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No single public agent benchmark was attached. The composite uses GitHub stars where the product is open source, a free tier, entry price, App Store rating and review count, and a fully counted changelog. A tool under half the category weight has no numeric rank.

Updated · Compare ChatGPT and Gemini

Machine-readable scores: agents.json. Method on the methodology page. Published by AIToolStack.

Quick answers

What is the top Agents pick?

ChatGPT is rank 1 of 6, with composite 66.1 and coverage 80%. Composite 66.1 from 80% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

What is the top free or freemium Agents pick?

ChatGPT is the highest-ranked freemium tool, at rank 1 of 6, with composite 66.1.

How do these ranks work?

Composite equals evidence times coverage. Only sourced metrics count. A tool under 50% coverage is labeled Insufficient data and has no numeric rank. The full method is on the methodology page.
  1. Rank 1 of 6.

    ChatGPT

    Freemium

    OpenAI's assistant for writing, images, voice, and coding agents.

    Composite
    66.1
    Evidence
    82.7
    Coverage
    80%

    Composite 66.1 from 80% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

    Score breakdown for ChatGPT
    MetricValueWeightNormalizedSource
    GitHub starsNot available20%—Not available
    Free tierYesFree planThe pricing page has a Free plan and says the free version is available to everyone. It does not print a dollar price for Go or Plus.22%100.0Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Entry monthly price$8ChatGPT Go, USThe January 16, 2026 post says ChatGPT Go is $8 USD per month in the US, Plus is $20, and Pro is $200. The Go help article, updated in October 2026, still describes Go as the low-cost plan but does not restate the dollar amount and points at the pricing page. That pricing page returned 403 on this retrieval, so the cell keeps the blog figure and its date.22%80.0Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-01-16
    App Store rating4.83ChatGPTApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.82592 and userRatingCount 11313295 for ChatGPT by OpenAI OpCo, LLC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.14%96.6Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store reviews11313295ChatGPTApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.82592 and userRatingCount 11313295 for ChatGPT by OpenAI OpCo, LLC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.10%100.0Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Changelog rows in 90 days11 dated note in the releases list2026-10-15 GPT-Live-1.1 in ChatGPT Voice12%25.0Source for Changelog rows in 90 days (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-15
  2. Rank 2 of 6.

    Gemini

    Freemium

    Google's assistant for writing, research, and work in Google apps.

    Composite
    63.6
    Evidence
    93.5
    Coverage
    68%

    Composite 63.6 from 68% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

    Score breakdown for Gemini
    MetricValueWeightNormalizedSource
    GitHub starsNot available20%—Not available
    Free tierYesWithout an AI planThe Gemini Apps help article lists a row for people without an AI plan, with standard limits and a 32k token context window. That is the free tier. Paid Google AI plans raise the limits.22%100.0Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Entry monthly price$4.99Google AI PlusThe US comparison table lists Google AI Plus at $4.99 per month, Google AI Pro at $19.99 per month, and Google AI Ultra from $99.99 per month. Plus is the cheapest paid Google AI plan.22%87.5Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store rating4.72Google GeminiApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.72459 and userRatingCount 2343258 for Google Gemini by Google LLC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.14%94.4Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store reviews2343258Google GeminiApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.72459 and userRatingCount 2343258 for Google Gemini by Google LLC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.10%91.0Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Changelog rows in 90 daysNot available12%—Not available
  3. Rank 3 of 6.

    Grok

    Freemium

    SpaceXAI's assistant for chat, search, images, video, voice, and code.

    Composite
    62.1
    Evidence
    91.3
    Coverage
    68%

    Composite 62.1 from 68% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

    Score breakdown for Grok
    MetricValueWeightNormalizedSource
    GitHub starsNot available20%—Not available
    Free tierYesFreeThe X Subscription price table lists Free at $0. New self-serve plans include Grok. Existing SuperGrok plans can continue.22%100.0Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Entry monthly price$8PlusPlus is $8 per month, or $80 per year. It is the cheapest paid individual plan in the table. Premium is $30 per month. Annual discounts are not scored.22%80.0Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store rating4.87Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.14%97.4Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store reviews1510343Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.10%88.3Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Changelog rows in 90 daysNot available12%—Not available
  4. Rank 4 of 6.

    Claude

    Freemium

    Anthropic's assistant for chat, files, research, and code. Claude Code is the terminal agent.

