Category: AI Chatbots

AI chatbots are the general-purpose assistants most people meet first — ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and the rest. We test them on everyday tasks: answering questions, summarising documents, drafting emails and reasoning through problems. Each review covers accuracy, free vs paid limits, privacy, and which assistant is worth paying for. No sponsored rankings, no jargon.


  • Claude Sonnet 5.5 Is Here — and Free Users Get It

    Anthropic’s Sonnet 5.5 beats its own flagship at coding, runs 30% faster — and powers claude.ai’s free tier. The catch in the “30% cheaper” claim, and what it means for everyday users.

  • GPT-6 Astra Is Here: ChatGPT’s Biggest Upgrade Skips the Free Plan

    OpenAI has announced GPT-6 Astra, the new flagship model behind ChatGPT — and the headline for most of our readers is who gets it. Astra is rolling out over the coming days to Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise subscribers at no extra cost, with a Pro-grade version for higher tiers. The free plan is not…

  • Claude Fable 5.1 Is Out: 1M Context and a Promise to Check Its Sums

    Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.1, the new top model in the Claude app and API, alongside a restricted sibling called Mythos 5.1. Launched on 1 September 2026, it is already live for Claude users — if you subscribe, you may have seen the in-app notice promising a model that “sticks to what you asked…

  • ChatGPT vs Perplexity AI (2026): Which Is Actually Better?

    📅 Last updated: July 2026 ChatGPT vs Perplexity AI ChatGPT is the world’s most-used AI assistant. Perplexity AI is the best AI research tool. They solve different problems — and understanding that difference is the key to choosing the right one for your needs. Quick Verdict Category Winner Best for research Perplexity AI Best for…

  • ChatGPT vs Claude AI (2026): Honest Head-to-Head Verdict

    📅 Last updated: July 2026 Update, 29 September 2026: Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 5.5 — more than 30% faster than Sonnet 5, ahead of Opus 5.5 on the Terminal-Bench coding benchmark, and now powering claude.ai’s free tier. We’ll retest and update the verdicts below once we’ve used it on our own tasks. ChatGPT vs…

  • Claude AI Review: Is It the Best AI Assistant Right Now?

    This Claude AI review covers Anthropic’s AI assistant — one of the strongest ChatGPT alternatives available in 2026. We tested it on writing, research, coding help, and reasoning tasks to see how it holds up in everyday use. Here’s our honest verdict. Update, September 2026: Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.1 — a 1-million-token context…