies their life R114. However, some users report strict message limits, even during free trials R109.

Head-to-head: ChatGPT vs Chat AI
Stick with ChatGPT if

You should stick with ChatGPT if you find its core functionality of organizing thoughts, plans, and projects highly effective and appreciate its ability to complete tasks efficiently without many errors . It is also a good choice if you've built a strong rapport with it and find it a significant source of knowledge, inspiration, and guidance .

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Frequently asked

Why are users unhappy with recent ChatGPT updates?
Users are unhappy with recent ChatGPT updates because they have made the app slower, less precise, and changed the voice options to be more robotic and unprofessional R3R10R13. Some updates have also caused the app to become argumentative and rude R16.
Does ChatGPT have issues with image generation?
Yes, ChatGPT has issues with image generation, including limited free creations, glitches, and unwanted alterations to faces or details in images R12R18R26R49. Users report that images sometimes don't generate or that delayed creations still count against their free allowance R26R49.
Are there content policy issues with ChatGPT?
Yes, there are content policy issues with ChatGPT, as users report the app restricting certain words for creative writing, even for adults, and flagging prompts as going against policy R15R22R36. Some users have also found its responses on sensitive topics to be problematic R19.
Do any of the alternatives have chat limits?
Yes, several alternatives have chat limits: Grok AI introduced weekly limits for paid subscribers, leading to frustration R67R68R70R71. Microsoft Copilot frequently imposes chat limits, sometimes after only a few messages, which users find outrageous R95R103. Chat AI also has strict message limits, with some users reporting only being able to send three messages R109.
Which alternative is best for fast image processing?
Google Gemini is noted as being superior for fast image processing, with users stating it is "faster than ChatGPT by miles" R55.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R3] ChatGPT 3/5 · US Updates: Most recent update has taken the ability to use different options of processing modes and it’s slower. Less precise with information.
  2. [R10] ChatGPT 2/5 · US Terrible update: Omg they speak so slowly and they are trying to just shmooze. It takes forever to get a response and it’s cavalier and way way way too unprofessional. I’ve tried to mess with the settings. Bring back the old version asap!!!
  3. [R13] ChatGPT 2/5 · US New update is whack: They changed the voice(s) and voice speed in this new update and it’s horrible. Long weird pauses, drawn out words, very robotic and unsettling. I mean, I guess good to remind us we’re not talking to an actual person, but to the point of not wanting to talk to it at all. Please fix this! :)
  4. [R28] ChatGPT 2/5 · US Stop changing: I hate you guys keep changing the apps versions which makes the responses more genetic and repetitive; Please bring back some of the old versions
  5. [R12] ChatGPT 3/5 · GB Not quite there yet: Doesn’t always get it quite right and makes some strange decisions based on what you request when generating images, also when you stop generating as you realise you make a mistake it sometimes still generates your previous request as well as the one you rethought
  6. [R18] ChatGPT 3/5 · GB 3star: Gave this 3 star because of you don’t get many free image creations a day and also how it changes images especially of people how much it changes there faces
  7. [R26] ChatGPT 1/5 · US Not fair: One star only because I’ll generate a picture with one of my few free generations and it gets delayed and each one that didn’t work counted as a free image so yeah I’m done with this
  8. [R49] ChatGPT 4/5 · US Images: Nice good, but sometimes it won’t create images it glitch
  9. [R15] ChatGPT 3/5 · GB Love the AI but: I’m trying to Create a Superhero series and with it there is certain words I need to use which it won’t allow me to use even tho I’m over 18
  10. [R16] ChatGPT 1/5 · US Argumentative and rude: Recent updates have caused the app to become argumentative and rude. I was recently discussing a strange dream I had where my alarm went off on my phone and my mother called me crying directly after. When I woke up from the dream I remembered the time and date from my Home Screen and immediately set the same alarm. Three months went by and I had completely forgotten about
  11. [R19] ChatGPT 1/5 · US DISAGREES THAT SLAVERY IS WORSE THAN ABORTION: 07/11/2026: this bot said that it is not a fact that slavery is worse than abortion. A bot that has access to so much information is saying that whether or not slavery is worse than abortion depends on morals. What?
  12. [R22] ChatGPT 1/5 · US Newest Policy: I use ChatGPT to help develop a series I’m writing. It would help be develop scenes, generate images of characters, and also write smaller character experiments just for myself for fun. This newest policy update flags every other thing I prompt to the point I don’t even want to use it anymore. It is constantly telling me it goes against policy and when I ask how it tells be it was s
  13. [R1] ChatGPT 1/5 · US Be better: Sometimes I send a massage to ChatGPT and after fore example 2 hours when I come back I see I lost my before text.
