AIContenders

AI subscription prices

Assistant and coding plans from the US, Europe and China in one place: price, models, limits and features. Tick a few to compare them side by side, or use the calculator to see whether the API would be cheaper for how you use it.

Prices come from the providers' official pricing pages, in USD before tax. They are checked automatically once a week; every plan shows when it was checked and links to its source.

Best value right now

How we score (0–100): price — the cheaper the plan compared with others for this use, the more points; features — how many of 7 (deep research, images, video, agent, coding, voice, files) the plan has according to its pricing page; models and limits — our decision model (JEV) rates how strong the models are and how generous the limits, ignoring price. Weights depend on the use. We score paid individual plans priced in USD that anyone can buy — no business or student plans.

Chat & research

Weights: price 40, features 30, models and limits 30.

  1. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Pro: $19.99/month, value 86/100 (price 29, features 30, models and limits 27)
  2. Le Chat (Mistral) — Pro: $14.99/month, value 79/100 (price 34, features 26, models and limits 19)
  3. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Plus: $4.99/month, value 78/100 (price 40, features 17, models and limits 21)
  4. ChatGPT (OpenAI) — Go: $8.00/month, value 77/100 (price 36, features 21, models and limits 20)
  5. Perplexity — Pro: $17.00/month billed annually, value 76/100 (price 32, features 21, models and limits 23)
  6. ChatGPT (OpenAI) — Plus: $20.00/month, value 75/100 (price 23, features 26, models and limits 26)
  7. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Ultra (5x): $99.99/month, value 73/100 (price 17, features 26, models and limits 30)
  8. Grok (xAI) — X Subscription Plus: $8.00/month, value 72/100 (price 36, features 21, models and limits 15)
  9. Claude (Anthropic) — Pro: $20.00/month, value 70/100 (price 23, features 21, models and limits 26)
  10. Kimi (Moonshot AI) — Plus: $19.00/month, value 70/100 (price 30, features 17, models and limits 23)

Agentic coding

Weights: price 25, features 15, models and limits 60.

  1. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Pro: $19.99/month, value 88/100 (price 19, features 15, models and limits 54)
  2. Qwen (Alibaba) — Token Plan Essential: $16.00/month, value 83/100 (price 21, features 13, models and limits 49)
  3. Qwen (Alibaba) — Token Plan Lite: $8.00/month, value 82/100 (price 24, features 13, models and limits 45)
  4. ChatGPT (OpenAI) — Plus: $20.00/month, value 81/100 (price 17, features 13, models and limits 51)
  5. Claude (Anthropic) — Pro: $20.00/month, value 79/100 (price 17, features 11, models and limits 51)
  6. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Ultra (5x): $99.99/month, value 79/100 (price 7, features 13, models and limits 59)
  7. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Ultra (20x): $199.99/month, value 77/100 (price 3, features 15, models and limits 59)
  8. Qwen (Alibaba) — Token Plan Standard: $25.00/month, value 77/100 (price 15, features 13, models and limits 49)
  9. Qwen (Alibaba) — Token Plan Pro: $80.00/month, value 77/100 (price 10, features 13, models and limits 54)
  10. StepFun — Step Plan Flash Plus: $9.99/month, value 77/100 (price 24, features 4, models and limits 49)

Office work

Weights: price 40, features 30, models and limits 30.

  1. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Plus: $4.99/month, value 78/100 (price 40, features 17, models and limits 21)
  2. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Pro: $19.99/month, value 77/100 (price 20, features 30, models and limits 27)
  3. Copilot (Microsoft) — Microsoft 365 Personal: $9.99/month, value 63/100 (price 35, features 9, models and limits 19)
  4. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Ultra (5x): $99.99/month, value 61/100 (price 5, features 26, models and limits 30)
  5. Copilot (Microsoft) — Microsoft 365 Premium: $19.99/month, value 61/100 (price 20, features 17, models and limits 24)
  6. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Ultra (20x): $199.99/month, value 60/100 (price 0, features 30, models and limits 30)
  7. Copilot (Microsoft) — Microsoft 365 Family: $12.99/month, value 58/100 (price 30, features 9, models and limits 19)
  8. Qwen (Alibaba) — QwenWork Plus: $20.00/month, value 48/100 (price 15, features 17, models and limits 16)
  9. Qwen (Alibaba) — QwenWork Pro: $40.00/month, value 45/100 (price 10, features 17, models and limits 18)

Images & video

Weights: price 35, features 30, models and limits 35.

  1. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Pro: $19.99/month, value 81/100 (price 19, features 30, models and limits 32)
  2. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Plus: $4.99/month, value 77/100 (price 35, features 17, models and limits 25)
  3. Perplexity — Pro: $17.00/month billed annually, value 72/100 (price 24, features 21, models and limits 27)
  4. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Ultra (20x): $199.99/month, value 70/100 (price 5, features 30, models and limits 35)
  5. Grok (xAI) — X Subscription Plus: $8.00/month, value 69/100 (price 30, features 21, models and limits 18)
  6. Gemini (Google) — Google AI Ultra (5x): $99.99/month, value 68/100 (price 8, features 26, models and limits 34)
  7. Meta AI — Meta One Core: $7.99/month, value 61/100 (price 32, features 9, models and limits 20)
  8. MiniMax — Design Starter: $10.50/month, value 61/100 (price 27, features 17, models and limits 17)
  9. Perplexity — Max: $200.00/month, value 56/100 (price 3, features 21, models and limits 32)
  10. Meta AI — Meta One Premium: $19.99/month, value 54/100 (price 19, features 9, models and limits 26)

ChatGPT (OpenAI)

Claude (Anthropic)

Gemini (Google)

Grok (xAI)

Perplexity

Le Chat (Mistral)

Copilot (Microsoft)

Meta AI

Kimi (Moonshot AI)

GLM (Z.ai)

MiniMax

Qwen (Alibaba)

DeepSeek

Doubao (ByteDance)

Trae (ByteDance)

ModelArk (BytePlus, ByteDance)

Volcengine Ark (ByteDance)

StepFun

Qianfan (Baidu)

Subscription or API?

A subscription is a flat fee; the API charges for every token. Pick a plan and describe how much you use it — we work out what the same usage would cost through the API at OpenRouter prices.