Described as strong with document-heavy work, at a mid-range price. Editorial pick.
Made by OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Smartness: ★★★★★ (5 of 5) Reads at once: about 1,580 pages 1,000-word essay: $0.01 (about 1 cent) 50-page PDF summary: $0.07 (about 7 cents)
Very cheap per summary and reads a very large amount at once.
Made by Anthropic, the company behind Claude. Smartness: ★★★★☆ (4 of 5) Reads at once: about 1,500 pages 1,000-word essay: under 1 cent 50-page PDF summary: under 1 cent
Unlimited everyday text chats with GPT-6, with limited uploads, images, voice, deep research and memory.
Text chats 'unlimited' subject to abuse guardrails; most other features 'limited'. No numeric caps published. Short memory: about 12 pages of input on the instant model. Checked 2026-10-16; free plans can change. See every app's free plan.
What a 100-message chat costs with each pick
The best pick costs $2.62; the budget pick costs $0.13 (about 13 cents). These are developer prices, so they show relative cost, not your monthly bill.
Bar scale
Claude Haiku 5.5 (budget pick)$0.13
GPT-6.1 Sol (best pick)$2.62
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Model
Cost of a 100-message chat
Claude Haiku 5.5 (budget pick)
$0.13 (about 13 cents)
GPT-6.1 Sol (best pick)
$2.62
Bars use a straight scale: a bar twice as long means twice the cost. Only the two picks above. Source: OpenRouter list prices and the assumptions on How we work.