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Stick With Chatgpt Plus Or Switch To Claude / Gemini / Perplexity / Aio Platforms

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Hi. I’ve been using ChatGPT Plus daily for a while now. Overall I like it, but I’m wondering if I'm missing out on other options which might be better to pay for.

I mostly use AI for daily practical stuff, researching, summing up documents or threads, getting second opinions, cleaning up my writing etc. I recently started playing with image generator for content creations and ideas. Here is how ChatGPT summed up my usage:

  • Technical troubleshooting (yaml, wordpress, home servers, docker, networking, smart home, cameras, Home Assistant)
  • DIY / home projects (planning before doing anything expensive)
  • Business support (billing, coding logic, emails, contracts)
  • Writing help (emails, explanations, cleaning)
  • Light creative/marketing work (social posts, promos, restructuring content)
  • Translating/simplifying content (technical → plain language)
  • Decision-making and sanity checks (“does this make sense?”, “what am I missing?”)

What matters most to me is good reasoning, being able to handle long context without losing track, and explanations that are clear but not dumbed down.
What I don't like about ChatGPT is that is doesn't handle long conversations i.e. troubleshooting, but I use projects as a workaround where I just start a new chat within a project when I am noticing that gpt is glitching. It is often overconfident while being wrong so I often have to sanity-check. I also need to keep correcting it's responses when it starts using too many emojis and bullet points. The image generator seems limited as well, it often trips when I want it to correct something, or corrects areas outside of my selection.

I've seen people recommend Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity, and all-in-one platforms like Poe, Abacus, or OpenRouter.

- Should I stay with ChatGPT or switch to other AI?
- Is an AIO platform worth it? It would be same price or even cheaper than ChatGPT Plus, but I can't find what would I miss out on with switching to these.

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