- Part 1
Which AI assistant? Where free ends and paid begins
Five assistants, the same question five times: what do you get for free, and what are you buying? Part 1 of a series for people who don't use these tools every day.
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Which AI assistant? Which one knows what happened today
All five search the web now. The difference is which one does it unprompted, which one shows you a source, and what free allows. Part 2 of 6.
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Which AI assistant? Can it get to know me
Memory, standing instructions, projects and connections: this is where the paywall really stands, and where the pricing page and the help page contradict each other. Part 3 of 6.
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Which AI assistant? Where your question goes
At three of the five, the switch that releases your chats for training is on by default, and I didn't know it existed until I prepared this series. Part 4 of 6, with the menu paths.
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Which AI assistant? Which one am I allowed to use for work
The terms at three of the five say your free or personal account is for private use. What that means, what a work email address does, and the business version, once. Part 5 of 6.
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Which AI assistant? To pay or not, and for which one
After five parts the answer is short: start free, pay only once you've hit the same wall three times, and then pay for one. Part 6 of 6, with the decision tree and my own choice.
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