Best AI Chatbots and Assistants in 2026
Updated
65 AI chatbots and assistants ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
65ranked
0free plans on this page
$0.02/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
AI chatbots and assistants, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 15 on this page have a public API.
- 51 Cohere North API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 52 HuggingChat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 53 GPT4All API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 54 Open Assistant API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 55 Z.ai API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 56 Pi API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 57 Duck.ai API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 58 AvA API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1$0.02/mo
- 59 NotebookLM API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 60 Thareja AI API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9$20/mo
- 61 Zaknor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 62 Jais Chat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 63 Smillee API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 64 Cleverbot API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 65 AskDirect API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.6
Compare all 15 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Web search | File uploads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Cohere North | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | HuggingChat | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 53 | GPT4All | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 54 | Open Assistant | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 55 | Z.ai | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 56 | Pi | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 57 | Duck.ai | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 58 | AvA | 5.1 | No | $0.02/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 59 | NotebookLM | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | $9.99/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 60 | Thareja AI | 4.9 | No | $20/mo | No | $20/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 61 | Zaknor | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 62 | Jais Chat | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 63 | Smillee | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 64 | Cleverbot | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | No | No |
| 65 | AskDirect | 4.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |