Best AI tools for
Best AI tools for Chatting, Questions & Everyday Help
General-purpose AI assistants answer questions, draft text, analyse files and help you think through problems. Most offer a capable free plan; paid plans add stronger models, higher limits and extra features.
Quick pick: try two assistants on the same real task from your work and keep the one whose answers you trust more.
Compare at a glance
| # | Tool | Pricing | Free plan | API | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepSeek | Free | Yes | Yes | Free reasoning help and developers using open models |
The full ranking
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#1
DeepSeek
- Free
- Open source
- API
Free AI chat with strong reasoning, backed by open-weight models
Best for: Free reasoning help and developers using open models
- Free to use
- Open-weight models available