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ChatGPT
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A European AI assistant with a free plan for chat and search.
Mistral is a French AI company. Its assistant does chat, web search and content creation, and it also offers coding tools for developers.
Fine to try; limits apply.
Mistral's FAQ says its Free plan provides limited access to its latest models, chat, search, creation and coding tools, plus Mistral Studio.
Source: Mistral's own pricing page, checked Nov 2026. Plans change; confirm before you pay.
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Google's AI assistant, free with any Google account.