  14. [R7] ChatGPT 1/5 · US Does not deliver: I spent hours on a project and got zero result. I was promised a delivery within hours and it became a day and then an admission that it can’t deliver what it had promised to deliver. This is garbage
  15. [R32] ChatGPT 1/5 · US Glitchy, limited, lies and EXPENSIVE: It’s exactly as the title suggests. This thing will blatantly lie to your face. It’ll mess with your phone and cause glitches, supposedly it’s extremely limited on info (again it’s a liar) and it’s $20 a month???!!! Nope!
  16. [R4] ChatGPT 1/5 · US PLEASE STOP USING THIS APP.: Like most ai apps, ai is taking most of our clean water that we need to survive. It’s hurting our planet and our animals. We need to stop using apps like this and start saving our planet.
  17. [R21] ChatGPT 3/5 · GB My opinions: Great app but the amount of water it’s wasting a day is absolutely worrying
  18. [R40] ChatGPT 1/5 · US Very bad: This app and many other generative artificial intelligence apps/websites are destroying our environment.
  19. [R52] Google Gemini 5/5 · US Gemini vs Siri: Gemini is far superior and was very instrumental in helping me map a plan for the day to get my chores efficiently done thank you
  20. [R55] Google Gemini 5/5 · US So far so good: Very fast image processing. Faster than ChapGPT by miles
  21. [R58] Google Gemini 5/5 · US Great tool for any brain task: I use Gemini for everything from recipes to fishing and it never gets boring. But for best results you have to KNOW what you’re asking and provide correct and complete information
  22. [R66] Grok AI 5/5 · US Awesome: Love the resource. Very helpful.
  23. [R67] Grok AI 3/5 · US It’s a little annoying: It’s a little annoying but it’s also amazing I don’t like it because the limit on the conversation and I do like it because you can edit you words and the stories are nice the stories I would give like 4 stars. :)
  24. [R68] Grok AI 1/5 · US Limits: Now we have weekly limits in the ask section? I’ve paid for months and no issues, but now I’m getting weekly limit warnings? So I’m getting less for what I WAS paying for. I’m done paying for it and cancelled my subscription.
  25. [R70] Grok AI 3/5 · US Thought it was the best: The recent update now adds a time usage for the week so even when you pay for a subscription you can’t use it fully when it ends great way to scam their consumers
  26. [R80] Perplexity 5/5 · US Most helpful: Medicating a bulldog, estimating a fencing project, wondering about the subsurface water in Antarctica, I use this for everything.
  27. [R83] Perplexity 5/5 · US Fast concise and to the point: I am daily pleased with the speed and easily read responses to questions posed to Perplexity. When the evolution of AI providers reaches the time that paid subscriptions will be offered and no free services exist, I can only hope services will be affordable to individual subscribers.
  28. [R90] Perplexity 5/5 · US Dc boys: I’ve never had ai other than Claude edit like this
  29. [R94] Microsoft Copilot 5/5 · US Agradecida: Siempre encuentro más de lo que solicito en cualquier tema que les consulto.
  30. [R95] Microsoft Copilot 3/5 · US Please fix your app.: Yesterday, i chated with Copilot 30 seconds, and it said i reached my limit. I waited the next day, and when teh time has come, i chated for 101 seconds, and it said i have to wait until 3:51 on July 6, even though i chated a few on a conversation. Please fix your app. Thank you.
  31. [R98] Microsoft Copilot 2/5 · US Kida helpful but also dangerous: Helped me writing books make emojis and everything. The thing copilot did that was danger is that it knows your location at all times even if your location on copilot is off it even called be a horrible word and likes to think of as a monster. But I advise u to see how dangerous it is and why I will never use it again.
  32. [R103] Microsoft Copilot 4/5 · US Chat limit drives me crazy but it is one of the greatest ai’s I have talked to!: I like this app, it is amazing! But after like 15 messages sent it wants you to pay money to chat more, and I am not having it, so I have deleted it and moved on. Please remove it. Other than that, it is so good and helpful and it understands! Love the app! (Suggestion, make a button so you can show videos to copilot
  33. [R108] Chat AI 5/5 · US Can’t live without it: Love this soo much!!!
  34. [R109] Chat AI 3/5 · US It’s OK, but it only let me send three messages: The app super helpful. The AI also super helpful for a little dumber than actual AI Ratings of four on those but reading zero because it only let me send three messages
  35. [R113] Chat AI 5/5 · US Great job: Loved Ai It helped me a lot
  36. [R114] Chat AI 5/5 · US Love this app. Best ever: Makes my life so easy
  37. [R36] ChatGPT 1/5 · US Creative Writers are Unwelcome: I’m a paying customer. I use ChatGPT for long-form creative writing. I don’t want the interface to keep changing daily . Give me a stable experience and stop removing and restoring features like model selection. Consistency is just as important as new features. I’m at the point where it’s clear gpt is no longer interested in creative writers .
  38. [R71] Grok AI 1/5 · US Weekly limit . Im not enjoying the app anymore. Too expensive and it’s frustrating: Too expensive and after paying they give you weekly limit reset after doing few video generations. This is so bad. The app makes mistakes and still will be deducted from your credit. You can do better grok. A lot of people have even stopped using the app. And it’s not good. Do something about it. Fix this issue. It

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