What is the best chat assistants tool?

On the current AIRanking leaderboard, ChatGPT leads the Chat Assistants category based on editorial ranking score.

How are chat assistants tools ranked?

Scores mix upvotes, a Bayesian editor rating, recency, and editorial weight. See /methodology for the formula.

Chat Assistants

Chat assistants are broad-purpose conversational models you can prompt for brainstorming, drafting, tutoring, and light analysis. They compete on reasoning quality, multimodal input, memory, and how safely they handle sensitive topics in daily use.

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Chat Assistants rankings
Rank	Move	Tool	Category	Pricing	Score	Votes
1	—	ChatGPTPopular general-purpose chat assistant with multimodal features	Chat Assistants	Freemium	97.5	1.1k
3	—	ClaudeSafety-focused assistant with long context and careful writing	Chat Assistants	Freemium	95.4	897
6	—	GeminiGoogle's multimodal assistant tied to Search and Workspace	Chat Assistants	Freemium	93.5	795
19	—	GrokEdgy assistant with real-time X platform context	Chat Assistants	Paid	86.8	411
28	—	Microsoft CopilotAI assistant embedded across Windows and Microsoft 365	Chat Assistants	Freemium	84.9	365
45	—	Meta AIAssistant inside Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook	Chat Assistants	Free	79.9	226
52	—	Character.aiRoleplay chatbots with persistent personas	Chat Assistants	Freemium	78.8	200
72	—	Le ChatMistral's consumer chat with European model focus	Chat Assistants	Freemium	74.6	110
81	—	PoeMulti-model chat hub with bots and creator monetization	Chat Assistants	Freemium	72.8	97
166	—	You.com ChatSearch-centric chat with cited web answers	Chat Assistants	Freemium	61.4	29
178	—	HuggingChatOpen chat UI powered by community models	Chat Assistants	Free	58.8	24

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