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ChatGPT alternatives, graded

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2 of the 8 assistants on the record score higher than ChatGPT's 12 of 19 (grade C+): Claude (13½, B), Gemini (12½, B−), Mistral Vibe (12, C+) lead the ranking. Every grade is read from the maker's own page, checked 22 October 2026 to 3 November 2026, never from a review.

C+
ChatGPT · 12 of 19
8
assistants to compare
2
score higher
22 October 2026 to 3 November 2026
Makers' pages checked

Every assistant on the record, ranked

ChatGPT’s own row is shaded. The six columns are the tests a person switching asks about first; each product page has every test, with the maker’s line and the source.

assistantGradeRemembersExport memoryStop trainingExport chatsDelete accountPrice public
Claude#1 · AnthropicB13½/19
Gemini#2 · GoogleB−12½/19
ChatGPT#3 · OpenAI · this oneC+12/19
Mistral Vibe#4 · MistralC+12/19
Perplexity#5 · PerplexityC10½/19
Copilot#6 · MicrosoftC10/19
Grok#7 · xAID7/19
DeepSeek#8 · DeepSeekF5/19
Meta AI#9 · MetaF5/19
  • Remembers · Does it remember across a new chat?
  • Export memory · Can you export its memory?
  • Stop training · Can you stop your chats training its models?
  • Export chats · Can you export all your chats from it yourself?
  • Delete account · Can you delete your whole account with it yourself?
  • Price public · Does it put every plan's price on a public page?

ChatGPT alternatives, by what matters

6 assistants that let you stop your chats training the model

  1. B Claude
  2. B− Gemini
  3. C+ Mistral Vibe
  4. C Perplexity
  5. D Grok
  6. F DeepSeek

ChatGPT passes this test too.

The one assistant that let you export all your chats

  1. C Copilot

ChatGPT's grade on this test: partly.

What OpenAI changed lately

  1. From December 2026, ChatGPT and Codex draw from one shared usage allowance on Plus, Pro and Business plans, measured in tokens; Instant chat does not count against it. People who hit the limit wait for the reset, upgrade, or buy credits. No token figures are published.

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  2. Existing $200 ChatGPT Pro subscribers move to the lower usage allowance that new Pro 200 subscriptions get, at the same $200 price, after keeping the old allowance through October 29. A new Pro 500 plan has the highest included usage; see OpenAI's pricing page.

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  3. ChatGPT removed the fixed cap on how many Sites Plus and Pro users can create. Usage and storage limits still apply.

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Every change from OpenAI, dated →

Alternatives to the others

The whole shelf: The Scorecard. How the grades are made: How we grade. No maker pays for a place or a grade.