ChatGPT vs Google Gemini vs Grok vs Meta AI
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
ChatGPT
The most widely used AI assistant — now on GPT-5.6, from OpenAI
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Google Gemini
Google's flagship multimodal AI — the Gemini 3 family across Search, W...
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Grok
SpaceX-owned xAI's chatbot with live X data and fewer filters
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| RECATOOLS Score | 9.2 / 10 | 8.7 / 10 | 7 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | GPT-5-class model with daily message limits | Free access to Gemini (3.5 Flash, limited 3.1 Pro) on web and mobile | Limited free access via grok.com | Free across WhatsApp/Instagram/Facebook/Messenger and the Meta AI app |
| Paid from | $20/month (Plus); free, Go, Pro, and Team/Enterprise tiers also offered | Free tier; Google AI Plus ~$7.99/mo, AI Pro $19.99/mo, AI Ultra from ~$99.99/mo | X Premium $8/mo; SuperGrok Lite $10/mo; SuperGrok $30/mo; Premium+ $40/mo; Heavy $300/mo | Meta One (Plus $7.99 / Premium $19.99 per month); free tier available |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | ~900M weekly active users (1B+ monthly active app users as of mid-2026) | Hundreds of millions via Google products | 100M+ monthly active users (~117M as of March 2026) | ~1.2 billion+ monthly active users (2026) |
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Maker | OpenAI | Google / Alphabet | xAI | Meta Platforms |
| Verdict | ChatGPT is still the default AI assistant, and the July 2026 release of GPT-5.6 (Sol, Terra and Luna tiers) keeps the flagship current across writing, coding and agentic work. No rival matches its feature breadth — voice... |
Gemini is one of the three frontier assistants alongside ChatGPT and Claude, and the tightest-integrated of the three if your life runs on Workspace, Android and Search. The Gemini 3 family brings strong multimodal reaso... |
Grok is a genuine third-place contender, now under SpaceX's roof after the February 2026 all-stock merger with xAI. Its differentiator is unchanged: real-time grounding in X plus the web, and a less-filtered persona that... |
Meta AI's edge isn't the model, it's the doorway: it lives inside WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, and crossed a billion monthly users in June 2026 -- the fastest any assistant has hit that mark. For quick qu... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.