ChatGPT vs Claude vs Google Gemini vs Perplexity AI
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
ChatGPT
OpenAI's assistant, now on GPT-6, with Work agents and Codex built in
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Claude
Anthropic's assistant and models for writing, analysis and agentic cod...
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Google Gemini
Google's AI assistant, now with Gemini 4 Argon on paid plans
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Perplexity AI
Answer engine that cites its sources, now with a browser and an agent
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| RECATOOLS Score | 9.2 / 10 | 9 / 10 | 8.7 / 10 | 8.4 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Unlimited text chats with GPT-6 Luna (abuse guardrails apply); limited uploads, images, voice, deep research, Codex and Work | Free plan: chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file creation and code execution, memory, connectors, Artifacts, up to 5 projects, usage limits apply | Free with a Google account: Flash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, 15 GB storage | Free plan: answers with citations and basic AI models, for limited daily usage |
| Paid from | SGD 11/month (Go, Singapore price); Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month | $20/month (Pro, or $17/month on annual billing) | SGD 6.98/month (Google AI Plus; US$4.99); Pro SGD 28.99, Ultra from SGD 139.99 | $20/month or $200/year (Pro); Max $200/month or $2,000/year |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | ~900M weekly active users (1B+ monthly active app users as of mid-2026) | Tens of millions of users globally | Hundreds of millions via Google products | 30M+ standalone monthly active users (100M+ across all products, 2026) |
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Maker | OpenAI | Anthropic | Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, Andy Konwinski | |
| Verdict | ChatGPT remains the default general-purpose assistant: GPT-6 since October 2026, Intelligent UI answers, voice, images, deep research, and ChatGPT Work and Codex for longer agent jobs, all in one app. The free plan now o... |
Claude covers the full range from a free chat app to Anthropic's API, and the autumn 2026 releases reset the lineup: Opus 5.5 is Anthropic's recommended default, Fable 5.1 handles the longest agentic jobs, and Haiku 5.5... |
Gemini is the obvious assistant for people who live in Google's services: it reaches into Gmail, Drive and Docs, runs Deep Research and voice, and its paid plans bundle storage. Singapore pricing is reasonable at the low... |
Perplexity is still the quickest way to get a sourced answer: each reply links to the pages behind it, so verification takes seconds. Pro at $20 a month adds Deep Research, model choice and Computer credits; Max at $200... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.