Last updated: 4 January 2025
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This post is an attempt to provide basic information on some Artificial Intelligence (AI) based chatbots or search engines.
| Chatbot/search engine | Company | Access via website? | Access available via mobile app? | Paid Subscription version available? | Does it provide references with responses to each prompt? | Prompt guide | Notes and/or Updates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini | Yes | Android app available in the UK from 21 Jun 2024. | It is called Gemini advanced and is being rolled out now. | Sometimes provides links to relevant websites, articles, or studies, with responses to a prompt | Gemini for Google Workspace Prompt Guide | Provides three Draft responses to each question/prompt. Google changed the name of its chatbot from Bard to Gemini on 8 Feb 2024. On 10 April 2204, Google released its official Gemini for Google Workspace Prompt Guide entitled ‘Prompting guide 101’ which you can download here. On 25 July 2024, free-tier experience upgraded to to Gemini 1.5 Flash, for faster and more helpful responses. On 13 August 2024, Google rolled out Gemini Live. On 11 December 2024, Google launched Gemini 2.0. | |
| ChatGPT Here is a visualisation (with ranking) of countries that use ChatGPT most. | open.ai | Yes | Yes | Yes, ChatGPT Plus and Chat GPT Pro GPT-4o mini unveiled on 18 July 2024. | No | Prompt engineering | On 13 May, Open AI announced the launch of GPT-4o, an iteration of the GPT-4 model that powers ChatGPT. Watch this clip from 9 min onwards. Further information is available here. The database in the free version currently stops at August 2023 and uses GPT 4.0 architecture. Paid version uses GPT 4.0 architecture. Comparison of GPT 3.5 vs 4.0 On 25 July 2024, Open AI announced ChatGPT search , a temporary prototype of new AI search features that give you fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources. It was launched on 13 October 2024. Canvas was introduced on 3 October 2024 and it was launched on 11 December 2024. More about Canvas here. From 16 December 2024, Open AI is rolling out ChatGPTs AI search for all to use. More information here. On 18 December 2024, Openai confirmed that you can now chat with ChatGPT via Whatsapp. Global users can do this by adding add the number +1-1800-242-8478 to you mobile/cell phone. More information here and here. |
| Claude | Anthropic | Yes | Yes. iOS app available since 1 May 2024. Android app available from 18 July 2024. | Yes, Claude Pro. | No | Prompt engineering overview | Claude 3 was launched on 4 March 2024. The latest generation of the popular chatbot and AI model comes in three versions, Opus, Sonnet and Haiku, each serving different markets and purposes. Opus powers the paid-for version of the Claude chatbot, Sonnet the free version and Haiku is a cheaper to run model available for third-party developers. On 21 June 24, Claude 3.5 Sonnet was launched. You can read more about it here and here |
| Copilot | Microsoft | Yes | Yes | Yes, Copilot Pro | Normally provides references with a response to each prompt. | Learn about Copilot prompts | Used to be called New Bing (Microsoft). Using the Bing or Copilot app on your mobile phone, gives you the opportunity to search using GPT 4.0. Copilot is also available for Microsoft 365 although this requires a subscription. Here, you can see the latest updates |
| Perplexity | perplexity.ai | Yes | Yes | Yes, Perplexity Pro. | Normally provides references with a response to each prompt. | Prompting tips and examples | |
| Pi | pi.ai | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
| Zephyr 7B Beta | Hugging face | Yes | No | No | Sometimes | ||
| Groq | Groq | Yes | No | No | No | Note that this is Groq (not to be confused with Elon Musk’s chatbot, Grok ). More information on Groq here. Try both models to see which one gives you a faster response to your prompt(s) | |
| Phind | Phind | Yes | No | Yes, Phind Pro | Yes | A guide on how to make the most out of Phind | |
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| Poe | Yes | Yes | You can access a range of chatbots from this platform | ||||
| julius.ai | Yes | No | Julius AI is an artificial intelligence data analyst that assists users in analyzing their data through computational AI | ||||
| Notebook LM | Yes | No | Yes, NotebookLM Plus | NotebookLM is an experimental AI-first notebook developed by Google. It uses the documents you upload to train a specialized AI that can: • Summarize complex documents • Answer specific questions about your documents • Transform your documents into briefings, study guides, or podcasts: • Create audio overviews of your documents On 13 December 2024 a new product interface was rolled out , letting you “join” Audio Overviews to speak to the hosts and introducing NotebookLM Plus, a subscription product. | |||
| Co-STORM | Stanford University | Yes | No | Get a Wikipedia-like report on your topic with AI STORM is a research prototype that supports interactive knowledge curation. |
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