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Student Guide to ChatGPT

Beyond ChatGPT: other useful language models

These are several other useful large language models (LLMs) that you may want to try.

Large Language Models (LLMs)

ChatGPT logo ChatGPT

Open AI
Free
Trained on data only through October 2023

As of April 2024, you can use it without creating an account.

Additional features (with usage rate limits)

  • Browse the web and obtain up-to-date information

  • Upload images in your prompts

  • Provide support files in your prompts

  • Discover and use GPTs

ChatGPT Plus logo ChatGPT Plus

Open AI
$20/mo
Includes:

  • web search
  • data analysis
  • coding
  • vision (upload images and ask questions about them)
  • Image generation

Build chatbots without using code. These are called "GPTs."

Enterprise edition for large businesses. Teams account for small business.

Microsoft Copilot Microsoft
Free, built on GPT-4 (If you use Creative mode)
Generate images with DALL-E 3
using Bing Image Creator or Microsoft Designer (log in with a personal Microsoft account)

Includes web search results.

Copilot Pro Plan with more features for individuals (for personal/home accounts)
Copilot for Microsoft 365 with more features for institutions and businesses. (not yet available at UA)
However, 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)
Google Bard logo Gemini
(formerly Bard)
Google
Free, built on Gemini Pro
Includes web search results from Google.

Gemini Advanced is built on Gemini Ultra ($20/mo)
Claude logo Claude

Anthropic
Free. Also available in Slack.
Built on their own model: Claude 3.5 Sonnet which includes:

  • data analysis
  • coding
  • vision (upload images and ask questions about them)

Pro version ($20/mo) 

Focused on reliability and safety.
No web search results. Trained on data through April 2024.

Perplexity AI Perplexity
Free. Includes web search results, with citations.
Offers "Focus" choices such as
YouTube, Reddit, Semantic Scholar ,and Wolfram|Alpha.

You can use it without creating an account.

Pro account ($20/mo) allows a choice between several models:
GPT-4o, Claude, and others.
Meta AI

Meta
Free, built on Meta Llama 3.1
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.

For a list of more AI tools, see AI Tools Landscape by Carlos Lizarraga-Celaya.