Best ChatGPT Alternatives (2026)
ChatGPT popularized AI-powered conversations, but it is far from the only option. Whether you want better performance, lower costs, more privacy, or open-source flexibility, there are powerful alternatives from Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral, and many others. Below you'll find 238 alternatives from 60 providers ranked by our composite performance score, updated hourly with live data.
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Premium ChatGPT Alternatives
These are the highest-scoring non-OpenAI models available today. They often match or exceed ChatGPT's capabilities in reasoning, coding, and conversation quality.
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Free ChatGPT Alternatives
No subscription needed. These models offer zero-cost API access or free usage tiers, making them ideal replacements for ChatGPT if you want to avoid the $20/month Plus subscription.
| # | Model | Provider | Score | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemma 4 31B (free) | 76 | 262K | OSS Reasoning Vision | |
| 2 | LFM3-1.7B (free) | Liquid AI | 40 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 3 | Flint (free) | recursive | 40 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 4 | Xing4.0 29B A4B (free) | xingchen-agi | 40 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 5 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) | NVIDIA | 40 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning Vision |
| 6 | Summarize | scaledown | 40 | 1.0M | Vision |
| 7 | Extract | scaledown | 40 | 1.0M | Vision |
| 8 | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | dots-studio | 40 | 512K | Reasoning Vision |
| 9 | LFM2.5-2.6B (free) | Liquid AI | 40 | 66K | OSS Reasoning |
| 10 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) | NVIDIA | 40 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
Open Source ChatGPT Alternatives
Self-hostable models with open weights. Run them locally with Ollama, vLLM, or llama.cpp for complete data privacy and zero ongoing costs. Many of these rival ChatGPT in quality.
| # | Model | Provider | Score | Context | API Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepSeek V3.2 | DeepSeek | 83 | 164K | $0.38/1M |
| 2 | R1 0528 | DeepSeek | 79 | 164K | $2.15/1M |
| 3 | Gemma 2 27B | 77 | 8K | $0.65/1M | |
| 4 | Gemma 4 31B | 76 | 262K | $0.40/1M | |
| 5 | Gemma 4 31B (free) | 76 | 262K | Free | |
| 6 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | DeepSeek | 72 | 164K | $0.41/1M |
| 7 | DeepSeek V3.1 | DeepSeek | 72 | 164K | $0.95/1M |
| 8 | DeepSeek V3 0324 | DeepSeek | 72 | 164K | $1.14/1M |
| 9 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Alibaba | 71 | 262K | $3.60/1M |
| 10 | Llama 4 Maverick | Meta | 70 | 524K | $1.00/1M |
Budget API Alternatives for Building ChatGPT-like Apps
Building a chatbot or AI product? These are the cheapest API options for creating ChatGPT-like experiences without OpenAI's pricing. Sorted by output cost per 1M tokens.
| # | Model | Provider | Score | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistral Nemo | Mistral AI | 0 | $0.03 | $0.03 | 131K |
| 2 | Ling 3.0 Tiny | inclusionai | 40 | $0.01 | $0.04 | 262K |
| 3 | Ling 3.0 Flash | inclusionai | 40 | $0.02 | $0.06 | 262K |
| 4 | Mistral Small 3 | Mistral AI | 0 | $0.05 | $0.08 | 33K |
| 5 | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Meta | 41 | $0.05 | $0.08 | 131K |
| 6 | GLM Flash Latest | ~z-ai | 40 | $0.03 | $0.09 | 1.0M |
| 7 | Reka Edge | rekaai | 0 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 16K |
| 8 | Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Mistral AI | 0 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 131K |
| 9 | Gemma 3 4B | 0 | $0.05 | $0.10 | 131K | |
| 10 | Ternary Bonsai 2 9B | prism-ml | 40 | $0.08 | $0.13 | 262K |
All ChatGPT Alternatives Ranked by Score
Complete ranking of 238 non-OpenAI models sorted by composite score. Scores are computed from capabilities, pricing, context window, recency, and more.
