PixlRun compares · July 2026

ChatGPTvsClaudevsGemini

Real facts side by side — you decide.

This page compares ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini across pricing, models, capabilities, and access, using facts current as of July 2026. ChatGPT: free tier available with ads and roughly 16K context; cheapest paid plan is Go at $8 per month; standard plan is Plus at $20 per month; top plan is Pro at $200 per month; flagship model GPT-5.5; max context up to 1M on the Pro tier with GPT-5.4; includes image generation, video generation via Sora, web search, deep research (10 to 250 uses per month by tier), coding tools via Codex and Agent Mode, Custom GPTs, API access, a plugins and connectors ecosystem, no bundled storage, and opt-out training data use. Claude: free tier available with 200K context; cheapest and standard plans are both Pro at $20 per month; top plan is Max at $200 per month; flagship models Opus 4.8 and Sonnet 5; max context up to 1M with Sonnet 5, or 500K with Opus; no image generation and no video generation; includes web search, deep research (Research), strong coding tools via Claude Code, Projects, API access, an MCP connectors ecosystem, no bundled storage, and chats are not used for training by default. Gemini: free tier available; cheapest paid plan is AI Plus at $7.99 per month; standard plan is AI Pro at $19.99 per month; top plan is AI Ultra at $99.99 to $200 per month; flagship model Gemini 3.1 Pro; max context 1M on AI Pro; includes image generation via Imagen, video generation via Veo and Omni, web search, deep research (20 per day on Pro), coding tools via Code Assist, Gems, API access, deep Google ecosystem integration with Gmail, Docs, and Drive, 2 TB of bundled Google One storage, and opt-out training data use. No overall winner is declared; the reader draws their own conclusion.

At a glance

ChatGPT

#10A37F

The all-in-one — most features under one roof

FlagshipGPT-5.5
Max contextUp to 1MGPT-5.4, Pro tier
Starts at$8/mo

Claude

#D97757

The writer & coder — text, code, long docs

FlagshipOpus 4.8 / Sonnet 5
Max contextUp to 1MSonnet 5; 500K Opus
Starts at$20/mo

Gemini

#1BA1E3

The value + Google-ecosystem pick

FlagshipGemini 3.1 Pro
Max context1MAI Pro
Starts at$7.99/mo

Standard plan, per monthThe main paid tier most people compare

Standard plan price per month: ChatGPT Plus $20. Claude Pro $20. Gemini AI Pro $19.99.

Price rangeEntry tier → top plan

Price range from cheapest paid plan to top plan. ChatGPT: $8 per month (Go) to $200 per month (Pro). Claude: $20 per month (Pro) to $200 per month (Max). Gemini: $7.99 per month (AI Plus) to $200 per month (AI Ultra).

Free-tier contextTokens you get without paying (chat app)

Free-tier context window, scaled to 200K. ChatGPT: 16K. Claude: 200K. Gemini: 32K.

Benchmarks — where each model leads

Each line is one model's profile across six published benchmarks (score 50–100, higher is better). Flagship models, July 2026 — verify before publishing. Click a name in the legend to hide or show its line. No overall score is calculated.

