The best Knowbo alternatives
Knowbo does one job — created chatbots answer customer inquiries on website — and it is not the right fit for everyone. These 12 chat & llms tools cover the same ground, each with a different trade-off. Prices and features last checked 2026-08-25.
1. ChatGPT
EI 9/10Chat & LLMsGeneral-purpose AI assistant for writing, coding, research and more.
Switch here if: Rated higher on the Moyan EI score (9/10 vs 8/10), so it keeps more of the thinking with you.
2. Perplexity
EI 9/10Chat & LLMsAI answer engine that researches the web and cites sources.
Switch here if: Rated higher on the Moyan EI score (9/10 vs 8/10), so it keeps more of the thinking with you.
3. Character.AI
EI 8/10Chat & LLMsCreate and chat with custom AI personas.
Switch here if: A hand-picked Tool Lab entry for chat & llms, with a longer track record than most options in this category.
4. Claude
EI 8/10Chat & LLMsLong-form writing, analysis and coding assistant from Anthropic.
Switch here if: A hand-picked Tool Lab entry for chat & llms, with a longer track record than most options in this category.
5. Copilot
EI 8/10Chat & LLMsMicrosoft's AI assistant across Windows & Office.
Switch here if: A hand-picked Tool Lab entry for chat & llms, with a longer track record than most options in this category.
6. DeepSeek
EI 8/10Chat & LLMsFast, efficient reasoning and chat model.
Switch here if: A hand-picked Tool Lab entry for chat & llms, with a longer track record than most options in this category.
7. Gemini
EI 8/10Chat & LLMsGoogle's multimodal AI assistant across text, image and video.
Switch here if: A hand-picked Tool Lab entry for chat & llms, with a longer track record than most options in this category.
8. GLM (Z.ai)
EI 8/10Chat & LLMsZhipu AI's bilingual chat and agent model.
Switch here if: A hand-picked Tool Lab entry for chat & llms, with a longer track record than most options in this category.
9. Grok
EI 8/10Chat & LLMsReal-time, X-integrated AI assistant from xAI.
Switch here if: A hand-picked Tool Lab entry for chat & llms, with a longer track record than most options in this category.
10. Kimi
EI 8/10Chat & LLMsLong-document and agentic AI assistant from Moonshot AI.
Switch here if: A hand-picked Tool Lab entry for chat & llms, with a longer track record than most options in this category.
11. Meta AI
EI 8/10Chat & LLMsMeta's assistant across WhatsApp, Instagram and the web.
Switch here if: A hand-picked Tool Lab entry for chat & llms, with a longer track record than most options in this category.
12. Poe
EI 8/10Chat & LLMsOne subscription, access to many AI models in one place.
Switch here if: A hand-picked Tool Lab entry for chat & llms, with a longer track record than most options in this category.
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