| # | Model | Provider | Score | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Context | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Fable 5.1 | Anthropic | 96 | $10.00 | $50.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 2 | Claude Fable 5.1 (batch) | Anthropic | 96 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 3 | Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | 96 | $10.00 | $50.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 4 | Claude Fable 5 (batch) | Anthropic | 96 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 5 | Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | 95 | $4.00 | $20.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 6 | Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | 95 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 7 | Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | 95 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 8 | Claude Opus 4.7 | Anthropic | 95 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 9 | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools | 92 | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 10 | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | 92 | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 11 | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (batch) | 92 | $1.00 | $6.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 12 | Claude Opus 4.6 | Anthropic | 90 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 13 | Grok 4.7 | xAI | 89 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 500K | Reasoning |
| 14 | Grok 4.6 | xAI | 89 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 500K | Reasoning |
| 15 | Grok 4.5 | xAI | 89 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 500K | Reasoning |
| 16 | Grok 4.3 | xAI | 89 | $1.25 | $2.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 17 | Grok 4.20 | xAI | 89 | $1.25 | $2.50 | 2.0M | Reasoning |
| 18 | Grok 4.3 (batch) | xAI | 89 | $1.00 | $2.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 19 | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | 88 | $0.50 | $3.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 20 | Gemini 3 Flash Preview (batch) | 88 | $0.25 | $1.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 21 | Grok 4.7 (batch) | xAI | 88 | $1.60 | $4.80 | 500K | Reasoning |
| 22 | Grok 4.6 (batch) | xAI | 88 | $1.60 | $4.80 | 500K | Reasoning |
| 23 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | xAI | 88 | $1.25 | $2.50 | 2.0M | Reasoning |
| 24 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Anthropic | 85 | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 25 | Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic | 85 | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 26 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Anthropic | 85 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 27 | Claude Opus 4.5 | Anthropic | 85 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 200K | Reasoning |
| 28 | Claude Opus 4.5 (batch) | Anthropic | 85 | $2.50 | $12.50 | 200K | Reasoning |
| 29 | Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) | Anthropic | 84 | $2.50 | $12.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 30 | Claude Opus 4.7 (batch) | Anthropic | 84 | $2.50 | $12.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 31 | Claude Opus 4.6 (batch) | Anthropic | 84 | $2.50 | $12.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 32 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | 84 | $1.25 | $10.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 33 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | 84 | $1.25 | $10.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 34 | DeepSeek V3.2 | DeepSeek | 83 | $0.26 | $0.38 | 164K | OSS Reasoning |
| 35 | Claude Opus 4.1 (batch) | Anthropic | 83 | $7.50 | $37.50 | 200K | Reasoning |
| 36 | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Anthropic | 82 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 37 | Claude Opus 4.1 | Anthropic | 82 | $15.00 | $75.00 | 200K | Reasoning |
| 38 | Gemini 3.8 Flash | 81 | $0.83 | $4.13 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 39 | Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) | 81 | $0.38 | $1.88 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 40 | R1 0528 | DeepSeek | 79 | $0.50 | $2.15 | 164K | OSS Reasoning |