Benchmark profilethree lines, six tests — hover any point for the exact score

Benchmark profile lines Line chart: six benchmark categories on the horizontal axis, score from 50 to 100 on the vertical axis, one colored line per model. See the data table for exact values. 50 60 70 80 90 100 Coding Agentic Math Vision Multimodal Docs Score (%) SWE-bench Pro · Terminal-Bench · MATH-500 · Chart QA · Multimodal AA · Document parsing ChatGPT — SWE-bench Pro: 66.8 ChatGPT — Terminal-Bench: 78.2 ChatGPT — MATH-500: 90.8 ChatGPT — Chart QA: 87.1 ChatGPT — Multimodal AA: 79.6 ChatGPT — Document parsing: 84.9 Claude — SWE-bench Pro: 69.2 Claude — Terminal-Bench: 74.6 Claude — MATH-500: 91.4 Claude — Chart QA: 83.4 Claude — Multimodal AA: 76.3 Claude — Document parsing: 81.2 Gemini — SWE-bench Pro: 62.3 Gemini — Terminal-Bench: 68.1 Gemini — MATH-500: 88.9 Gemini — Chart QA: 91.3 Gemini — Multimodal AA: 84.2 Gemini — Document parsing: 88.6
Benchmark scores, 0 to 100 (higher is better), for ChatGPT (GPT-5.5), Claude (Opus 4.8) and Gemini (3.1 Pro), plus API price per million output tokens. Facts current as of July 2026; each benchmark stands alone, no overall score is calculated.
BenchmarkChatGPTClaudeGemini
SWE-bench Pro (Coding)66.869.262.3
Terminal-Bench (Agentic)78.274.668.1
MATH-500 (Math)90.891.488.9
Chart QA (Vision)87.183.491.3
Multimodal AA79.676.384.2
Document parsing84.981.288.6
API price, $ per 1M output tokens$30$25$12

Side-by-side facts

Plans & price

ChatGPT
Free tier
Yes(with ads, ~16K context)
Cheapest paid
Go — $8/mo
Standard plan
Plus — $20/mo
Top plan
Pro — $200/mo
Claude
Free tier
Yes(200K context)
Cheapest paid
Pro — $20/mo
Standard plan
Pro — $20/mo
Top plan
Max — $200/mo
Gemini
Free tier
Yes
Cheapest paid
AI Plus — $7.99/mo
Standard plan
AI Pro — $19.99/mo
Top plan
AI Ultra — $99.99–200/mo

Model & context

ChatGPT
Flagship model
GPT-5.5
Max context
Up to 1M (GPT-5.4, Pro tier)
Claude
Flagship model
Opus 4.8 / Sonnet 5
Max context
Up to 1M (Sonnet 5); 500K (Opus)
Gemini
Flagship model
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Max context
1M (AI Pro)

What it can do

ChatGPT
Image generation
Yes
Video generation
Sora
Web search
Yes
Deep research
Yes(10–250/mo by tier)
Coding tools
Codex + Agent Mode
Custom bots
Custom GPTs
Claude
Image generation
No
Video generation
No
Web search
Yes
Deep research
Research
Coding tools
Claude Code— strong
Custom bots
Projects
Gemini
Image generation
Imagen
Video generation
Veo / Omni
Web search
Yes
Deep research
Yes(20/day on Pro)
Coding tools
Code Assist
Custom bots
Gems

Access & data

ChatGPT
API access
Yes
Ecosystem
Plugins & connectors
Bundled storage
No
Training use
Opt-out
Claude
API access
Yes
Ecosystem
MCP connectors
Bundled storage
No
Training use
Not trained on by default
Gemini
API access
Yes
Ecosystem
Deep Google(Gmail, Docs, Drive)
Bundled storage
2 TB Google One
Training use
Opt-out

Strengths & trade-offs

ChatGPT

Pros

  • Widest feature set (Sora, Codex, Agent Mode, Custom GPTs)
  • Cheap $8 Go tier to start
  • Largest third-party ecosystem

Cons

  • Ads on the free plan (US)
  • 1M context only on the $200 tier
  • Deep Research is quota-limited

Best if: you want the most features in one app

Claude

Pros

  • 1M context (Sonnet 5) already at $20
  • Top-tier writing & coding quality
  • Chats aren't used for training by default
  • Claude Code / Cowork for developers

Cons

  • No image generation
  • No video generation
  • Usage limits are opaque

Best if: writing, code, long documents and privacy

Gemini

Pros

  • Full 1M context from $19.99 (a $7.99 tier too)
  • Deep Google Workspace integration
  • Image + video generation built in
  • Bundled cloud storage

Cons

  • Best if you live in Google's ecosystem
  • Top Ultra limits get pricey

Best if: you already use Google and want cheap 1M context

How to choose

No single tool wins every category above — think about your main daily task (writing, coding, or multimedia), how much context length you actually need, and whether ecosystem integration (Google Workspace, plugins, or MCP connectors) matters to your workflow. The facts above are the same for everyone; the right pick depends on what you're optimizing for.