Poe
49One subscription across many third-party models
Best for: People who want several vendors' models under one login and one bill
ai-for / general-assistant
As of , EffectHub tracks 9 AI tools for general assistant; all 9 have a free tier, and paid plans run from $4.99 to $17 a month.
Poe, Mistral Vibe and Meta AI lead the list on click-through. 7 of the 9 ship a public API.
ranked by click-through
One subscription across many third-party models
Best for: People who want several vendors' models under one login and one bill
Mistral's assistant, renamed from Le Chat, with web search, deep research, connectors and a coding mode.
Best for: European companies and public bodies that want a capable assistant from an EU vendor
Meta's assistant inside WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, Facebook, its glasses and a standalone app
Best for: WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger users who want answers, images and summaries without leaving the chat
xAI's assistant with live X and web search, image and video generation, voice mode and a per-token API
Best for: People who live on X and want trending posts folded into answers
General assistant with tools, memory, files and voice
Best for: General knowledge work, drafting, analysis and code across one interface
Assistant focused on long documents and code work
Best for: Developers working through large codebases or using Claude Code
Open-weight reasoning models with a free chat app
Best for: Developers and agent builders who want frontier-class output at a fraction of OpenAI or Anthropic token prices
Google assistant wired into Workspace and Android
Best for: People whose email, files and calendar already live in Google and want the assistant inside them
Microsoft's consumer assistant for chat, image creation and search across Windows, Mac, mobile and Edge
Best for: Windows and Edge users who want an assistant that is already there and costs nothing for everyday questions
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poe | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes | Unverified |
| Mistral Vibe | from $14.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Unverified |
| Meta AI | from $7.99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Unverified |
| Grok | from $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| ChatGPT | from $8/mo | Yes | Yes | Unverified |
| Claude | from $17/mo | Yes | Yes | Unverified |
| DeepSeek | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Gemini | from $4.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Microsoft Copilot | from $9.99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
All 9 AI tools for general assistant on EffectHub's list have a free tier — Poe, Mistral Vibe, Meta AI and Grok.
As of October 26, 2026, paid plans for the 9 AI tools for general assistant on EffectHub's list run from $4.99 to $17 a month. Each card shows the pricing model and the cheapest paid plan as EffectHub last verified it; all 9 can be started for free.
7 of the 9 AI tools for general assistant on EffectHub's list ship a public API, including Poe, Mistral Vibe, Grok and ChatGPT. The API badge on each card is re-checked against the vendor's documentation.
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As of October 26, 2026, EffectHub tracks 9 AI tools for general assistant; all 9 have a free tier, and paid plans run from $4.99 to $17 a month. (EffectHub, “General AI Assistants”, Oct 2026, https://effecthub.net/ai-for/general-assistant)
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