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Free AI assistants software

An AI assistant is a general chat tool such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Microsoft Copilot or Perplexity. Recruiters use them to draft outreach and job ads, build Boolean strings, summarise intake calls and interviews, research companies and analyse spreadsheets. They are not recruiting systems: none of them holds your candidates or finds contact data, so they work alongside your ATS, CRM and sourcing tools. This page lists only permanent free tiers, not timed trials.

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ChatGPT

AI assistants

OpenAI's AI assistant for outreach, job ads, Boolean strings and screening notes.

Free plan, paid from $8/mo

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Claude

AI assistants

Anthropic's AI assistant for long documents, careful writing and connected recruiting tools.

Free plan, paid from $17/mo

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Gemini

AI assistants

Google's AI assistant built into Gmail, Docs and Drive, with a generous free plan.

Free plan, paid from $4.99/mo

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Grok

AI assistants

AI assistant from SpaceXAI with live web and X search, plus Grok Bot on SuperGrok.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

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Microsoft Copilot

AI assistants

Microsoft's AI assistant inside Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel, as a free app or with Microsoft 365.

Free plan, paid from $9.99/mo

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Perplexity

AI assistants

AI answer engine with cited sources, handy for company research and market mapping.

Free plan, paid from $20/mo

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