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Updated: Nov 28, 2023, 10:53am
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In the short 12 months since its launch, generative AI platform ChatGPT has become the most widely recognised AI language model. According to a recent Forbes Advisor poll, a staggering 85% of Brits are now aware of AI language models as a concept.
But this means that Chat GPT’s mission to, ‘transform work for the better’ by helping humans with mundane or complicated tasks such as essay research or writing emails, is by no means unique.
Here’s our round-up of some of Chat GPT’s most notable alternatives.
Google launched Bard, its own AI chatbot owned by Alphabet (Google’s parent company) earlier this year.
According to Google, Bard seeks to, “combine the breadth of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence and creativity of our large language models”.
A few months after its launch, logic, maths and coding capabilities were added to Bard’s linguistic offerings. Initially only available to the UK and US, Bard is now available in more than 180 countries worldwide.
Cost: Free. Google says that there are currently no plans to make this a paid product
Microsoft 365 Copilot was made universally available from November 2023. The software is now built into a raft of its popular products including Microsoft 365, Bing and various apps across PCs with Windows. For example, it can be integrated with Microsoft Teams to ‘summarise a meeting’ for those unable to attend.
Cost: £23.75* ($30) per month
ClickUp is an AI tool that promises to help users write better and faster. “Whatever your role or job function, ClickUp AI can transform the way you work,” states its website.
ClickUp claims that its research-based tools ensure high-quality content via user-input prompts tailored to specific roles. Like ChatGPT, the AI language platform can be called upon for everyday tasks such as generating emails, improvising first drafts of presentations or essays, or brainstorming.
Cost: Free for personal use; £5.54* ($7) per month for unlimited (per user); £9.50* ($12) per month for business (per user)
Otter AI is an AI tool focused more on transcription than production. Developed in Mountain View, California, it offers speech-to-text transcription applications using AI and machine learning.
Through these transcriptions, Otter AI claims it can write notes and summarise meetings, ’30 times faster’ than a human by automatically adding comments, highlighting key points and assigning action items depending on the transcription.
Cost: Free for personal use; £7.92* ($10) per month for the Pro subscription; £15.83* ($20) for the Business subscription.
Chatsonic is built on the GPT-4 language model and offers direct access to Google Search. It is very similar to ChatGPT in that it’s a conversational AI chatbot designed to interact with users and assist them with various tasks, from text to image generation.
Chatsonic claims its technology makes it the, “most advanced AI Chatbot in 2023”. It was developed by San Francisco-based technology company, Writesonic.
Cost: Free trial plan lets you generate up to 10,000 words per month at no cost; the Long-Form plan offers up to 47,500 words for £10.03* ($12.67) per month
Amazon CodeWhisperer describes itself as a, “general purpose, machine learning-powered code generator”. It generates code suggestions from snippets to full functions in real time based on a user’s comments and existing code. As the name suggests, it’s ultimately a coding AI tool first rather than a linguistic one.
Cost: Free for individual use; £15.04* ($19) per month for professional use
So, should you switch from ChatGPT to a different AI tool? The answer depends on how you use the tool and what’s important to you.
If you are looking for more of a coding solution, then Amazon Codewhisperer may be a better choice; while for those needing transcription might opt for Otter AI, for example.
But it’s important to note that there’s a whole raft of AI platforms on the market with different benefits across a range of prices, so it’s worth periodically checking out newcomers and alternatives within this ever-evolving technology sector.
For comparison on cost, ChatGPT is free for general use, with a premium subscription plan costing £15.83* ($20) per month. Its worth noting that the premium tier is billed as more accurate than the free version.
*Conversions correct as of 28 November, 2023.
As we’ve outlined, there are many other alternatives to ChatGPT. And the list is only likey to grow over the coming months and years.
Recent government data shows that ‘natural language processing and generation’ is the second most commonly-adopted AI solution with 8% of UK businesses investing.
When Google launched Bard it was widely believed that it would be ChatGPT’s biggest competitor, especially considering Google’s dominant market share of the internet.
However, as both AI tools are under constant development, and needs and preferences differ between individuals, there is no clear answer to which one is best.
ChatGPT is entirely owned by OpenAI, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence research organisation.
ChatGP is a an AI tool that uses a large language model of learning to answer queries, write code or copy, product poems and texts as well as brainstorm ideas.
Users prompt the chatbot to perform tasks, which are completed to increasingly higher standard over various iterations as the user gives feedback.
It was developed by US-based company OpenAI, and is considered the early instigator of the AI revolution.
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