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Apple's on-device personal intelligence system, built into iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other Apple products, with writing tools, image features, and a more capable Siri.
Free
Use cases
- Rewriting emails, notes, and messages in Apple apps
- Creating images and custom emoji from descriptions
- Asking Siri to find information across messages, mail, and photos
Pricing: Apple Intelligence is included with supported Apple devices and software; there is no separate Apple Intelligence subscription. Some optional features can use third-party assistants such as ChatGPT.
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Zhipu AI's conversational assistant (Qingyan) built on the GLM family of models.
Freemium
Use cases
- Everyday Q&A and writing help in Chinese
- Summarizing and querying uploaded documents
- Drafting and explaining code
Pricing: The ChatGLM/Qingyan assistant is free for consumers, with paid tiers for advanced models; developers pay usage-based fees for the GLM API.
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Conversational AI assistant from OpenAI, currently powered by the GPT-6 Astra model family, with chat, coding, agents, and multimodal features.
Freemium
Use cases
- Drafting and editing text such as emails, articles, and summaries
- Programming assistance, from writing code to debugging
- Research, brainstorming, and multi-step agent tasks
Pricing: A free tier is available; ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans add newer models such as GPT-6 Astra, higher usage limits, and administrative controls.
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Conversational AI assistant from ByteDance offering chat, writing, and image generation.
Freemium
Use cases
- Everyday questions and writing help in Chinese
- Image generation in conversation
- Developer integrations through Volcano Engine
Pricing: Doubao's base assistant is free, with optional paid subscription tiers; API access is usage-priced through ByteDance's Volcano Engine.
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Google's AI assistant, formerly Bard, integrated with Google services and powered by the Gemini 3.8 model family, including Gemini 3.8 Flash.
Freemium
Use cases
- Everyday questions grounded in Google's search index
- Drafting and summarizing inside Gmail and Google Docs
- Multimodal tasks that combine text, images, and code
Pricing: The standard Gemini assistant is free; paid Google AI plans unlock more capable Gemini 3.8 models, higher limits, and deeper Workspace integration.
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Tencent's conversational AI assistant built on its Hunyuan large language models.
Freemium
Use cases
- Everyday Q&A and writing help in Chinese
- Summarizing documents and web content
- Generating images from text prompts
Pricing: The Hunyuan/Yuanbao assistant is free for consumers; Hunyuan model APIs are billed by usage on Tencent Cloud, and several Hunyuan models are also released with open weights.
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Baidu's consumer AI assistant built on its ERNIE models, now branded Wenxin Assistant (文心助手) after the ERNIE Bot name.
Freemium
Use cases
- Chinese-language chat and writing assistance
- Image generation from prompts
- Developer integrations via the ERNIE API
Pricing: Consumer access is available; API usage of the ERNIE models is priced by tokens through Baidu Cloud.
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Platform for chatting with user-created AI characters and personalities.
Freemium
Use cases
- Entertainment and role-play conversations
- Language and interview practice partners
- Creative storytelling with characters
Pricing: A free tier is available; the c.ai+ subscription adds faster responses, priority access, and early features.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.