    Composite
    57.0
    Evidence
    71.2
    Coverage
    80%

    Composite 57 from 80% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

    Score breakdown for Claude
    MetricValueWeightNormalizedSource
    GitHub starsNot available20%—Not available
    Free tierYesFreeFree is listed at $0. Opus is marked No on Free and Yes on Pro. Claude Code is marked No on Free and Yes on Pro.22%100.0Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Entry monthly price$20ProPro is $20 if billed monthly, or $17 per month with the annual plan. The monthly price is the one scored.22%50.0Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store rating4.72Claude by AnthropicApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.7217 and userRatingCount 279701 for Claude by Anthropic by Anthropic PBC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.14%94.4Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store reviews279701Claude by AnthropicApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.7217 and userRatingCount 279701 for Claude by Anthropic by Anthropic PBC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.10%77.8Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Changelog rows in 90 days11 dated note in the releases list2026-10-07 Claude Haiku 5.512%25.0Source for Changelog rows in 90 days (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-07
  5. Rank 5 of 6.

    n8n

    Freemium

    Workflow automation you can self-host, with AI agent nodes.

    Composite
    53.4
    Evidence
    98.9
    Coverage
    54%

    Composite 53.4 from 54% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

    Score breakdown for n8n
    MetricValueWeightNormalizedSource
    GitHub stars207,617n8n-io/n8nGitHub API stargazers_count on 2026-10-16.20%97.1Source for GitHub stars (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Free tierYesCommunity EditionThe pricing page says a standard self-hosted version is available on GitHub. Cloud plans on that page are listed in euros and as annually billed rates, so no USD monthly entry price is scored.22%100.0Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Entry monthly priceNot available22%—Not available
    App Store ratingNot available14%—Not available
    App Store reviewsNot available10%—Not available
    Changelog rows in 90 days129n8n-io/n8n releasesGitHub releases API, paginated until a release older than 2026-07-18. 129 releases have published_at on or after 2026-07-18 and on or before 2026-10-16. The newest is 2026-10-16.12%100.0Source for Changelog rows in 90 days (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
  6. Rank 6 of 6.

    CrewAI

    Freemium

    Open-source framework for multi-agent workflows, plus a hosted platform.

    Composite
    51.4
    Evidence
    95.3
    Coverage
    54%

    Composite 51.4 from 54% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

    Score breakdown for CrewAI
    MetricValueWeightNormalizedSource
    GitHub stars59,760crewAIInc/crewAIGitHub API stargazers_count on 2026-10-16.20%87.2Source for GitHub stars (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Free tierYesBasicThe pricing page lists Basic as Free, with 50 workflow executions per month. Enterprise is custom, so there is no published paid entry price.22%100.0Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Entry monthly priceNot available22%—Not available
    App Store ratingNot available14%—Not available
    App Store reviewsNot available10%—Not available
    Changelog rows in 90 days25crewAIInc/crewAI releasesGitHub releases API, first page of 100. 25 have published_at inside the window. The oldest release on that page is 2026-03-13, so the window count is complete. The newest in-window tag is 1.15.28 on 2026-10-14.12%100.0Source for Changelog rows in 90 days (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-14

Latest releases

  1. Ant Ling-3.2-flash

    Ant Ling's changelog for November 5, 2026 launched Ling-3.2-flash, a native multimodal model with 560 billion total parameters, 25 billion active, and a 1 million token context, taking image, text, and video input. It is available in the chat interface and through an API compatible with OpenAI and Anthropic protocols, and is free for the first 2 weeks.

    Ant Ling changelog (opens in a new tab)

  2. Claude Personal Finance beta

    Anthropic is rolling out Personal Finance in Claude in beta, with read-only bank and card connections through Plaid, on Pro, Max, and Ultra plans in the US. The article date is November 5, 2026.

    Claude (opens in a new tab)Claude on AIToolStack

  3. Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generally available

    Google made Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generally available on November 5, 2026, for generating and editing video up to 15 seconds, on the Gemini API and Google Cloud. Google says 720p video is $0.07 per second, 30% less than Omni 1.1; that price comparison is vendor-reported.

    Google blog (opens in a new tab)Gemini on AIToolStack

  4. Tencent Hy4

    Tencent announced Hy4, an open-source model with visual understanding and computer use. The announcement says the API is approximately $0.90 per million input tokens and $2.70 per million output tokens, and that weights and system cards are planned in the coming days. Performance comparisons on that page are vendor-reported.

    Tencent (opens in a new tab)

  5. Meituan LongCat-2.5

    Meituan released LongCat-2.5, a native multimodal model for long-horizon agent tasks, with 1.6 trillion total parameters. The company says people can try it at longcat.ai and developers can call it through an API.

    Meituan (opens in a new tab)

  6. Gemini app file editing

    Google added file generation, preview, and editing in the Gemini app for documents, PDFs, slides, spreadsheets, and code. PDF preview and editing work on web and mobile; Google says the other formats are web only, and that this is available to all users where the Gemini app is available.

    Google blog (opens in a new tab)Gemini on AIToolStack

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