Since the launch of GPT 4 in ChatGPT Plus, people have been looking for ways to use it for free. For the uninitiated, ChatGPT is an AI program that can understand and respond to language like a human. It has been taught to understand most topics and can answer questions or generate text on these topics. Like any new technology, it develops in leaps and bound, quickly making its last generation obsolete.
Right now, ChatGPT runs on GPT 3.5 but can be upgraded to GPT 4 by purchasing ChatGPT Plus. However, several options provide it for free.
5 websites where you can use GPT 4 at no cost
1) Microsoft Edge's Bing AI
Coming from the maker of Windows, Bing AI is by far the most popular method of experiencing this exciting new development in artificial intelligence.
Microsoft has baked Bing AI into its Edge browser, but it can be accessed from any other choice via the Bing website. This is perhaps the best way to access GPT 4 for free.
2) Poe by Quora
Quora is a popular forum for all your questions with millions of users. Its recently launched AI, Poe, allows users to get their doubts or questions answered by a plethora of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, GPT 4, Claude, Claude+, Sage, and Dragonfly. It is a great option if you are willing to spend on its paid plan.
However, free users are capped at only one question per day, although they can view the different answers generated by each AI.
3) Stable Diffusion website
This is a free online demo of GPT 4 but has a huge downside. While it can generate as many responses as you want, it does not remember the context of past prompts, making it painfully slow to use.
Moreover, it has over 12 minutes of waiting time per prompt. Only try this if you just want to check GPT 4 out. It is available at stablediffusion.fr along with other AI tools.
4) Hugging Face
Another popular option to try is called Hugging Face. While it is yet to become a household name in AI, it is used by big companies such as Meta, Microsoft, Intel, AWS, and Google.
Hugging Face is also integrated into Grammarly and is thus a trustworthy option. It is worth noting that, unlike the first 2, HuggingChat does not require you to sign in to use it.
5) Perplexity AI
Perplexity AI is a free AI website mainly for answering your questions. Generating creative content is not its forte, and it is not very good at remembering the context of previous prompts.
However, it does offer a Poe-like experience without having you sign in. It has no limit on the number of prompts one can enter and cites the sources of all its data.
All of these AI chatbots are capable and powerful in their own way, and users should go for the one which suits their needs best. It is worth noting that any LLM can occasionally generate incorrect information and users are encouraged to check it before using it for any important purpose.
GPT 3.5 vs GPT 4 - What's the difference?
One might ask: how big of an upgrade is it? GPT 4 brings an upgrade to most aspects of GPT 3.5 - its responses are more concise and to the point, it is significantly better at creative writing, and the biggest upgrade of all, its logical and mathematical reasoning skills are incomparable to GPT 3.5's.
The only apparent tradeoff for this is the response speed - it is a bit slower than GPT 3.5. Nonetheless, it is still a major upgrade from its predecessor. Here are 5 websites where you can use it for free.