ChatHub vs Sider

ChatHub

• Comparing how several AI models answer the same prompt
• People who want many models under a single subscription
• Extension users who would sooner run on their own API keys

Sider

• People who want an AI side panel on every browser tab
• Comparing answers from several models in a single chat
• Summarizing and translating pages, PDFs and YouTube videos

ChatHub

• The size of the free usage quota in the web app is not published; more usage and the premium features need a paid plan.
• Pro limits advanced models to 1,500 queries a month and document uploads to 300. Only Unlimited removes those caps.
• Custom chatbots for your own OpenAI-compatible endpoints are available only in the browser extension.
• Refunds are offered within 7 days of purchase, prorated by days used, and not for renewals.

Sider

• Sider's website answers automated readers with a security check, so the prices here are US App Store in-app prices and web prices may differ.
• The store listings do not say how much usage the free tier includes or what each paid plan adds.
• Sider told an App Store reviewer that the Pocket Plan is for mobile use and that its credits cannot be spent in the desktop browser.
• The App Store also lists legacy Basic subscriptions and a $40.00 Plus plan without describing them, and Google Play shows items from $9.99 to $999.99.

ChatHub

Side-by-side answers

One prompt goes to up to six chatbots at once, and the replies appear next to each other so you can compare them and pick the strongest.

One subscription for many models

Paid plans include GPT, Claude, Gemini and 20+ other models with no API keys needed, split into basic and advanced tiers that each have a monthly quota.

Your own accounts or API keys

The browser extension is free and can run on your own accounts or API keys. Custom chatbots can be added for any OpenAI-compatible API, such as OpenRouter or Ollama.

Web access and file analysis

Premium features add real-time web access and chat with images, PDFs, spreadsheets and other uploaded documents.

Image and video generation

Creates images with models such as Nano Banana, FLUX.2 and Stable Diffusion using monthly credits. Extra credits cost $1 per 500, from $5, and are valid for 3 months.

Prompt library and chat tools

Saves prompts for reuse, searches chat history in full text, summarizes several chats with one click, previews generated code and shares conversations.

Sider

Sidebar with many models

The extension opens a side panel on any tab for chatting with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek and other models. A Fusion model picks a model for each request automatically.

AI group chat

Put the same question to several models in one chat by @-mentioning them, then compare their answers as they arrive.

Chat with files and pages

Ask questions about PDFs, images, audio files, a web page or several open tabs. The mobile app accepts more than 30 file formats as well as images and URLs.

Reading and video summaries

Summarizes articles, web pages and PDFs, and condenses YouTube videos into highlights, with bilingual subtitles available while watching.

Writing and translation

Offers writing help in any input box, rewording and tone changes, a grammar checker, and translation of selected text, full pages, PDFs and images into 50+ languages.

Wisebase and Sider Claw

Wisebase is a knowledge base for uploaded files and saved websites. Claw, in the mobile app, takes a request and researches, compares, extracts and compiles the results.

ChatHub

• Free$0

  A free usage quota in the web app after registration, plus the browser extension used with your own accounts or API keys.

• ChatHub Pro$14.99

  per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)

  10,000 basic and 1,500 advanced model queries a month, 3,000 credits for image and video generation, 300 document uploads and all premium features.

• ChatHub Unlimited$24.99

  per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  Unlimited basic and advanced model queries and document uploads, with 10,000 credits a month for image and video generation.

Sider

• Free$0

  The apps and the browser extension are free to install. The store listings do not state how much usage is included without a plan.

• Pocket Plan$49.99

  per year (US App Store in-app purchase)

  A plan for mobile use. Sider's reply to an App Store review says Pocket credits cannot be used in the desktop browser.

• Basic$9.99

  per month (US App Store in-app purchase)

  Listed as Sider Basic Plan Monthly. The App Store listing does not describe what the plan includes.

• Pro$19.99

  per month (US App Store in-app purchase)

  Listed as Sider Pro Plan Monthly. The App Store listing does not describe what the plan includes.

• Unlimited$39.99

  per month, or $299.99 per year (US App Store)

  Listed as Sider Unlimited Plan, monthly or yearly. The App Store listing does not describe what the plan includes.

ChatHub

• Annual discount

  Save up to 35% with yearly billing

  The pricing page marks yearly billing as 35% off on Unlimited ($24.99 a month against $39 billed monthly) and 20% off on Pro ($14.99 a month against $19).

• Other savings

  Seat-based team discounts

  The pricing page offers seat-based discounts for teams, arranged by contacting ChatHub. No team prices are published.

Sider

• Annual discount

  Unlimited costs less when paid yearly

  The US App Store lists the Unlimited plan at $39.99 a month or $299.99 a year. Twelve monthly payments come to $479.88, so the yearly price is about 37% lower.