Compare ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Perplexity AI

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Attribute	ChatGPT	Gemini	Perplexity AI
Summary	Conversational AI Assistant by OpenAI	Google AI Chat Assistant	AI Search and Answer Engine
Community Score	47/100	47/100	29/100
Pricing	✓ Free	✓ Free	✓ Free
	Plus$20/mo	Google AI Plus$8/mo	Pro$20/mo
	Team$30/mo	Google AI Pro$20/moPopular	—
	Pro$200/mo	Google AI Ultra$250/mo	—
	EnterpriseContact Sales	—	EnterpriseContact Sales
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Platform	Web, WINDOWS, MACOS, ANDROID, IOS, API	Web, ANDROID, IOS, MACOS, API	Web, API, ANDROID, IOS, MACOS, WINDOWS, CLI
API / SDK	API	API	API
Docs / Source	Docs Source	Docs	Docs
Developer	OpenAI, Inc.	Google DeepMind	Perplexity
Features	Conversational AI chat Deep research with web browsing Image generation via DALL·E Voice mode for real-time conversations File and document upload and analysis Code writing, execution, and debugging via Codex	Conversational AI chat interface Write, Plan, Research, and Learn modes Voice/microphone input Chat history saving (signed-in users) Fast and advanced response modes Google Workspace integration (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides)	Real-time web search with cited answers AI answer engine with follow-up prompts Perplexity Computer for agentic multi-step tasks Skills, Workflows, and Connectors for automation Internal knowledge connectors for enterprise files Finance, Health, Academic, and Patents verticals
Integrations	DALL·E OpenAI API Codex Web search Python code interpreter File uploads (PDF, spreadsheets, images)	Gmail Google Docs Google Sheets Google Slides Google Workspace Google Drive	Google Drive Slack Notion GitHub Jira Confluence
Use Case Fit	Large language model (GPT-4o, GPT-5.6) Image generation (DALL·E) Voice synthesis and recognition Code generation and execution	Large language model chat Text generation Summarization Research assistance	Real-time web search and retrieval Multi-model LLM orchestration (20+ models) Agentic task execution Document and file analysis
System Requirements	Any OS with a modern web browser Windows (desktop app) macOS (desktop app) iOS Android	Any OS with a modern web browser Android iOS macOS (desktop app)	Any OS with a modern web browser Windows macOS Android iOS
Data refreshed	Aug 3, 2026	Aug 3, 2026	Aug 3, 2026