Side-by-side comparison · AI Browsers & Agents
Brave vs ChatGPT Work vs Claude Cowork
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Business owners who want an AI helper in the browser but don't want their browsing or chats stored or used for training.
Pick it if: ChatGPT users who want admin, inbox, research and reporting jobs done for them without building automations.
Pick it if: Business owners and office teams who want repetitive file, report and admin work done for them without building automations.
Claude Cowork scores highest overall, but Brave gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | Brave | ChatGPT Work | Claude Cowork |
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| In one line | A privacy browser with Leo, a free AI assistant that doesn't keep your chats. | ChatGPT's agent mode: hand it a whole task across your email, apps, files and browser. | Claude's agent mode: hand it a whole task across your files, apps and browser. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Paid |
| Starting price | $14.99/mo | $20/mo | $20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works with Claude Code | No | No | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Brave | ChatGPT Work | Claude Cowork |
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| Overall rating | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1Winner |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Brave | ChatGPT Work | Claude Cowork |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | No | No |
| API access | No | No | No |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | No | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | No | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | No | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
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| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | No | Yes | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | No | Yes | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | No | Yes |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 7/ 17 | 12/ 17 | 11/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Brave | ChatGPT Work | Claude Cowork |
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| Plans | FreeOur pick Free Everyday summaries and questions while you browse. | Free Free Trying a task or two on desktop. | Pro $20/mo, or $17/mo billed yearly Trying it on a few tasks a week. |
Leo Premium $14.99/mo, or $149.99/yr Daily users who want better answers and fewer limits. | PlusOur pick $20/mo Handing off a few jobs a week. | MaxOur pick From $100/mo Anyone handing off tasks every day. | |
Pro From $100/mo Anyone running agent tasks every day. | Team $25/seat/mo, or $20/seat/mo billed yearly Small teams sharing connectors and admin controls. | ||
Business See website Teams that want shared admin and no training on their data. | Enterprise From $20/seat/mo yearly plus usage, 20-seat minimum Companies that need admin, spend and security controls. | ||
| Which plan to pick | Start free. If you hit the daily limits or the answers feel thin, Premium at $14.99 a month gets you Claude-level quality inside a private browser. If you already pay for ChatGPT or Claude, you may not need Premium at all, since those work in any browser. | Try it on Plus with a couple of real jobs. If you hand it work most days you'll run out of credits, and that's when Pro or extra credits make sense. | Start on Pro to see which jobs it handles well for you. If you hand it real work most days you will hit the limits, and Max is the plan that makes it a daily tool. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Brave, ChatGPT Work or Claude Cowork?
Claude Cowork scores highest overall in our ratings (Brave 3.9/5, ChatGPT Work 4.0/5 and Claude Cowork 4.1/5). Brave is best for summarising pages, PDFs and Google Docs privately and quick answers with Brave Search sources. ChatGPT Work is best for sorting inbox and calendar admin across connected apps and weekly reports and reviews on a schedule. Claude Cowork is best for weekly reports built from several sources and organising and cleaning up folders of files.
Which is cheaper, Brave, ChatGPT Work or Claude Cowork?
Brave: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $14.99/mo. ChatGPT Work: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo. Claude Cowork: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $20/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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