| 41 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | 79 | $0.10 | $0.40 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 42 | Gemini 2.5 Flash | 79 | $0.30 | $2.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 43 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | 79 | $0.30 | $2.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 44 | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (batch) | 79 | $0.15 | $1.25 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 45 | Gemini 3.5 Flash | 79 | $1.50 | $9.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 46 | Gemini 3.5 Flash (batch) | 79 | $0.75 | $4.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 47 | Gemma 2 27B | 77 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 8K | OSS | |
| 48 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 77 | $0.30 | $2.50 | 33K | ||
| 49 | Gemma 4 31B | 76 | $0.20 | $0.40 | 262K | OSS Reasoning | |
| 50 | Gemma 4 31B (free) | 76 | Free | Free | 262K | Free OSS Reasoning | |
| 51 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) | Anthropic | 75 | $1.50 | $7.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 52 | Claude Sonnet 4.5 (batch) | Anthropic | 75 | $1.50 | $7.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 53 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | DeepSeek | 72 | $0.27 | $0.41 | 164K | OSS Reasoning |
| 54 | DeepSeek V3.1 | DeepSeek | 72 | $0.25 | $0.95 | 164K | OSS Reasoning |
| 55 | DeepSeek V3 0324 | DeepSeek | 72 | $0.29 | $1.14 | 164K | OSS |
| 56 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | 71 | $0.25 | $1.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 57 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Alibaba | 71 | $0.50 | $3.60 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 58 | Llama 4 Maverick | Meta | 70 | $0.35 | $1.00 | 524K | OSS |
| 59 | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Anthropic | 70 | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 60 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Anthropic | 70 | $1.00 | $5.00 | 200K | Reasoning |
| 61 | Claude Haiku 4.5 (batch) | Anthropic | 70 | $0.50 | $2.50 | 200K | Reasoning |
| 62 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Alibaba | 70 | $0.26 | $2.08 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 63 | GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal | Zhipu AI | 70 | $0.37 | $1.25 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 64 | GLM 5.3 FlashX | Zhipu AI | 70 | $0.37 | $1.25 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 65 | GLM 5.3 Flash | Zhipu AI | 70 | $0.15 | $0.50 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 66 | GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) | Zhipu AI | 70 | $0.05 | $0.18 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 67 | DeepSeek V3 | DeepSeek | 70 | $0.32 | $0.89 | 164K | OSS |
| 68 | Qwen3.5-27B | Alibaba | 69 | $0.26 | $2.60 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 69 | GLM 5V Turbo | Zhipu AI | 69 | $1.20 | $4.00 | 203K | Reasoning |
| 70 | GLM 5.3 Prime | Zhipu AI | 69 | $2.80 | $8.80 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 71 | GLM 5.3 | Zhipu AI | 69 | $0.07 | $1.40 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 72 | GLM 5.3 (batch) | Zhipu AI | 69 | $0.45 | $2.00 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 73 | GLM 5.2 | Zhipu AI | 69 | $0.0060 | $6.80 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 74 | Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Alibaba | 69 | $0.14 | $1.00 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 75 | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral AI | 68 | $0.70 | $2.10 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 76 | GLM 5.1 | Zhipu AI | 68 | $1.40 | $4.40 | 205K | OSS Reasoning |
| 77 | GLM 5 Turbo | Zhipu AI | 68 | $1.20 | $4.00 | 203K | Reasoning |
| 78 | GLM 5 | Zhipu AI | 68 | $1.00 | $3.20 | 205K | OSS Reasoning |
| 79 | GLM 4.5V | Zhipu AI | 68 | $0.60 | $1.80 | 66K | OSS Reasoning |
| 80 | GLM 4.7 | Zhipu AI | 67 | $0.60 | $2.20 | 205K | OSS Reasoning |
| 81 | GLM 4.6 | Zhipu AI | 67 | $0.50 | $2.00 | 205K | OSS Reasoning |
| 82 | GLM 4.5 | Zhipu AI | 67 | $0.60 | $2.20 | 131K | OSS Reasoning |
