Ranking · 14 plans · updated 28 Sept 2026
Best all-round paid AI subscription
The best all-round paid AI subscription, judged on independently measured model quality, features, price and what users say. Usage limits and reliability are shown but not yet scored.
14 of 14 plans
- Score breakdown
- Intelligence
- 61
- Capacity
- not counted
- Features
- 100
- Value
- 71
- Reliability
- not counted
- Sentiment
- 85
High confidenceWhy it scores well- Strong capability for the price — Top-tier models and features for $19.99/month
- Users say it is worth paying for — 91% say it is worth it
Usage basis: 4x higher usage limits than Free.
- 2ChatGPT PlusGPT-5.6 in Chat. GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Astra in Codex, Astra with a small allowance (about 5–45 messages per 5 hours).76.4Very good$20/month—
- 5ChatGPT ProGPT-6 Pro (Astra) in Chat, and GPT-6 Astra and Sol in Codex with much higher allowances69.5Good$100/month—
- 8Perplexity ProGrok 4.7, GPT-6 Sol, Gemini 3.8 Flash and Claude Sonnet 5, among others66.2Good$20/month—
- 11SuperGrok HeavyEverything in SuperGrok Plus, highest usage and the multi-agent Heavy mode61.9Mixed$300unverified/month—
- 14Perplexity MaxEverything in Pro, with higher limits on Deep Research, file uploads and video54.7Mixed$200/month—
Listed, not ranked
Either the provider has closed the plan to new subscribers, or we have no independent benchmark for any model it includes — usually because the provider does not say which model you get. Rather than rank them on a guess or recommend something you cannot buy, we list them with their price and source.
- $8/month
- ChatGPT Pro (20x)GPT-6 Pro (Astra) in Chat, and GPT-6 Astra and Sol in Codex with much higher allowancesNot ranked: closed to new subscribers$200/monthunverified
- SuperGrok LiteA lighter SuperGrok tier. xAI lists it without a price or details on its pricing page.Not ranked: no independently measured model$10/monthunverified