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State of AI Models — April 2026

Every major AI model compared in one place. Pricing, capabilities, context windows, and honest ratings — updated monthly. Bookmark this page.

Feature
🟢ChatGPT
GPT-5.4
🟠Claude
Opus 4.7
🔵Gemini
2.5 Pro / 3.1 Pro
🔷Perplexity
Multi-model (uses GPT, Claude, etc.)
🟦Copilot
GPT-4o / GPT-5 (Microsoft hosted)
⚫Grok
Grok 4
Flagship ModelGPT-5.4Opus 4.72.5 Pro / 3.1 ProMulti-model (uses GPT, Claude, etc.)GPT-4o / GPT-5 (Microsoft hosted)Grok 4
Consumer Price$20/mo (Plus)$20/mo (Pro)$20/mo (Advanced)$20/mo (Pro)$20/mo (Pro) / $30/mo (M365)Included with X Premium+ ($16/mo)
Free Tier✓✓✓✓✓—
Context Window256K tokens1M tokens1M tokensN/A (search-based)128K tokens128K tokens
Best ForGeneralists, beginners, creative tasksWriters, developers, analysts, long docsGoogle users, researchers, multimodal tasksResearchers, fact-checkers, journalistsMicrosoft ecosystem users, Office workersX/Twitter power users, unfiltered analysis
Writing
4/5
5/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
Coding
4/5
5/5
4/5
2/5
3/5
4/5
Research
3/5
4/5
4/5
5/5
3/5
3/5
Speed
4/5
3/5
4/5
4/5
4/5
4/5
Value
4/5
4/5
5/5
4/5
3/5
3/5
Web Search✓✓✓✓✓✓
Image Gen✓—✓✓✓✓
Voice Mode✓—✓—✓—
File Upload✓✓✓✓✓✓
Code Exec✓✓✓———
API Access✓✓✓✓—✓
Mobile App✓✓✓✓✓✓
Strengths
  • + Plugin ecosystem
  • + Image gen (DALL-E)
  • + Voice mode
  • + Broadest feature set
  • + Largest context window
  • + Superior writing
  • + Strong coding
  • + Instruction following
  • + Google Workspace integration
  • + Best free tier
  • + Multimodal (video/audio)
  • + Cost-efficient API
  • + Real-time citations
  • + Source transparency
  • + Research-grade accuracy
  • + Multi-model access
  • + Office 365 integration
  • + Windows native
  • + Free web access
  • + Enterprise-friendly
  • + Real-time X/Twitter data
  • + Unfiltered responses
  • + Image generation
  • + Strong reasoning
Weaknesses
  • – Limits on Thinking model
  • – No long-context flat pricing
  • – Generic writing style
  • – No image generation
  • – Smaller plugin ecosystem
  • – Fewer integrations
  • – Inconsistent quality
  • – 2x price above 200K context
  • – Less refined writing
  • – Not ideal for creative writing
  • – Limited long conversations
  • – No custom workflows
  • – Relies on OpenAI models
  • – Less customizable
  • – Aggressive upselling
  • – Tied to X ecosystem
  • – Less polished UX
  • – Smaller developer ecosystem
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Quick Verdicts

🟢
ChatGPT
OpenAI

The broadest feature set and biggest ecosystem. If you want one tool that does everything — search, images, voice, code — this is still the default. Writing quality is fine, rarely great.

🟠
Claude
Anthropic

The best writer and coder in the group, with the largest context window at 1M tokens. If you work with long documents or complex code, nothing else comes close. No image generation.

🔵
Gemini
Google

The best free tier and tightest Google integration. Ideal if you live in Google Workspace. Quality can be inconsistent, but the value at $20/mo is hard to beat.

🔷
Perplexity
Perplexity AI

Built for research, not conversation. Every answer comes with citations. If you need facts with sources, this is the tool. Not great for creative work or coding.

🟦
Copilot
Microsoft

Makes sense if you're already paying for Microsoft 365. Otherwise, you're getting repackaged OpenAI models with fewer features. The Office integration is its only unique advantage.

⚫
Grok
xAI

The X/Twitter-native option. Good for real-time social data and unfiltered analysis. The ecosystem is small and the UX is rough, but the reasoning is strong.

How We Rate

Ratings are 1–5 dots for Writing, Coding, Research, Speed, and Value.

They reflect practical, day-to-day usefulness for knowledge work (not benchmark scores). When models ship major updates, we revise these monthly.

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