Best Perplexity AI Alternatives for Chatbots

30 AI tools that can replace Perplexity AI for chatting with a chatbot, ranked by how closely they match. The percentage is a match score, not a popularity score.

Replacing: Perplexity AI — Search that gives answers instead of linksInput: text, images, documents, code · Output: text, code
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Your AI assistant for everything
All-round assistant for writing, summarizing and chat, free tier, from $8/month
Input: text, images, audio, documents, code · Output: text, images, audio, code
Free planFrom $8/mo
AI Chatbot ★ 4.3 (4) Built for chatbots
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Google's most capable AI model
Google's assistant that also summarizes and generates images, with a free trial
Input: text, images, audio, documents, code · Output: text, images, audio, video, code
Free planFrom $4.99/mo
AI Chatbot ★ 4.3 (3) Built for chatbots
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AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
Input: text, images, documents, code · Output: text, documents, data, code, slides
Free planFrom $20/moAPI
AI Chatbot ★ 4.6 (10) Built for chatbots
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AI across Microsoft
Microsoft's assistant bringing AI answers into its own products with a free tier
Input: text, images, audio, documents, code · Output: text, images, audio, code
Free plan
AI Chatbot Built for chatbots
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DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
Input: text, images, code · Output: text, code
Free planAPIMobile app
Large Language Models (LLMs) Offers chatbots alongside its core job

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At a glance: top Perplexity AI alternatives for Chatbots

ToolMatchInputOutputPricingFree planRatingCategory
ChatGPT 85% text, images, audio, documents, code text, images, audio, code From $8/mo Yes ★ 4.3 AI Chatbot
Gemini 80% text, images, audio, documents, code text, images, audio, video, code From $4.99/mo Yes ★ 4.3 AI Chatbot
Claude 78% text, images, documents, code text, documents, data, code, slides From $20/mo Yes ★ 4.6 AI Chatbot
Microsoft Copilot 76% text, images, audio, documents, code text, images, audio, code Freemium Yes — AI Chatbot
DeepSeek 74% text, images, code text, code Freemium Yes — Large Language Models (LLMs)
Microsoft Copilot for Android 72% text, images, audio, documents, code text, images, audio, code From $9.99/mo Yes — AI Chatbot

Frequently asked

What is the best Perplexity AI alternative for chatting with a chatbot?
ChatGPT (85% match) is the closest alternative to Perplexity AI for chatting with a chatbot: Your AI assistant for everything. Gemini (80% match) and Claude (78% match) come next.
Is there a free alternative to Perplexity AI for chatting with a chatbot?
Yes. 27 of the 30 ranked alternatives have a free plan or free tier, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude.
How is the match percentage calculated?
It measures how much of Perplexity AI's job a tool can take over for chatting with a chatbot: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings never change the percentage; they only break ties in the order. Lists are recomputed nightly and reviewed by editors for the most-visited tools.

How this list is ranked

The match score measures how much of Perplexity AI's job each tool can take over when the goal is chatting with a chatbot: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers, and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings do not change the score; they only break ties in the order.

Lists are recomputed nightly from the live catalog and reviewed by our editors for the most-visited tools. Sponsored placements are marked and sit outside the ranking.