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Which AI
Ranking · 14 plans · updated 28 Sept 2026

Most capability per pound spent

The most capability per pound. Not the cheapest — free tiers are excluded, because this answers which paid plan is worth it.

WeightingIntelligence 12%Capacity 15%Features 10%Value 33%Reliability 5%Sentiment 25%Why these?
14 of 14 plans
  • 1
    Google AI Plus
    Everything in Free, with higher limits
    86.2Excellent
    $4.99
    /month
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    Score breakdown
    Intelligence
    47
    Capacity
    not counted
    Features
    90
    Value
    100
    Reliability
    not counted
    Sentiment
    85
    High confidence
    Why it scores well
    • Strong capability for the price — Solid models and features for $4.99/month
    • Users say it is worth paying for — 91% say it is worth it
    Where it loses points
    • Model quality lags the current frontier — Epoch Capabilities Index 154.4 ECI (Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash)
    • Missing features that matter for this category — No coding agent

    Usage basis: 2x higher usage limits than Free.

  • 2
    Google AI Pro
    Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.1 Pro, Deep Research
    78.6Very good
    $19.99
    /month
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  • 3
    ChatGPT Plus
    GPT-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).
    77.8Very good
    $20
    /month
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  • 4
    Claude Pro
    Opus, Sonnet and Haiku. Fable only on paid usage credits.
    67.3Good
    $20
    /month
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  • 5
    SuperGrok
    Grok 4.6 with higher rate limits
    67.2Good
    $30
    /month
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  • 6
    Perplexity Pro
    Grok 4.7, GPT-6 Sol, Gemini 3.8 Flash and Claude Sonnet 5, among others
    66.9Good
    $20
    /month
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  • 7
    ChatGPT Pro
    GPT-6 Pro (Astra) in Chat, and GPT-6 Astra and Sol in Codex with much higher allowances
    52.0Mixed
    $100
    /month
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  • 8
    Google AI Ultra (5x)
    Highest access to Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.1 Pro
    51.8Mixed
    $99.99
    /month
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  • 9
    SuperGrok Plus
    Significantly higher usage, 1080p video and priority access
    49.5Weak
    $100
    /month
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  • 10
    Google AI Ultra (20x)
    Highest access to Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.1 Pro
    46.3Weak
    $199.99
    /month
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  • 11
    SuperGrok Heavy
    Everything in SuperGrok Plus, highest usage and the multi-agent Heavy mode
    42.6Weak
    $300
    unverified/month
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  • 12
    Claude Max (5x)
    Everything in Pro. Fable only on paid usage credits.
    40.5Weak
    $100
    /month
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  • 13
    Perplexity Max
    Everything in Pro, with higher limits on Deep Research, file uploads and video
    36.4Weak
    $200
    /month
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  • 14
    Claude Max (20x)
    Everything in Pro. Fable only on paid usage credits.
    35.0Weak
    $200
    /month
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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.

  • ChatGPT Go
    Expanded access to OpenAI's instant model
    Not ranked: no independently measured model
    $8/month
  • SuperGrok Lite
    A lighter SuperGrok tier. xAI lists it without a price or details on its pricing page.
    Not ranked: no independently measured model
    $10/month
    unverified
  • ChatGPT Pro (20x)
    GPT-6 Pro (Astra) in Chat, and GPT-6 Astra and Sol in Codex with much higher allowances
    Not ranked: closed to new subscribers
    $200/month
    unverified