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Meta AI vs ChatGPT 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 Google Gemini, with when to choose each side.

Compared on
Meta AI

Free plan · from $7.99/mo

ChatGPT

Free plan · from $8/mo

Google Gemini

Free plan · from $4.99/mo

What it isMeta's AI assistant inside WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and its own appOpenAI's AI chat assistant for writing, research, images, voice and codingGoogle's AI assistant app, with paid Google AI plans for higher limits
Free planFree for everyday use up to a daily usage limit (amount not published); the limit refreshes over timeUnlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna (subject to abuse guardrails); limited uploads, image generation, voice chats, deep research, memory and Codex accessFlash-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$7.99/mo (Meta One Core)Meta AI pricing$8/mo (Go)ChatGPT pricing$4.99/mo (Google AI Plus)Google Gemini pricing
What it coversBundle plan announced 15 September 2026 that raises Meta AI usage (more image and video generation) and adds creative features across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.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.2x Free usage limits, video generation, Gemini in Google apps, 400 GB storage.
Free trialNone statedNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, macOSWeb, Android, iOS, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNoNo
Good for
  • Asking quick questions inside WhatsApp or Messenger
  • Generating or editing images for social posts
  • Hands-free help through Ray-Ban Meta glasses
  • Drafting and editing emails, reports and posts
  • Researching a topic with web search and deep research
  • Analysing a spreadsheet or document you upload
  • Researching a topic with Deep Research
  • Drafting emails and documents inside Gmail and Docs
  • Creating images for posts and presentations
Watch out for
  • Free use has a daily limit and Meta does not publish the amount
  • Paid Meta One plans are bundles across Meta apps rather than a Meta AI-only subscription
  • No business or enterprise plan for Meta AI was found
  • 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
  • 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 byMeta PlatformsOpenAIGoogle

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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