You use it to answer questions, write text, create images, and write computer code. It suits anyone who needs to write, create images, or write computer code.

Yes — ChatGPT publishes a free version on its own pricing page (confirmed 16 Aug 2026), with paid plans from £7 a month.

We scored it 90/100 on our everyday chat test suite (18 tasks, three-judge blind panel, 10 Aug 2026). We scored it 90/100 on our writing test suite (18 tasks, three-judge blind panel, 9 Aug 2026). The raw outputs and judge verdicts are downloadable on the page.

ChatGPT

You use it to answer questions, write text, create images, and write computer code.

In their words: “ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.” — chatgpt.com ↗ · read 9 Aug 2026

Our score — we tested it

90/100 · everyday chat

90/100 · writing

18 tasks, marked blind by 3 judges from 3 labs · 10 Aug 2026 · receipts ↓

Public score — what users say

4.78★#4 of 14 we track — behind Canva AI, Suno, NotebookLM

across 62.5m reviews on App Store + Google Play · ranked by rating weighted by review count

visit chatgpt.com ↗ · their prices ↗

Pricing

Freefree — confirmed 16 Aug 2026

go£7/moverified 16 Aug 2026

plus£20/moverified 16 Aug 2026

pro£89/moverified 16 Aug 2026

ChatGPT lists 5 plans and shows some prices only in a browser — the rest are on their pricing page ↗

Battles

A battle is one head-to-head run on one day; the rankings average a model’s whole test suite — the two can legitimately disagree.

Everyday chat · ChatGPT vs GeminiChatGPT leads 3–1 tasks · 7 Aug 2026 →Writing · Claude vs ChatGPTClaude leads 5–4 tasks · 7 Aug 2026 →Everyday chat · ChatGPT vs ClaudeChatGPT leads 5–2 tasks · 12 Aug 2026 →

ChatGPT against the alternatives

Side-by-side on verified prices, free tiers, public ratings and what each company does with what you type.

ChatGPT vs Claude vs GeminiThree assistants, one subscription — which one should you actually pay for? →

Other chat tools we track

All scored on the same tasks, so the numbers are comparable. See the full ranking →

ClaudeAnthropic87/100 GeminiGoogle84/100 Microsoft CopilotMicrosoftnot scored yet

Every claim behind this page (10)

app version date2026-08-18Apple App Store (iTunes Lookup API)22 Aug 2026verified
appstore rating4.83 stars (of 5)Apple App Store (iTunes Lookup API)22 Aug 2026verified
appstore rating count9546865 ratingsApple App Store (iTunes Lookup API)22 Aug 2026verified
free tiertruechatgpt.com/pricing16 Aug 2026verified
plan go7 GBP/monthchatgpt.com/pricing16 Aug 2026verified
plan plus20 GBP/monthchatgpt.com/pricing16 Aug 2026verified
plan pro89 GBP/monthchatgpt.com/pricing16 Aug 2026verified
plans listedfree, go, k12-teachers, plus, prochatgpt.com/pricing16 Aug 2026verified
playstore rating4.77 stars (of 5)Google Play (google-play-scraper)22 Aug 2026verified
playstore rating count52985579 ratingsGoogle Play (google-play-scraper)22 Aug 2026verified