
Provides massive context windows and deep Google Workspace integration, but trails behind in advanced coding workflows.
Provides massive context windows and deep Google Workspace integration, but trails behind in advanced coding workflows.
ChatGPT records 6,048,022,723 monthly visits with +2.2% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Side Reader records 355 monthly visits with -36.5% growth and Freemium pricing.
Read and chat with PDFs right beside ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek.
| Dimension / Metric | ![]() | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | chatgpt.com | side-reader.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 6.05B (6,048,022,723) | 355 (355) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +127.43M (+2.2%) | -204 (-36.5%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (21.7%) | 🇻🇳 Vietnam (100%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 4.44B | 149 |
| User Rating | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |

OpenAI's flagship multimodal assistant powered by GPT-6 and GPT-5.6 for reasoning, coding, and deep research.
Automatically routes prompts or lets users select between Instant responses and Medium, High, or Extra High thinking depth across GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol, and flagship GPT-6 Pro/Astra models.
Asynchronous software engineering and task agents that clone repositories, run terminal tests in sandboxed environments, resolve complex bugs, and submit pull requests.
Browses dozens of primary web sources, academic papers, and connected workspace documents over several minutes to compile structured, citation-backed analytical reports.
Provides a split-screen editor for inline prose and code revisions alongside low-latency voice conversations with live screen and camera grounding.
Read and chat with PDFs right beside ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek.
PDFs render directly in the sidebar next to the chat, so your document and the AI conversation are visible at the same time.
Summarize a whole document, translate it, or have passages explained in simpler terms using the AI you are already signed into.
Built-in buttons cover the common actions, and you can edit their prompts to make the AI respond in the format and tone you need.
Ask about charts, scans or regions that cannot be selected by taking a screenshot question instead.

Provides massive context windows and deep Google Workspace integration, but trails behind in advanced coding workflows.
Provides massive context windows and deep Google Workspace integration, but trails behind in advanced coding workflows.
Offers superior long-form writing and coding assistance with interactive artifacts, but lacks built-in deep web search.
Offers superior long-form writing and coding assistance with interactive artifacts, but lacks built-in deep web search.
Free / Open-sourceDelivers exceptional open-weight reasoning and math performance at lower cost, but features a simpler consumer interface.
Free / Open-sourceDelivers exceptional open-weight reasoning and math performance at lower cost, but features a simpler consumer interface.

Integrates real-time social media data and image generation directly into chat, but has fewer enterprise integrations.
Integrates real-time social media data and image generation directly into chat, but has fewer enterprise integrations.

SpecialistThe AI workspace where teams and agents get work done together
SpecialistExcels at real-time web research with verifiable inline citations, but offers less robust general conversational coding features.
SpecialistExcels at real-time web research with verifiable inline citations, but offers less robust general conversational coding features.
Provides a completely free conversational assistant across social apps, but lacks advanced coding agents and deep research.
Provides a completely free conversational assistant across social apps, but lacks advanced coding agents and deep research.

SpecialistThe AI coding agent for building ambitious software
SpecialistThe AI coding agent for building ambitious software

SpecialistSpecializes in processing exceptionally long documents for deep research, but lacks multi-modal voice and advanced code execution.
SpecialistSpecializes in processing exceptionally long documents for deep research, but lacks multi-modal voice and advanced code execution.

AI research platform for reading, understanding and writing scientific papers
AI research platform for reading, understanding and writing scientific papers
A free, AI-powered PDF editor for every device
AI sidebar and browser agent for reading, writing and research
AI sidebar and browser agent for reading, writing and research