Software review
ChatGPT Review
The default general assistant, and the broadest ecosystem around one.
Anyone who wants the broadest ecosystem and multimodal feature set — image generation, voice, a plugin/GPT store — in one general assistant.
Our default recommendation for anyone who wants one assistant that does everything reasonably well, including image and voice — the ecosystem is the actual differentiator, not any single benchmark. For coding-heavy work specifically we reach for Claude first.
- From
- $20 / mo
- Free tier
- Yes
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5
Overview
ChatGPT remains the most widely used general AI assistant, with the deepest plugin/GPT-store ecosystem, native image and voice generation, and the widest brand recognition of any assistant on this site. Free and Plus cover most individual use; Pro exists mainly for people running extended reasoning or research workloads that need OpenAI's highest usage ceilings. Pricing above Plus has been genuinely volatile through 2026 — treat any number here as dated faster than most software on this site.
Best for
Anyone who wants the broadest ecosystem and multimodal feature set — image generation, voice, a plugin/GPT store — in one general assistant.
Not for
Buyers who specifically want the strongest coding or long-document performance per dollar; other assistants here beat it there for less.
How it performs
Each row is either our editorial view, drawn from using the product and reading around it, or a capability listed in the vendor’s own documentation — tagged so you know which. None of it is a controlled benchmark.
Widest third-party plugin/GPT ecosystem of any assistant here
EEditor’s viewNative image, voice and video generation in one subscription, not a bolt-on
EEditor’s viewLargest install base means the most community troubleshooting and integration support
EEditor’s viewNative image, voice and video generation in one subscription
DDocsCustom GPTs and a public GPT store
DDocsBroadest third-party plugin/integration ecosystem of any assistant
DDocsDeep research and extended-reasoning modes on Pro
DDocsPricing record
Captured from the vendor’s pricing page. Prices change — this is dated.
| Plan | Monthly | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | GPT-5-era access with usage limits |
| Plus | $20 | Higher usage limits, image and voice generation, early feature access |
| Pro | $200 | Highest usage limits, extended reasoning and deep research modes |
Vendors change plans often — confirm before you buy.
Sources: pricing and feature information captured from chatgpt.com on 16 Sept 2026. Editor comments are our own judgement, not vendor statements.