AI Chat Tools

General-purpose AI chatbots that help authors brainstorm, research, and solve problems. Compare pricing, platforms, and AI access below.

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ChatGPT

Develop a draft through conversation, carry files and instructions across a project, and turn web research or spreadsheet data into material you can review.

Price
Free + $8/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
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Claude

Develop and revise writing from supplied material, keep book context in projects, and organize feedback or cited research for review.

Price
Free + $20/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
AI Chat

Consensus

Explore scientific research for a nonfiction claim or story detail, and follow cited summaries back to the supporting study.

Price
Free + US$20/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
Writing

DreamGen

Build a fiction scenario, steer each continuation with editable instructions, and revise or branch the story as it develops.

Price
Free + $7.83/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
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Duck.ai

Draft, rewrite or summarize through a choice of chat models, with anonymized requests and documented controls over provider access and saved conversations.

Price
Free + $9.99/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
AI Chat

Elicit

Find and compare scientific evidence, preserve useful papers in a research library, and keep a research brief current with scheduled Routines.

Price
Free + $11/mo (annual billing)
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
AI Chat

Gemini

Write and revise documents in Canvas, analyze supplied files, and develop research reports from the web and selected Google sources.

Price
Free + $4.99/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
AI Chat

Gemini Notebook

Keep a source shelf for a book, ask cited questions, and turn reference material into briefings, visual maps, audio and downloadable research outputs.

Price
Free + $4.99/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Assistants

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Work with Microsoft 365 context, schedule recurring responses, and use eligible Workflows early access to connect app events and follow-up tasks.

Price
From $9.99/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, macOS, Windows
AI Chat

Perplexity

Investigate a topic through cited search answers and research reports, then keep conversations, files and instructions together in Projects.

Price
Free + $20/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
AI Chat

Poe

Use bots from different model providers in one interface, and build a custom text assistant with instructions and a reference knowledge base.

Price
Free + $4.99/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
AI Chat

ResearchRabbit

Expand a book's research bibliography from useful seed papers, map related studies, and organize sources into collections.

Price
Free + $12.50/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
AI Chat

Scholarcy

Turn research papers or reference-book chapters into summary flashcards, keep notes, and export references for a book research project.

Price
Free + $9.99/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
AI Chat

Scite

Inspect how scholarly papers cite a study and check the references behind a nonfiction chapter or scientific story detail.

Price
From $144/yr
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
Marketing

Veristage Searchlight Chat

Offer readers a branded chat portal that answers questions from selected books or other content, with optional paid access.

Price
Custom pricing
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web