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Best Pi Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from AI chatbots and assistants ranked against Pi on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Perplexity Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $20/mo9.2
    Pi vs Perplexity
  2. 2
    Claude Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux 9.2
    Pi vs Claude
  3. 3
    ChatGPT Free plan AndroidiOSMacWebWin Free9.1
    Pi vs ChatGPT
  4. 4
    Microsoft Copilot Free plan WebWinMaciOSAndroid $8.33/mo9.0
    Pi vs Microsoft Copilot
  5. 5
    Gemini Free plan WebWinMaciOSAndroid Free8.8
    Pi vs Gemini
  6. 6
    Poe Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb Free8.7
    Pi vs Poe
  7. 7
    LobeChat Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $9.90/mo8.7
    Pi vs LobeChat
  8. 8
    AnythingLLM Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted 8.4
    Pi vs AnythingLLM
  9. 9
    Grok Free plan WebiOSAndroid Free8.3
    Pi vs Grok
  10. 10
    Vibe Free plan WebWinMacLinuxiOS $14.99/mo8.3
    Pi vs Vibe
  11. 11
    Kimi WebWinMaciOSAndroid 8.2
    Pi vs Kimi
  12. 12
    Big-AGI Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $9/mo8.1
    Pi vs Big-AGI
  13. 13
    Doubao WebWinMaciOSAndroid 8.0
    Pi vs Doubao
  14. 14
    Amazon Q Free plan WebAndroid 8.0
    Pi vs Amazon Q
  15. 15
    Lumo Free plan WebiOSAndroid Free8.0
    Pi vs Lumo
  16. 16
    Merlin Free plan WebMaciOSAndroid Free8.0
    Pi vs Merlin
  17. 17
    DeepSeek Free plan WebiOSAndroid Free7.9
    Pi vs DeepSeek
  18. 18
    Meta AI WebMaciOSAndroid 7.8
    Pi vs Meta AI
  19. 19
    Qwen Chat WebWinMaciOSAndroid 7.8
    Pi vs Qwen Chat
  20. 20
    Yuanbao Free plan WebiOSAndroid Free7.8
    Pi vs Yuanbao

Pi alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Perplexity9.2Free plan$20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2Claude9.2Free plan—Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3ChatGPT9.1Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
4Microsoft Copilot9.0Free plan$8.33/moWeb, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
5Gemini8.8Free planFreeWeb, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
6Poe8.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
7LobeChat8.7Free plan$9.90/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8AnythingLLM8.4Free plan—Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Grok8.3Free planFreeWeb, iOS, Android
10Vibe8.3Free plan$14.99/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
11Kimi8.2No—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
12Big-AGI8.1Free plan$9/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Doubao8.0No—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
14Amazon Q8.0Free plan—Web, Android
15Lumo8.0Free planFreeWeb, iOS, Android
16Merlin8.0Free planFreeWeb, Mac, iOS, Android
17DeepSeek7.9Free planFreeWeb, iOS, Android
18Meta AI7.8No—Web, Mac, iOS, Android
19Qwen Chat7.8No—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
20Yuanbao7.8Free planFreeWeb, iOS, Android
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Questions about Pi alternatives

What is the best alternative to Pi?

Perplexity, number 1 in AI chatbots and assistants with a score of 9.2 out of 10. The others here: Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Pi?

Perplexity is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.