| 83 | Mistral Large 3 2512 | Mistral AI | 67 | $0.50 | $1.50 | 262K | |
| 84 | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | Meta | 67 | $0.59 | $0.79 | 131K | OSS |
| 85 | Qwen3.5-9B | Alibaba | 67 | $0.17 | $0.25 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 86 | Mistral Large 2407 | Mistral AI | 66 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 131K | |
| 87 | Mistral Large | Mistral AI | 66 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 128K | |
| 88 | Composer 2 | Cursor | 66 | $0.50 | $2.50 | 200K | Reasoning |
| 89 | Composer 2 Fast | Cursor | 66 | $1.50 | $7.50 | 200K | Reasoning |
| 90 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Alibaba | 65 | $0.45 | $3.50 | 128K | OSS Reasoning |
| 91 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Alibaba | 65 | $0.14 | $0.80 | 262K | OSS |
| 92 | MiniMax M1 | MiniMax | 64 | $0.55 | $2.20 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 93 | GLM 4.5 Air | Zhipu AI | 64 | $0.13 | $0.85 | 131K | OSS Reasoning |
| 94 | MiniMax M2.7 | MiniMax | 64 | $0.21 | $0.84 | 205K | OSS Reasoning |
| 95 | MiniMax M2.5 | MiniMax | 64 | $0.30 | $1.20 | 205K | OSS Reasoning |
| 96 | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | Meta | 64 | $0.72 | $0.72 | 131K | OSS |
| 97 | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Mistral AI | 63 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 66K | OSS |
| 98 | Phi 4 | Microsoft | 61 | $0.07 | $0.14 | 16K | OSS |
| 99 | Llama 4 Scout | Meta | 60 | $0.10 | $0.30 | 1.3M | OSS |
| 100 | Claude Haiku 5.5 (batch) | Anthropic | 58 | $0.05 | $0.25 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 101 | Command A+ | Cohere | 52 | $0.30 | $1.50 | 192K | Reasoning |
| 102 | Command A | Cohere | 52 | $2.50 | $10.00 | 256K | OSS |
| 103 | Kimi K2.6 | Moonshot AI | 48 | $0.65 | $3.41 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 104 | Kimi K2.5 | Moonshot AI | 48 | $0.50 | $2.50 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 105 | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Meta | 41 | $0.05 | $0.08 | 131K | OSS |
| 106 | Command R (08-2024) | Cohere | 41 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 128K | |
| 107 | Command R+ (08-2024) | Cohere | 41 | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K | |
| 108 | LFM3-1.7B | Liquid AI | 40 | $0.08 | $0.20 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 109 | LFM3-1.7B (free) | Liquid AI | 40 | Free | Free | 262K | Free OSS Reasoning |
| 110 | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash | 40 | $1.50 | $9.00 | 131K | Reasoning | |
| 111 | Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash | 40 | $1.50 | $9.00 | 131K | Reasoning | |
| 112 | Ripple 65B Preview | ricursiveai | 40 | $0.20 | $0.60 | 1.0M | |
| 113 | Hy4 | Tencent | 40 | $0.42 | $1.25 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 114 | Particle-1 | particle-ai | 40 | $0.05 | $0.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 115 | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Moonshot AI | 40 | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 116 | Flint (free) | recursive | 40 | Free | Free | 262K | Free OSS Reasoning |
| 117 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiniMax | 40 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 118 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | DeepSeek | 40 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 119 | Glimpse | elorian | 40 | $0.60 | $3.00 | 262K | Reasoning |
| 120 | Xing4.0 29B A4B (free) | xingchen-agi | 40 | Free | Free | 262K | Free OSS Reasoning |
| 121 | Beam 1.0 501B A23B | reflection | 40 | $0.30 | $1.00 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 122 | Mercury 3 | Inception | 40 | $0.10 | $0.35 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 123 | Ternary Bonsai 2 9B | prism-ml | 40 | $0.08 | $0.13 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 124 | Moondream 3 Preview | moondream | 40 | $0.30 | $2.50 | 32K | OSS Reasoning |
| 125 | Moondream 3.1 | moondream | 40 | $0.30 | $2.50 | 32K | OSS Reasoning |
| 126 | Muse Spark Open | meta | 40 | $1.25 | $4.25 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 127 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | NVIDIA | 40 | $0.15 | $0.50 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 128 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) | NVIDIA | 40 | Free | Free | 1.0M | Free OSS Reasoning |
