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Best Ai Assistant in 2026

AI assistants can answer questions, look up information online, work with files, create images, and help write or code. This list is for people comparing assistant software before paying or installing it.

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    Amazon Q

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5

    Choose Amazon Q if its developer allowances or business response and consumption options match your work.

    7.7 Free plan · paid from $3/user/mo · 60-day trial Visit site
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    AnythingLLM

    Free plan AndroidAPILinux+4

    AnythingLLM offers local document and meeting tools alongside mobile, cloud, and self-hosted options. Consider its Windows 11 guidance and paid cloud pricing when choosing a deployment.

    7.7 Free plan · paid from $50/mo Visit site
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    Claude

    by Claude
    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5

    Claude combines work assistance, file editing, data analysis, and integrations across several platforms. Check the free-plan usage limits and the differences among paid plans before choosing.

    7.6 Free plan Visit site
  4. 4

    Cursor

    Free plan APIiPhoneLinux+3

    Cursor offers coding-agent workflows from a free entry plan through paid individual, team, and enterprise options.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $20/user/mo Visit site
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    DeepSeek

    by DeepSeek
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Choose DeepSeek if you want a free AI chat assistant with web search and file uploads, accessible on the web and mobile. Its listed free plan includes the assistant and official mobile apps.

    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Doubao

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4

    Doubao combines conversation, generation, search, translation, and desktop assistance across many access points.

    7.5 Free plan Visit site
  7. 7

    Gemini

    by Gemini
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3
    7.4 Free plan Visit site
  8. 8

    GitHub Copilot

    by GitHub Copilot
    Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+4

    Copilot offers coding assistance across editors, GitHub, mobile, and CLI workflows, with individual and organization plans.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo Visit site
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    Gemini Notebook

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Gemini Notebook combines source-grounded answers with study and audio-generation tools. Check the Free plan’s daily limits and the Keep Activity requirement for certain features before choosing it.

    7.3 Free plan Visit site
  10. 10

    Jan

    by Jan
    Free plan APILinuxMac+3

    Jan offers a choice between local model use and cloud providers, with a local API and MCP connections. Cloud use follows provider data policies, and Jan Agent depends on a remote model endpoint.

    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    Kimi

    by Kimi
    Free plan WebWindowsMac+2

    Kimi offers broad platform availability and plan options with varying task, project, and storage allocations.

    7.2 Free plan · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Microsoft Copilot

    by Microsoft Copilot
    Free plan WebWindowsMac+2

    Copilot offers a free entry point and paid Microsoft 365 plans with different levels of AI usage and bundled apps. Compare the plan-specific usage, storage, and family access terms before subscribing.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from $9.99/mo Visit site
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    Replit

    by Replit
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3

    Replit combines AI-assisted app creation with a browser-based development environment and built-in services. Starter has defined project and task limits, while Core and Pro are billed annually.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $18/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Duck.ai

    by Duck.ai
    Free plan Web

    Duck.ai combines multiple AI models, uploads, image creation, voice tools, and privacy controls in a browser service.

    7.0 Free plan Visit site
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    HuggingChat

    Free plan Self-hostedWeb

    HuggingChat combines model routing, direct model selection, uploads, tools, and self-hosting options in one chat interface.

    7.0 Free plan Visit site
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    Pi

    by Pi
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Pi focuses on emotionally aware conversation with voice, planning, learning, and search features at no listed cost. Consider its fixed model and chat-export limitation if those controls matter to you.

    7.0 Free plan Visit site
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    Vibe

    by VIBE
    Free plan WebWindowsMac+3

    Vibe offers broad platform coverage and several workspace-oriented capabilities, with a free tier for trying the service.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $14.99/mo Visit site
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    You.com

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    You.com groups web search, extraction, research, and grounded-answer APIs for developer applications.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $15/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    SEPIA

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+4

    Choose SEPIA if you want a free, open-source assistant with customizable services and control over self-hosted data.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Yuanbao

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Yuanbao if you want a free assistant that combines chat, search, file uploads, and image generation across web and mobile. Its Tencent service connections are a further reason to consider it.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    BLACKBOX AI

    by BLACKBOX AI
    Free trial AndroidAPIExtension+5

    BLACKBOX AI lists coding assistance across several platforms, with additional API, agent, and administrative options in Enterprise. Pricing is on request and there is no free plan.

    6.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Kagi Assistant

    by Kagi Assistant
    Free trial WebiPhoneAndroid

    Kagi Assistant brings search and creation tools together across web and mobile platforms.

    6.0 From $5/mo Visit site
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    Sourcegraph Cody

    Paid ExtensionLinuxMac+3

    Cody combines language-model assistance with Sourcegraph codebase context across common editors and cloud environments.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Tabnine

    by Tabnine
    Paid WindowsMacLinux

    Tabnine combines IDE assistance with agent and headless workflows, plus multiple deployment models. Compare the listed plan capabilities and capacity-based pricing with your development setup.

    5.3 Visit site
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    Sana Learn

    by Sana Learn
    Paid Web

    Sana Learn combines learning delivery, creation, automation, and analytics with broad integration and security options.

    5.1 Pricing on request Visit site

#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price

Use the entries to weigh free access, trial terms, starting paid price, supported devices, web lookup, file handling, image tools, mobile availability, context size, and model selection. If reading or changing code matters, check the tool's open-source licence.

Questions

Do AI assistants have free plans?

Yes. Items on this list include products with a free plan, while others may use a free trial or a free pricing model. Check the listing for its current terms.

What devices and systems do these assistants support?

Entries include support for the web, Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux, though each tool's coverage differs.

Which capabilities are compared?

The comparison looks at free access, starting paid price, web lookup, file handling, image creation, mobile availability, context size, and model selection.

Are free trials available?

Check individual listings for free-trial availability. Length and conditions vary; Amazon Q shows a 60-day trial.

Can I choose an open-source assistant?

Check the tool's source-code availability and licence. A free plan does not necessarily provide code access or permission to modify the software.

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