Claude alternatives compared by price
Claude starts at $17 per month, billed annually, or $20 monthly for Pro (USD per person per month, billed annually where offered). Claude last cut a list price in Apr 2026: Team premium seat went from $150 to $100 (-33%), first seen on its pricing page that month. Below are 6 alternatives with their current plans and price history; 2 list a lower entry price and 5 have a free plan.
6 Claude alternatives at a glance
Entry price is each product's cheapest paid plan as last read from its pricing page. Check the unit: some charge per user, others per account or per use.
| Product | Starts at | Free plan | Priced by | Latest price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude(the one you are replacing) | $17 per month, billed annually, or $20 monthly | Yes | Flat per account | Team premium seat went from $150 to $100 (-33%) |
 ChatGPT | $8 per month | Yes | Flat per account | Pro from $200 to $100 (-50%), Sep 2026. |
 Perplexity | $17 per month, billed annually | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded |
 Google Gemini | €4.99 per month, as shown to European visitors | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded |
 Mistral AI | $14.99 per month | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded |
 Manus | $20 per month, or 17 percent less billed annually | No | Credits | none recorded |
 Grok | $30 per month | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded |
Exhibit 1
Claude and its alternatives over time
Each product's cheapest paid plan by default. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan.
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| Observed | Claude Pro | ChatGPT Go | Perplexity Pro | Google Gemini Google AI Plus | Mistral AI Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2024 | $17 | ||||
| Apr 2, 2024 | $17 | ||||
| Jun 1, 2025 | $14.99 | ||||
| Sep 17, 2025 | $17 | ||||
| Sep 20, 2025 | $14.99 | ||||
| Dec 3, 2025 | $14.99 | ||||
| Mar 2, 2026 | $14.99 | ||||
| Jun 3, 2026 | $14.99 | ||||
| Jul 1, 2026 | $17 | ||||
| Sep 1, 2026 | $14.99 | ||||
| Sep 20, 2026 | $8 | ||||
| Sep 21, 2026 | $17 | $17 | €4.99 | $14.99 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $17 | $17 | €4.99 | $14.99 |
ChatGPT
ChatGPT is the AI assistant made by OpenAI and the product that turned chat-based AI into a consumer subscription. Individuals choose between Free, Go, Plus and Pro, priced per month, while Business and Enterprise plans are sold per user with annual billing.
ChatGPT starts at $8 per month for Go (USD per person per month, billed monthly), goes up to $100 per month and up for Pro, has a free plan. Latest change: Pro from $200 to $100 (-50%), Sep 2026.
Perplexity
Perplexity is an AI answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources. Individuals pay a flat monthly subscription, shown as the annual price per month, and the Max tier buys unlimited usage of the top models.
Perplexity starts at $17 per month, billed annually for Pro (USD per month, billed annually), goes up to $167 per month, billed annually for Max, has a free plan.
Perplexity pricing and price historyClaude vs Perplexity pricing
Google Gemini
Gemini is bundled into Google AI subscriptions that also carry storage and other Google services. Plans are flat per account and the pricing page prices in the local currency of the visitor, so this tracker records the euro prices shown in Europe.
Google Gemini starts at €4.99 per month, as shown to European visitors for Google AI Plus (EUR per month, billed monthly, as shown to European visitors), goes up to €99.99 per month, from, as shown to European visitors for Google AI Ultra, has a free plan.
Google Gemini pricing and price historyClaude vs Google Gemini pricing
Mistral AI
Mistral AI sells its Le Chat assistant and Vibe coding tools as flat monthly plans, with a per user Team plan and enterprise deployments, alongside per token API pricing for its open and commercial models.
Mistral AI starts at $14.99 per month for Pro (USD per month, billed monthly (Team per user)), goes up to $24.99 per user per month for Team, has a free plan.
Mistral AI pricing and price historyClaude vs Mistral AI pricing
Manus
Manus is a general purpose AI agent that does whole tasks, from research reports to working websites, rather than answering questions. Its three tiers cost the same per month as Claude and ChatGPT's paid plans and differ only in monthly credits.
Manus starts at $20 per month, or 17 percent less billed annually for 4,000 credits (USD per month, billed monthly), goes up to $200 per month, or 17 percent less billed annually for 40,000 credits.
Grok
Grok is the assistant from xAI, available on the web, in apps and inside X. It is sold as flat monthly subscriptions whose tiers buy higher usage limits and video quality, with team and enterprise plans on top.
Grok starts at $30 per month for SuperGrok (USD per month, billed monthly), goes up to $100 per month for SuperGrok Plus, has a free plan.
Claude alternatives: questions
- What is the cheapest alternative to Claude?
- Of the alternatives we track, ChatGPT has the lowest listed entry price: $8 per month for Go (USD per person per month, billed monthly). Claude starts at $17 per month, billed annually, or $20 monthly. Check the unit, since some products charge per user and others per account.
- Is there a free alternative to Claude?
- Yes. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Gemini, Mistral AI, Grok list a free plan next to paid plans.
- Has Claude raised its prices?
- Claude last cut a list price in Apr 2026: Team premium seat went from $150 to $100 (-33%), first seen on its pricing page that month.