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Julius AI vs ChatGPT vs Claude vs Google Gemini

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.

Written head to head: ChatGPT vs Claude · ChatGPT vs Google Gemini · Claude vs Google Gemini, with when to choose each side.

Compared on
Julius AI

Free plan · from $16/mo

ChatGPT

Free plan · from $8/mo

Claude

Free plan · from $17/mo

Google Gemini

Free plan · from $4.99/mo

What it isAI workspace for analysing data and turning it into charts, reports and slidesOpenAI's AI chat assistant for writing, research, images, voice and codingAnthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, research and codingGoogle's AI assistant app, with paid Google AI plans for higher limits
Free planDaily credit allowance; Julius Lite models; limited presentation, image, video and website generation; Google Drive data connector.Unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna (subject to abuse guardrails); limited uploads, image generation, voice chats, deep research, memory and Codex accessChat on web, desktop and mobile with web search, file creation, code execution, memory, app connections and artifacts; less usage than Pro; no Claude Code or projectsFlash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, Gems, Gemini Notebook and limited Google Flow; 15 GB storage; usage limits that refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly limit
Cheapest paid plan$16/mo billed annually (Plus)Julius AI pricing$8/mo (Go)ChatGPT pricing$17/mo billed annually (Pro)Claude pricing$4.99/mo (Google AI Plus)Google Gemini pricing
What it covers1 seat; 2,000 credits per month (24,000 per year on annual billing) plus daily refresh credits.Go may include ads. Plus is $20/month. OpenAI's FAQ says Go and Plus are sold as monthly plans; annual plans are for Business and Enterprise.Annual billing is $200 paid up front. Includes Claude Code.2x Free usage limits, video generation, Gemini in Google apps, 400 GB storage.
Free trialNone statedNone statedNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android, macOSWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension, APIWeb, Android, iOS, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNoNoNo
Good for
  • Analysing a sales or finance spreadsheet by asking questions
  • Turning data into charts and a shareable report or slide deck
  • Letting a team ask questions of a company data warehouse
  • Drafting and editing emails, reports and posts
  • Researching a topic with web search and deep research
  • Analysing a spreadsheet or document you upload
  • Drafting and editing long documents and emails
  • Summarising and analysing uploaded files
  • Researching a topic with web search
  • Researching a topic with Deep Research
  • Drafting emails and documents inside Gmail and Docs
  • Creating images for posts and presentations
Watch out for
  • Usage is metered in credits; the Free plan has only a daily allowance
  • Plus and Pro include 1 seat; shared team workspaces with up to 50 members start at Business ($375 to $450 per month)
  • SSO, audit logging and fine-grained permissions are Enterprise features
  • Free and Go have limited uploads, image generation, voice, deep research and Codex access
  • The Go plan may include ads
  • Business plans start at 2 users; Enterprise and Edu pricing requires contacting sales
  • Claude Code, projects and task scheduling are not in the Free plan
  • Usage limits apply on Free and Pro; Max raises them 5x or 20x
  • Enterprise adds usage billed at API rates on top of the seat price
  • Gemini in Gmail, Docs and other Google apps needs a paid plan, is for ages 18+ and is in select languages
  • Video generation is not in the Free plan
  • The Free plan uses the Flash-Lite model, with usage limits that refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly cap
Made byCaesar Labs, Inc.OpenAIAnthropicGoogle

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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