Side-by-side comparison · AI Browsers & Agents
Brave vs ChatGPT Work vs Google Chrome
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: Anyone already using Chrome and Google's apps who wants AI help reading, comparing and researching without switching browsers.
Overview
| Attribute | Brave | ChatGPT Work | Google Chrome |
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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. | The world's most used browser, now with Gemini built in to read pages and do tasks. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $14.99/mo | $20/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | No | No | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Brave | ChatGPT Work | Google Chrome |
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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 | 4.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Brave | ChatGPT Work | Google Chrome |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | No | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | No | Yes | No |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | No | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 7/ 17 | 12/ 17 | 12/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Brave | ChatGPT Work | Google Chrome |
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| Plans | FreeOur pick Free Everyday summaries and questions while you browse. | Free Free Trying a task or two on desktop. | FreeOur pick Free Most people: summaries, tab comparisons and AI search. |
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. | Google AI Pro $19.99/mo US users who want Gemini to do tasks on websites for them. | |
Pro From $100/mo Anyone running agent tasks every day. | Google AI Ultra From $99.99/mo Heavy users who hit Pro's limits. | ||
Business See website Teams that want shared admin and no training on their data. | |||
| 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. | Use it free. The side panel is what most business owners will actually use, and it's free in Australia. Only pay for AI Pro if you're in the US or India and want auto browse, or you want Gemini's better models anyway. Nobody needs Ultra for the browser. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Brave, ChatGPT Work or Google Chrome?
Google Chrome scores highest overall in our ratings (Brave 3.9/5, ChatGPT Work 4.0/5 and Google Chrome 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. Google Chrome is best for summarising pages and YouTube videos and comparing products or suppliers across tabs.
Which is cheaper, Brave, ChatGPT Work or Google Chrome?
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. Google Chrome: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.99/mo.
Which is easier to use, Brave, ChatGPT Work or Google Chrome?
Google Chrome rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Anyone already using Chrome and Google's apps who wants AI help reading, comparing and researching without switching browsers.
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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