If you’re a 90s kid, you might remember Eliza, a chatbot from the ‘60s that tried to communicate with you in a human-like way.
Of course, it had its limitations, given the technology of those days. Today, there are much more advanced chatbots. Chatbots that can chat with you and even solve your problems to some extent. We’ll discuss them here.
Best AI Chatbots
What Is An AI Chatbot?
An AI chatbot works on artificial intelligence and gives answers to your queries. But that’s pretty much what Google does, right?
Yes, except the chatbot learns every time you talk to it. So with every conversation, it learns more about how to interact with humans. The more you chat with it, the more human-like it becomes.
AI chatbots use a technology called Natural Language Processing (NLP). With NLP, the chatbot can interpret what the user wants and find answers to it.
It quickly researches the internet and presents answers to your problems, and that too in a very natural and accurate way.
Basically, an AI chatbot can surprise you with its research skills and human-like interaction, and make you go wow.
Chatbots are truly amazing. They can interact like humans and have problem-solving skills like computers. But there are so many chatbots out there.
Which one should you try?
Let’s discuss some of the best AI chatbots in the market.
What are the Best AI Chatbots in 2024?
1. aiPDF
Got a company report in PDF format that you wish was easier to understand? aiPDF can do it for you. Just upload the pdf file and extract information concisely and easily.
aiPDF will decode the tabular data and summarize the findings to let you understand things easily.
You can ask it to outline the points so it’s easier for you. Get synthesized data and create reports quickly with this tool. It can save a lot of office time and increase productivity.
Key features
- Works on a range of documents from ebooks to academic essays and financial reports
- Solves problems quickly and gives instant answers
- Double checks responses and gives detailed references
- Works on PDFs, website URLS, and even YouTube videos
- Easy to use, comes with a simple chatbot interface
- Allows you to interact with the PDF in natural language
Pros
- Easy to use
- Quickly reads and understands PDFs and other files
- Answers questions (such as “When is the payment due for this invoice”)
- Free to try
Cons
- You can upload only two PDFs with the free account
- Can give inaccurate results sometimes
Pricing
There are three pricing plans:
- Playful for $0
- Dynamic for $9/month
- Flagship for $19/month
You can try their services with a Playful account. But if you want to upload more than two documents, you’ll need to upgrade to Dynamic or Flagship.
2. ChatBot
If you’re looking for a chatbot to integrate with your website or ecommerce store, Chatbot can be a great option.
When you integrate it, it automatically scans your knowledge base to learn about your company and its policies. And when a customer talks to it, it answers accordingly.
This support bot can be used in websites without coding and trains itself from multiple data sources. It can go through your knowledge base, your video scripts, articles, and Zendesk material.
It can also read through billing and payments information to give customized replies to customers.
Key features
- Easy to install and use as it doesn’t need coding experience
- Comes with several pre-built templates
- Easy to add team mates to Chatbot account
- Provides real time analytics and reports
- Can be used across various platforms such as your website, messenger, Slack, and others
- Resolves problems quickly and increases customer satisfaction
Pros
- Easy to use and install
- Offers many readymade templates
- Comes with a 14-day free trial
- Solves queries quickly and increases conversaion rates
- Can integrate with several tools
Cons
- Cannot solve all customer queries and some questions need human support
- Somewhat expensive for individual business owners
Pricing
There are four pricing plans:
- Starter for $52/month
- Team for $142/month
- Business for $424/month
- Enterprise that’s custom built
If you’re a new entrepreneur, the Starter plan should work for you.
3. ChatGPT
This is, hands down, the most popular chatbot at present. It was launched in November 2022 by OpenAI and it changed the internet for the better.
ChatGPT can write emails, texts, website content, and many other things. There’s a free version (GPT 3.5) and a paid version (GPT 4).
The 3.5 model can generate text while the 4.0 model can also generate images and is more accurate than 3.5.
Key features
- Very easy to use
- Available in several languages
- Provides accurate and quick information that’s customized to your needs
- Can be used for a range of applications from emails to essays and from resumes to social media posts
- Can integrate with other applications and platforms
- GPT 4 comes with DALL-E which means it can process and generate images
Pros
- Can write for a range of applications
- Supports several languages
- GPT 3.5 is very accurate and 4.0 is even better
- GPT 4.0 can process images
- Integrates with other platforms
Cons
- GPT 3.5 was last updated in Jan 2022 so cannot fetch results later than that
- GPT 3.5 cannot process images
- Information provided by ChatGPT isn’t always accurate
Pricing
There are four pricing plans.
- Free for $0
- Plus for $20/month
- Team for $25/month
- Enterprise that’s custom made
If you’re an individual, you can pick from the first two plans. The Team and Enterprise plans are for businesses.
4. Jasper Chat
Jasper Chat is a part of a whole suite of AI tools. It lets you generate content on many niches. With Jasper, you get more human-like responses and it feels like you’re talking to a person.
