Level 2
Which one should I try first?
Do not start from a leaderboard. Pick one you can reliably access for the work you need, then learn it well.
Pick like this
- Most well-rounded → ChatGPT
- Writing and long documents → Claude
- Living in Google's ecosystem → Gemini
- Real-time info from the web → Grok
- Chinese + value for money → DeepSeek
- Chinese search and long docs → Kimi
- Easiest start in China → Doubao
- Open-source and technical users → Qwen
Remember this
Free tiers are enough for the first exercises. Do not subscribe to three or four tools or switch every time a leaderboard changes.