# Do you still need ChatGPT?

What parts of ChatGPT other tools can do, and what's hard to replace. Interactive version: https://onelesstool.com/replace/chatgpt

## Alternatives by capability

### General-purpose AI assistant
ChatGPT fit: native

- Claude: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Gemini: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Grok: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Write marketing and business copy
ChatGPT fit: strong

- Claude: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Jasper: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Pro $59 (verified)
- Google Gemini: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Generate images from text
ChatGPT fit: strong

- Google Gemini: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Adobe Express: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Adobe Express Free $0 (verified)
- Grok: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Plus $8 (verified)

### Research a topic on the web with citations
ChatGPT fit: strong

- Perplexity: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Claude: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Gemini: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Analyse data and spreadsheets
ChatGPT fit: strong

- Tableau: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Tableau Public $0 (verified)
- Claude: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Workspace: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)

### Generate and edit software code
ChatGPT fit: strong

- Claude: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Pro $20 (verified)
- Cursor: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Gemini: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Proofread and improve writing
ChatGPT fit: partial

- Grammarly: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Claude: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Workspace: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)

### Create YouTube thumbnails
ChatGPT fit: partial

- Canva: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Canva Free $0 (verified)
- Adobe Express: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Adobe Express Free $0 (verified)
- Adobe Creative Cloud: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Photoshop (single app) $22.99 (verified)

### Design social media graphics
ChatGPT fit: partial

- Adobe Express: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Adobe Express Free $0 (verified)
- Canva: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Canva Free $0 (verified)
- Adobe Creative Cloud: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Photoshop (single app) $22.99 (verified)

### Research prospects and accounts
ChatGPT fit: partial

- Clay: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Core $89.99 (verified)
- ZoomInfo: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan unknown

### Extract data from documents and PDFs
ChatGPT fit: partial

- Claude: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on) $21 (verified)
- Perplexity: workaround fit; cheapest qualifying plan Pro $17 (verified)

### Run AI agents that complete multi-step tasks
ChatGPT fit: partial

- n8n: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Community Edition (self-hosted) $0 (verified)
- Claude: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Pro $20 (verified)
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on) $21 (verified)

### Transcribe and summarise meetings
ChatGPT fit: partial

- Otter.ai: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Basic $0 (verified)
- Google Workspace: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Standard $14 (verified)
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on) $21 (verified)

### Ask questions across company documents
ChatGPT fit: partial

- Microsoft 365 Copilot: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on) $21 (verified)
- Google Gemini: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Gemini Enterprise Business $21 (verified)
- Google Workspace: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)

### Create presentation decks
ChatGPT fit: workaround

- Microsoft 365: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Basic $7 (verified)
- Gamma: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Workspace: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)

## Reasons to keep paying

- One subscription covers chat, images, research, data analysis and coding reasonably well
- Large ecosystem of custom GPTs and apps that teams may already depend on
- Memory, projects and chat history that would be lost when switching
- Familiar interface that most staff already know, which lowers training cost

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