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
9 Oct 2026last checked
AI chatbots and assistants in tiers by the score this site gives them, S at the top. 2 of the 15 on this page have an Android app.
Compare all 15 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Web search | File uploads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Pi | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 52 | HuggingChat | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 53 | Cohere North | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 54 | Z.ai | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 55 | Duck.ai | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 56 | Jais Chat | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 57 | Open Assistant | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 58 | OpenThena | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 59 | AvA | 5.5 | No | $0.02/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 60 | Cleverbot | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | No | No |
| 61 | NotebookLM | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | $9.99/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 62 | Thareja AI | 5.4 | No | $20/mo | No | $20/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 63 | Zaknor | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 64 | Smillee | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 65 | AskDirect | 4.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |