KI-Agenten.shopLLM and AI chat tools: compare by use case
Compare assistants, APIs and local models for your task. Features, usage limits and data flows are more useful than unsupported overall scores.
Offerings and differences
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
| Offering | Use | Access and limit |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Research, writing, files and other tools. | Separate ChatGPT plans, model access and separately billed APIs. |
| Claude | Documents, drafts and coding. | Claude apps, Claude Code and APIs have distinct access and limits. |
| Gemini | Tasks with Google services and media. | Review personal Gemini apps, Workspace and API separately. |
| Perplexity | Search and answers with citations. | Check original sources; app subscriptions and APIs are separate offerings. |
| DeepSeek | Chat and model APIs for applications. | Check current model ID, tokens and peak/off-peak rates. |
| Grok | Chat and API models from xAI. | Live search needs suitable access or search tools; a model alone is not a live feed. |
| Mistral Vibe | Mistral Vibe, APIs and available own deployments. | Le Chat is now Mistral Vibe; licensing and data controls depend on access. |
| Llama | Model weights for your own or managed deployment. | Check version-specific licensing, use rules and infrastructure costs. |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot | Work within Microsoft 365 applications. | Check licenses, approved business data and existing access permissions. |
| Meta AI | Personal assistant in Meta products. | Check availability and account settings; this is not your own Llama deployment. |
| Qwen | Model family with chat and own deployment options. | Check the actual model, license and hosting; a family is not one uniform plan. |
| Poe | Access to multiple bots and models. | Points depend on the bot and message; review third-party terms. |
| Kimi | Chat and API for knowledge and coding tasks. | Check model, context limit and the plan for your access. |
Making the choice
Start with where work happens: a ready-made assistant for individuals, managed access for internal data or an API for a process. Local weights are an operating choice requiring maintenance and license review. Narrow the shortlist to two suitable candidates and test real tasks.
Costs and data approval
Compare equal usage: seats, API or points consumption, search tools, retries and human review. A personal subscription is not a universal business or API agreement. Check training, retention, region and connected services separately; no training does not mean no storage.
Your comparison protocol
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
- Define task, reference answer and exclusion criteria before testing.
- Record model, plan, tools, date and approved inputs.
- Apply equal criteria and record errors and manual corrections.
- Compare cost and time per approved result; do not infer a universal winner from one case.
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Official sources
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
OpenAI: plans
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
Claude: plans
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
Google AI plans
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
Perplexity: plans
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
DeepSeek: models and pricing
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
xAI: models
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
Mistral Vibe
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
Llama: model releases
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
Meta AI: product scope
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
Qwen: documentation
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
Poe: points and access
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
Kimi: API access
Editorial source comparison, reviewed September 16, 2026. No proprietary benchmark scores. The suggested practical test is not presented as a test we conducted.
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