Which AI is right for you? A 5-question check
Answer five questions about what you actually do, and see which AI fits. Spoiler: most people get a different answer for each question — which is the whole problem.
Model data updated: 2026-08-16
What do you use AI for most?
Frequently asked
ChatGPT
The most widely used general-purpose assistant, with the broadest ecosystem of tools and integrations.
- Balanced quality across almost every task
- Strongest tool and plugin ecosystem
- Reliable multimodal (image) understanding
Claude
Favoured for long documents, careful reasoning and natural writing, with very large context windows.
- Handles very long documents in one pass
- Natural, low-cliché writing style
- Careful step-by-step reasoning and coding
Gemini
Strong price-to-performance with fast responses and generous free access — the model behind Blend’s free trial.
- Excellent cost per token
- Fast responses for everyday questions
- Long context and solid multilingual support
DeepSeek
An open-weight family known for strong reasoning and coding at a very low price point.
- Very low cost for the quality
- Competitive maths and coding
- Open weights, widely audited
Llama (Groq)
Open models served on Groq hardware — the fastest first-token latency available in Blend.
- Extremely fast first response
- Low cost for high volume
- Open models you can self-host elsewhere
Mistral
European models with a strong efficiency focus and good multilingual coverage.
- Efficient at small and mid sizes
- Good European language coverage
- Open-weight options available
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