| 129 | Pareto 26.10 | unbiased | 40 | $0.80 | $3.20 | 1.0M | |
| 130 | Pareto Latest | ~unbiased | 40 | $0.80 | $3.20 | 1.0M | |
| 131 | Pareto 26.9 | unbiased | 40 | $2.50 | $7.50 | 262K | |
| 132 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Liquid AI | 40 | $0.05 | $0.70 | 128K | OSS Reasoning |
| 133 | Gemini 4 Argon | 40 | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 134 | Gemini 4 Argon (batch) | 40 | $1.00 | $5.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 135 | Summarize | scaledown | 40 | $0.04 | Free | 1.0M | |
| 136 | Extract | scaledown | 40 | $0.04 | Free | 1.0M | |
| 137 | Muse Wonder | meta | 40 | $4.00 | $20.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 138 | Step 5 Preview | StepFun | 40 | $1.00 | $2.70 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 139 | Nano Banana 2.1 | 40 | $1.50 | $7.50 | 66K | Reasoning | |
| 140 | Ling 3.1 Flash | inclusionai | 40 | $0.04 | $0.14 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 141 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 (batch) | Anthropic | 40 | $1.00 | $5.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 142 | Perceptron Mk1.5 | perceptron | 40 | $0.15 | $1.50 | 37K | Reasoning |
| 143 | Ember-1 | fireworks | 40 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 144 | Qwen3.8 Max Prime | Alibaba | 40 | $4.00 | $12.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 145 | Aion 3.5 Mini | aion-labs | 40 | $0.70 | $1.40 | 262K | Reasoning |
| 146 | Aion 3.5 | aion-labs | 40 | $3.00 | $6.00 | 262K | Reasoning |
| 147 | Solar Mini 4 | Upstage | 40 | $0.05 | $0.20 | 524K | Reasoning |
| 148 | Claude Opus 5.5 (batch) | Anthropic | 40 | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 149 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed | Xiaomi | 40 | $4.35 | $8.70 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 150 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Xiaomi | 40 | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.1M | OSS Reasoning |
| 151 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Xiaomi | 40 | $0.43 | $0.87 | 1.1M | OSS Reasoning |
| 152 | Qwen3.8 Omni Flash | Alibaba | 40 | $0.15 | $0.47 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 153 | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | prism-ml | 40 | $0.07 | $0.50 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 154 | DeepSeek Pro Latest | ~deepseek | 40 | $0.10 | $8.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 155 | DeepSeek Flash Latest | ~deepseek | 40 | $0.0060 | $0.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 156 | Schematron V2 Turbo | inference-net | 40 | $0.03 | $0.15 | 128K | OSS |
| 157 | Schematron V2 Small | inference-net | 40 | $0.05 | $0.23 | 128K | OSS |
| 158 | Fugu Ultra v2 | sakana | 40 | $5.00 | $30.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 159 | Fugu Max | sakana | 40 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 160 | Ling 3.0 Flash VL | inclusionai | 40 | $0.06 | $0.18 | 131K | OSS Reasoning |
| 161 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek | 40 | $0.05 | $0.57 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 162 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) | DeepSeek | 40 | $0.11 | $0.34 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 163 | Mercury 2.5 | Inception | 40 | $0.04 | $0.15 | 260K | Reasoning |
| 164 | Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | Alibaba | 40 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 165 | Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor | meta | 40 | $0.10 | $0.20 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 166 | Muse Spark 1.3 | meta | 40 | $1.25 | $4.25 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 167 | Granite 4.2 8B | IBM | 40 | $0.06 | $0.25 | 131K | OSS Reasoning |
