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, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 0 of the 15 on this page can be tried for free.
- 51 Pi
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 52 HuggingChat
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 53 Z.ai
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 54 Duck.ai
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 55 Jais Chat
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 56 Cohere North
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 57 Open Assistant
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 58 AvAPaid from $0.02/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 59 OpenThena
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 60 Cleverbot
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 61 NotebookLM
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 62 Smillee
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 63 Thareja AIPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 64 Zaknor
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 65 AskDirect
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 15 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Web search | File uploads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Pi | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 52 | HuggingChat | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 53 | Z.ai | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 54 | Duck.ai | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 55 | Jais Chat | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 56 | Cohere North | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | Open Assistant | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 58 | AvA | 5.7 | No | $0.02/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 59 | OpenThena | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 60 | Cleverbot | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | No | No |
| 61 | NotebookLM | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | $9.99/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 62 | Smillee | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 63 | Thareja AI | 5.5 | No | $20/mo | No | $20/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 64 | Zaknor | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 65 | AskDirect | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |