ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: Which AI Chatbot is Best?

The big three AI assistants each have their strengths. Let's break down how they compare across different tasks.

Overview

The original that started the AI revolution. GPT-4 is incredibly versatile and comes with plugins, browsing, and DALL-E integration.

Strengths:

Most features (plugins, browsing, code interpreter)

Strong at everything

Largest ecosystem

Weaknesses:

Can be verbose

Sometimes refuses tasks unnecessarily

Known for thoughtful, nuanced responses. Claude excels at writing and complex analysis.

Strengths:

Best writing quality

Long context window (200K tokens)

Honest about limitations

Weaknesses:

Fewer integrations

No image generation

Deeply integrated with Google services. Excellent for research and multimodal tasks.

Strengths:

Google integration

Strong multimodal (text, images, video)

Fast responses

Weaknesses:

Sometimes less accurate

Fewer advanced features

For coding: ChatGPT or Claude (tie)

For writing: Claude

For research: Gemini or Perplexity

For general use: ChatGPT (most features)

The best choice depends on your specific needs. Most power users keep subscriptions to multiple services!