| 168 | Hy4 preview | Tencent | 40 | $0.83 | $2.50 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 169 | GLM Flash Latest | ~z-ai | 40 | $0.03 | $0.09 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 170 | Qwen3.8 Flash | Alibaba | 40 | $0.15 | $0.47 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 171 | Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor | meta | 40 | $0.10 | $0.20 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 172 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek | 40 | $0.44 | $1.32 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 173 | Hy-MT2-1.8B | Tencent | 40 | $0.04 | $0.18 | 8K | OSS |
| 174 | Hy-MT2-30B-A3B | Tencent | 40 | $0.07 | $0.29 | 8K | OSS |
| 175 | GLM Latest | ~z-ai | 40 | $0.07 | $1.40 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 176 | Hy-MT2-7B | Tencent | 40 | $0.07 | $0.29 | 8K | OSS |
| 177 | Qwen3.8 27B | Alibaba | 40 | $0.15 | $1.88 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 178 | Qwen3.8 27B (batch) | Alibaba | 40 | $0.16 | $2.00 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 179 | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | dots-studio | 40 | Free | Free | 512K | Free Reasoning |
| 180 | Gemini 3.7 Flash | 40 | $0.75 | $3.75 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 181 | Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) | 40 | $0.38 | $1.88 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 182 | Seed 2.1 Turbo | ByteDance | 40 | $0.50 | $2.50 | 262K | Reasoning |
| 183 | Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | Alibaba | 40 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 184 | Seed-2.0-Code | ByteDance | 40 | $0.50 | $3.00 | 262K | Reasoning |
| 185 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | DeepSeek | 40 | $0.12 | $4.66 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 186 | LFM2.5-2.6B | Liquid AI | 40 | $0.35 | $0.50 | 128K | OSS Reasoning |
| 187 | LFM2.5-2.6B (free) | Liquid AI | 40 | Free | Free | 66K | Free OSS Reasoning |
| 188 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | NVIDIA | 40 | $0.07 | $0.20 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 189 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) | NVIDIA | 40 | Free | Free | 1.0M | Free OSS Reasoning |
| 190 | Sakana Namazu | sakana | 40 | $0.95 | $4.00 | 262K | Reasoning |
| 191 | Solar Pro 4 | Upstage | 40 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 524K | Reasoning |
| 192 | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta | 40 | $0.30 | $1.20 | 131K | OSS Reasoning |
| 193 | Muse Glimmer 30B (batch) | meta | 40 | $0.24 | $0.96 | 131K | OSS Reasoning |
| 194 | Ling 3.0 Tiny | inclusionai | 40 | $0.01 | $0.04 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 195 | Muse Spark 1.2 | meta | 40 | $1.25 | $4.25 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 196 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | ~deepseek | 40 | $0.06 | $0.30 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 197 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek | 40 | $0.06 | $0.30 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 198 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (batch) | DeepSeek | 40 | $0.05 | $0.14 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 199 | Inkling Small | thinkingmachines | 40 | $0.45 | $1.20 | 524K | OSS Reasoning |
| 200 | Inkling Small (batch) | thinkingmachines | 40 | $0.36 | $0.96 | 524K | OSS Reasoning |
| 201 | Qwen3.7 Flash | Alibaba | 40 | $0.03 | $0.13 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 202 | Claude Opus 5 (batch) | Anthropic | 40 | $2.50 | $12.50 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 203 | Ling 3.0 Flash | inclusionai | 40 | $0.02 | $0.06 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 204 | Gemini 3.6 Flash | 40 | $0.75 | $3.75 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 205 | Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) | 40 | $0.38 | $1.88 | 1.0M | Reasoning | |
| 206 | LongCat 2.0 | Meituan | 40 | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 207 | Inkling | thinkingmachines | 40 | $1.00 | $4.05 | 524K | OSS Reasoning |
| 208 | Kimi K3 | Moonshot AI | 40 | $0.19 | $16.00 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 209 | Kimi K3 (batch) | Moonshot AI | 40 | $2.28 | $11.40 | 1.0M | OSS Reasoning |
| 210 | Muse Spark 1.1 | meta | 40 | $1.25 | $4.25 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 211 | Grok Latest | ~x-ai | 40 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 500K | Reasoning |
| 212 | Aion-3.0-Mini | aion-labs | 40 | $0.70 | $1.40 | 131K | Reasoning |
| 213 | Aion-3.0 | aion-labs | 40 | $3.00 | $6.00 | 131K | Reasoning |
| 214 | Hy3 | Tencent | 40 | $0.13 | $0.53 | 262K | OSS Reasoning |
| 215 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 40 | $0.50 | $3.00 | 131K | Reasoning | |
| 216 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 40 | $2.00 | $12.00 | 131K | Reasoning | |
| 217 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) | 40 | $0.50 | $3.00 | 66K | Reasoning | |
| 218 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | 40 | $2.00 | $12.00 | 66K | Reasoning | |
| 219 | Jev Router | typesafe | 40 | $-1000000.0000 | $-1000000.0000 | 1.0M | Reasoning |
| 220 | Switchyard | NVIDIA | 40 | $-1000000.0000 | $-1000000.0000 | 1.0M | |
| 221 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 22 | $0.25 | $1.50 | 66K | Reasoning | |
| 222 | Midjourney v6.1 | Midjourney | 8 | Free | Free | -- | |
| 223 | Stable Diffusion 3.5 | Stability AI | 8 | Free | $35000.00 | -- | OSS |
| 224 | FLUX.1 Pro | Black Forest Labs | 8 | Free | $50000.00 | -- | |
| 225 | Ideogram 2.0 | Ideogram | 8 | Free | $80000.00 | -- | |
| 226 | Recraft V3 | Recraft | 8 | Free | $40000.00 | -- | |
| 227 | Imagen 3 | 8 | Free | $40000.00 | -- | ||
| 228 | Adobe Firefly 3 | Adobe | 8 | Free | Free | -- | |
| 229 | Leonardo Phoenix | Leonardo AI | 8 | Free | Free | -- | |
| 230 | Wan 2.1 T2V | Wan AI | 7 | Free | Free | -- | Free OSS |
| 231 | LTX-Video 2 | Lightricks | 6 | Free | Free | -- | Free OSS |
| 232 | Veo 2 | 5 | Free | $350000.00 | -- | ||
| 233 | Pika 2.0 | Pika | 4 | Free | Free | -- | |
| 234 | Runway Gen-3 Alpha | Runway | 3 | Free | Free | -- | |
| 235 | Kling 1.6 | Kuaishou | 3 | Free | $70000.00 | -- | |
| 236 | MiniMax Video-01 | MiniMax | 3 | Free | Free | -- | |
| 237 | Luma Dream Machine | Luma AI | 3 | Free | Free | -- | |
| 238 | Stable Video Diffusion | Stability AI | 3 | Free | Free | -- | OSS |
Why Look Beyond ChatGPT?
Lower Costs
ChatGPT Plus costs $20/month, and GPT-4 API pricing is among the highest in the market. Many alternatives offer comparable quality at a fraction of the cost, with some being completely free.
Better Privacy
Open-source alternatives like Llama and Mistral can be self-hosted, keeping your data entirely on your own servers. No conversations sent to third-party providers or used for training.
Specialized Capabilities
Some alternatives excel in specific areas where ChatGPT falls short. Claude is known for careful, nuanced reasoning. Gemini offers deep Google Search integration. DeepSeek excels at mathematical reasoning.
No Vendor Lock-in
Relying solely on OpenAI means outages, policy changes, or price increases directly impact your workflow. Using alternatives diversifies your AI stack and reduces dependency on a single provider.
Top Providers Offering ChatGPT Alternatives
These providers offer the best alternatives to ChatGPT, each with unique strengths in model quality, pricing, and specialization.
Anthropic
29 models
Top model:Claude Fable 5.1
Best score:96
Avg score:80
Google
36 models
Has Free
Top model:Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools
Best score:92
Avg score:61
xAI
9 models
Top model:Grok 4.7
Best score:89
Avg score:89
DeepSeek
13 models
Top model:DeepSeek V3.2
Best score:83
Avg score:56
Alibaba
15 models
Top model:Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Best score:71
Avg score:53
Meta
5 models
Top model:Llama 4 Maverick
Best score:70
Avg score:60
Zhipu AI
17 models
Top model:GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal
Best score:70
Avg score:68
Mistral AI
5 models
Top model:Mistral Large 4
Best score:68
Avg score:66
Frequently Asked Questions
Top ChatGPT alternatives include Claude (best for coding and long outputs), Gemini (best free option), DeepSeek (cheapest with strong reasoning), and Perplexity (best for search). Each excels in different areas.
Yes -- Google Gemini, Meta Llama (self-hosted), DeepSeek (very cheap API), and many open-source models via Ollama are free or nearly free alternatives to ChatGPT with competitive capabilities.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet and DeepSeek V3 consistently rank highest for coding tasks. Claude excels at understanding large codebases, while DeepSeek offers similar capability at a fraction of the cost.