ChatGPT (GPT-4o) — OpenAI

OpenAI’s flagship model GPT-4o brings native multimodal capability — able to process text, image, audio, and video in real-time. It’s fast, responsive, and extremely good at structured tasks, reasoning, and conversation. It's integrated into ChatGPT (Pro users), with access to web browsing, file uploads, memory, and voice chat.

• Strengths: Fast, multi-input, accurate code and writing assistant, built-in tools
• Weaknesses: Memory still evolving, occasional hallucinations in creative mode

Claude 3 Opus — Anthropic

Claude 3 Opus excels in enterprise-level document analysis, ethics, and long-context tasks (up to 200k tokens). It has a calm, balanced personality and tends to be cautious and thoughtful in its outputs. It performs well on reasoning benchmarks and is favored in regulated industries.

• Strengths: Long context handling, safety alignment, structured replies
• Weaknesses: Lacks plugins and real-time browsing, fewer integrations

Gemini 1.5 — Google DeepMind

Gemini 1.5 (formerly Bard) offers excellent integration with Google services and strong performance in programming, math, and multi-turn queries. It’s available for free with access to tools like Docs, Gmail, and Sheets, but the experience is less cohesive than ChatGPT.

• Strengths: Google ecosystem access, real-time search, strong factual accuracy
• Weaknesses: Slower refinement, less intuitive interface

LLaMA 3 — Meta AI

Meta’s open-source LLaMA 3 is designed for research, customization, and deployment. It powers Meta AI in Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. While less capable than GPT-4o in general conversation, it’s extremely powerful for developers and hobbyists.

• Strengths: Open-source, customizable, fast inference
• Weaknesses: Less general-purpose quality, limited built-in features

Benchmark Comparison

Verdict

Best for All-around Use: ChatGPT GPT-4o
Best for Long Documents: Claude 3 Opus
Best for Google Users: Gemini 1.5
Best for Developers: LLaMA 3