LibGuides: AI Literacy in the Age of ChatGPT: Beyond ChatGPT

Large Language Models (LLMs) are now multimodal

	ChatGPT	Open AI Free version Includes (with usage rate limits): Search the web Computer vision (upload images and ask questions about them) Provide support files in your prompts Discover and use GPTs Canvas: work with ChatGPT to write and code Generate images Advanced voice mode (talk out loud and get spoken responses) Study mode Set "personalities" in Settings Deep research (limited use) Sora 2 for video generation (limited use)
	ChatGPT Plus	Open AI $20/mo Includes: ChatGPT Search for searching the web data analysis coding computer vision (upload images and ask questions about them) generate images Canvas: work with ChatGPT to write and code Advanced voice mode (talk out loud and get spoken responses) Study mode Set "personalities" in Settings Create and use Tasks, Projects, and Custom GPTs Users on Paid tiers - Plus, Pro, and Team - have access to the model picker, which enables you to manually select GPT-5 or GPT-5 Thinking. Deep Research ChatGPT agent Sora 2 for video generation Enterprise edition for large businesses. Teams account for small business. Starting December 5, 2024, there is a $200/month version called ChatGPT Pro.
	Microsoft Copilot	Microsoft Free Includes web search results and image generation. You can also generate images with Bing Image Creator or Microsoft Designer (log in with a personal Microsoft account) If you log on to Copilot with your UA NetID, your privacy will be protected (they won't use your input for training future models)
	Gemini	Google Free Includes web search results from Google. See Gemini plans: free, Google AI Pro, Google AI Ultra. College students get free Pro plan for 1 year. Both free and paid versions include 2.5 Flash for everyday tasks 2.5 Pro - best for complex tasks Image generation Guided learning Canvas for creating docs and apps Deep Research - for multi-page research reports Gems Flow (AI filmmaking tool) NotebookLM (Paid versions include more of everything, plus a few extra features like coding assistants)
	Claude	Anthropic Free. Claude Sonnet 4.5, Haiku 4.5, and Opus 4.1 includes: data analysis coding vision (upload images and ask questions about them) "Artifacts" - these allow Claude to share standalone content in a dedicated window separate from the main conversation. Tailor Claude’s responses to your personal style, generate a custom style based on your own writing. Talk to Claude in the mobile app. "extended thinking" is their reasoning model, which can spend time trying different solutions before responding. Google Workspace integration is available to paid users in profile settings. Research is now available for Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans in the United States, Japan, and Brazil. (Toggle on the Research setting in chat). See pricing plans: free, pro, and max. A few universities have Claude for Education for their campus.
	Perplexity AI	Perplexity Free. Includes web search results, with links to sources. Offers "Focus" choices such as web, academic, social, or finance. You can use it without creating an account. The feature called Spaces makes it easy to create your own knowledge base where you can search through your class notes, syllabus, and course materials. Generate practice exams or collaboration guides for group projects. See A student's guide to using Perplexity Spaces. Both free and Pro accounts ($20/mo) allow a choice between several models. Click the little chip icon in the search box.
	Meta AI	Meta Free, built on Meta Llama 4 Includes web search results. Log in with your Facebook or Instagram account. You can also access the chatbot on WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, or Facebook, by typing "@meta ai" within chats. Learn more.