ChatGOT vs MaxAI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MaxAI grades higher than ChatGOT: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
MaxAI grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ChatGOT
Browser chatbot with PDF chat, writing and image tools
MaxAI
AI sidebar for Chromium browsers that chats about the page you are on
Which one is for you
Pick ChatGOT if
- Fits if you want chat, PDF questions and a few images from one cheap plan
- Works for light use where 10 questions a day on the free plan is enough
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 10 standard queries a day and nothing else
- Watch out: PDF chat, web access, custom bots and chat with images are paid only
- Skip it if you want to know the billing basis, because the pricing page doesn't state it
- Watch out: refund and cancellation terms sit in the Terms of Service, not on the pricing page
- Not for you if you want a phone app, as it's browser and extensions only
Pick MaxAI if
- Fits if you read and write inside Chrome or Edge all day
- Works for people who want several AI models on one plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Firefox, Safari or a phone, since no extension or app is listed for them
- Tight if you stay free, as you get 3 Pro chats a day and limited uploads
- Watch out: image generation and model choice are Pro features, and payments are final and non-refundable
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $30 against $12 when billed yearly
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAChatGOTFair | 2.6GPAMaxAIGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$9.90 a month for Pro sits just above the cheaper quarter ($9) of AI assistants, and Max is $15.90. The page doesn't say how it's billed. | CPro is $12 a member a month billed yearly, which is the middle of what AI assistants charge ($12). It is shown as a limited-time saving off $30 monthly, with no end date. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree means 10 standard queries a day, with no advanced queries, images, PDF chat or web access. It's a taster, not something you'd live on. | BChat with the fast free models is unlimited and needs no card, but Pro chats are capped at 3 a day and file uploads are limited. No trial is listed. |
| Features | CChat, PDF chat, writing tools, images, slides and custom bots. The paid-only list is long: PDF chat, live web access and custom bots all sit behind Pro. | CSidebar answers about pages, PDFs, videos and email, rewrite and translate tools, and image generation on Pro. The listing shows gaps: no mobile app, and model choice sits on paid plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. It's a chat box you open and type in, with the plan limits to learn. | BNo store rating on record. It is an extension you add to the browser and sign in to, with nothing else to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb, plus Chrome and Edge extensions. No phone or desktop app, and no API listed. | BChrome and Edge extension plus a web app, working inside Gmail, Outlook, LinkedIn and YouTube. No Firefox, Safari, desktop or phone app is listed. |
| Best for | a cheap chatbot with PDF chat and image tools | an AI sidebar in Chrome or Edge |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ChatGOT and MaxAI. How we grade
Price against what you get
ChatGOT starts at $9.90 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MaxAI starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
MaxAI scores higher, and starts $2.10 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI assistants on the chart, 23 score higher than ChatGOT for less, and 10 score higher than MaxAI for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- ChatGOT also covers presentations.
- MaxAI also covers citations.
At a glance
| ChatGOT | MaxAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.9 per month | $12 per member / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 10 standard queries a day; no advanced queries, images, slides credits, PDF chat, web access or custom bots. | Unlimited chat with the free AI models, 3 Pro chats per day and limited file uploads. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | ChatGOT | MaxAI.me |
| Price read from | chatgot.io | maxai.co |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ChatGOT
- The free plan stops at 10 standard queries a day.
- PDF chat, real-time web access, custom bots, AI Pro Search and chat with images are listed only under the paid plans.
- The pricing page does not say whether the monthly prices are billed monthly or yearly.
- Refund and cancellation terms are in the Terms of Service, not on the pricing page.
MaxAI
- The browser extension works on Chromium-based browsers such as Chrome and Edge; the vendor lists no Firefox, Safari or mobile app.
- The free plan allows 3 Pro chats a day; image generation and the larger model choices are paid features.
- The pricing page states that all payments are final and non-refundable.
- The $12 Pro price is shown as a limited-time saving with no end date, so the regular rate may differ.
Key features
ChatGOT
- Chat with several models
- The site names GPT-4o mini, Claude 3 Haiku, DeepSeek and Gemini 3 Pro among its models. Advanced queries are a separate allowance from standard ones.
- ChatPDF
- Upload a PDF for summaries, outlines, questions and translation. Chat with PDF is listed under the paid features.
- Image generation
- Create images in different styles through chat, with separate standard and advanced image allowances on paid plans.
- Custom AI bots
- Build a personalized assistant without code. Creating custom bots is listed as a paid feature on the pricing page.
- Writing tools
- A writer, humanizer, sentence generator, slogan generator and translation support.
- Slides
- A presentation maker that uses monthly AI slides credits.
MaxAI
- AI sidebar
- Opens beside any web page in Chrome or Edge so you can ask about the page without copying text into another tab.
- Ask about different sources
- Questions can be asked about a web page, YouTube video, PDF, email, file, image or audio, and answers carry cited sources.
- Choice of AI models
- The pricing page lists models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Meta and DeepSeek, split into Fast, Smart and Think tiers. Paid plans choose among them.
- Writing and reply tools
- Rewrite, fix grammar, change tone, shorten or lengthen selected text, and draft replies inside Gmail, Outlook, LinkedIn and several social and chat sites.
- Translation
- Translate selected text, or show a page's original and translated text side by side.
- Image generation
- Create images from text with models such as GPT-Image-1, DALL-E 3 and FLUX. Listed as a Pro feature.
Plans
ChatGOT
Free$0
10 standard queries a day. The paid-only features listed on the page are not included.
Pro$9.9
per month, billing basis not stated
6,000 standard queries, 400 advanced queries, 300 standard images, 50 advanced images and 50 AI slides credits a month.
Max$15.9
per month, billing basis not stated
8,000 standard queries, 500 advanced queries, 500 standard images, 100 advanced images and 100 AI slides credits a month.
MaxAI
Free$0
per member / month
Unlimited chat with the fast free models, 3 Pro chats per day, limited file uploads.
Pro$12
per member / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)
Unlimited Pro chat, model choice, image generation, higher upload limits. Shown as a limited-time 60% saving off $30, no end date.
Ways to pay less
ChatGOT
No public discounts listed.
MaxAI
- Annual discount
Yearly billing at $12 instead of $30 monthly
The pricing page shows Pro at $12 per member per month billed yearly against $30 when billed monthly, marked as a limited-time 60% saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ChatGOT or MaxAI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ChatGOT starts at $9.9 per month, and MaxAI starts at $12 per member / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, ChatGOT or MaxAI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both ChatGOT and MaxAI have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.