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Cass vs GiGi
Both stand on ai mental health chatbots. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Cass offers text-based coaching, assessments, self-guided exercises, and access to human coaches. Keep its stated therapy and crisis limitations, along with the messaging-channel HIPAA caveat, in mind when considering it.
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GiGi offers varied educational formats and a free way to try its daily activities and coach. Remember that conversations are limited to adults and the service is not clinical or crisis care.
Visit GiGiThe facts
| Cass | GiGi | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | At-scale employee: $0.05 per employee a year | Premium annual: $99.99 a year |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | cass.ai | heygigi.org |
| On ai mental health chatbots | #6 of 21 | #10 of 21 |
Cass: what it does well
- Text access needs no app download or account.
- Provides wellness chatbot support 24/7.
- Offers self-assessments, exercises, and coaching.
- Can connect users to 5,000 coaches across all 50 states.
- Available in seven languages.
What to know first
- Cass says it is not a crisis-response service.
- Cass says it is not a replacement for professional therapy.
- HIPAA coverage does not include most listed messaging channels.
- Paid plans are listed at $0.05 a year or $5 a month.
GiGi: what it does well
- Free account includes ten GiGi messages daily
- Daily game and Daily Spark
- Offers guided lesson plans and role-play in Premium
- Users can download or delete account data
- Support can be contacted without an account
What to know first
- GiGi conversations are for ages 18 and over
- Free access limits games to three per week
- Signed-in conversations are stored until deleted