While ChatGPT is more generic, Jasper is geared towards your brand. So you can give it your brand voice and it will generate content accordingly.
Also, GPT 3.5 is limited to its latest update but Jasper can generate up-to-date content. It’s built specifically for marketers and comes with several other marketing tools.
Key features
- Geared towards marketers and comes with a bundle of other marketing features
- Supports several languages
- Gives up-to-date results unlike GPT 3.5
- Understands natural language and gives a human-like feel
- Interactive and simple design that’s easy to use
- Generates content on almost any niche
- Offers a free 7-day trial to companies
Pros
- Easy to use
- Comes with several marketing features
- Up to date with the latest information
- Can produce content on complex subjects
- Will mimic your brand voice for uniformity across your web presence
Cons
- No free plan
- Pricing might be a bit expensive for individual creators
Pricing
Jasper offers three pricing plans:
- Creator for $39/month
- Pro for $59/month
- Business that will be customized according to your needs
In all these plans, you get a lot of extras apart from content generation. Some of them are plagiarism detection, SEO options, and multiple AI models.
5. Fin
Fin is a chatbot built on GPT 4, except it’s for businesses. If you run an online business, Fin can help you answer customer questions with precision.
Manual customer support is expensive and cannot be available quickly and at all times. Reduce customer waiting time with Fin.
Fin understands complicated questions and talks in a human-like way to engage the customers and solve their issues. It goes through multiple sources to find the right answer and gives an instant reply.
Also, depending on the package and location of the customer, it gives different answers to each person.
Key features
- Business chatbot powered by GPT 4
- Researches multiple sources before giving results
- Can handle complex queries
- Customized answers that differ from customer to customer
- Supports several languages
- Can generate reports
- Easy to scale and integrate
Pros
- Cuts customer waiting time
- Solves complex queries
- Integrates with other chat services
- Customized answers depending on the query, location, package, and other details
- Can hold complete conversations
- Comes with a free trial
Cons
- Not 100 percent accurate, can make mistakes
- Pricing might be somewhat expensive
Pricing
You can get Intercom (developer of Fin) services with three plans:
- Essential at $39/month
- Advanced at $99/month
- Expert at $139/month
In these packages, you get Fin services along with other features. If you want only Fin, you can get it at 99¢ per resolution. So you pay only when the conversation resolves and customers find a solution.
6. Google Gemini
Remember Bard? It’s now called Gemini. It’s a chatbot by Google that’s free to use, just like GPT 3.5. However, unlike GPT 3.5, it is up to date.
Apart from natural language processing, it also uses factual language processing. This helps it research thoroughly and generate responses that are factually more accurate than GPT 3.5.
Even if Gemini excels in certain areas, GPT still remains the most popular because of the accuracy of its NLP and creative writing skills. GPT is also faster than Gemini.
Gemini doesn’t have image recognition right now but you can use it with Google Lens and it can describe an image in words.
Key features
- Easy to use
- Works in several languages
- Up to date and can generate new results
- Provides accurate results
- Can work for a range of applications from emails to essays
- It’s developed by Google so it’s easy to integrate with other Google services
Pros
- Comes with a free plan
- Is up to date, unlike GPT 3.5
- Easy to use
- Can chat in several languages
- Some integration options available
Cons
- Cannot process images
- Slower than GPT
- Paid model APIs are currently not publicly available
Pricing
There are two pricing plans:
- Gemini for $0
- Gemini Advanced for $19.99/month
Gemini Advanced works on a more advanced model and is faster than Gemini.
7. Pi
Pi creates a casual environment for chatting. While it’s a bot, it is programmed to be empathetic to mimic human-like behavior.
It has a clean interface and answers queries faster than Gemini. Unlike some other chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini, Pi is a conversational AI.
It is designed to build engagement. While it also answers your questions, it’s less of a research model and more of a casual and friendly chatbot. Pi is focused on forming relationships by being empathetic.
Currently, it can’t process images but due to its conversational skills, it is useful in many industries including customer service, healthcare, and education.
Key features
- Simple and easy to use
- Has a clean interface
- Able to carry on casual conversations
- Comes with artificial empathy to form personal relations
- Up to date and can fetch the latest results
- Customized interactions depending on the personality of the user
- Can discuss a wide range of topics
Pros
- Clean interface
- Can carry casual conversations by asking relevant questions
- Has empathy in its algorithm to form personal relations
- Customized interactions that differ from user to user
- Available for free
Cons
- While it’s designed to be empathetic, some responses might lack empathy
Pricing
It doesn’t have a paid package. You can use it for free. But as the chatbot evolves, the developers will add paid plans.
Conclusion
I tried seven chatbots and loved all of them. Some of them were for individual users and others for businesses. Some were for research work and others for conversation.
But they’re all good. It’s surprising how technology returns results just like a human. Plus, it’s super fast, which is super awesome!
Which chatbot do you prefer for your daily activities? Leave a comment and let me know.
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