What are the best web apps for chat?

People on Linkstore rate Grok, Microsoft Copilot and Meta AI highly. Every app on this list was opened and checked by a person before it went live.

Are there free apps for chat?

Yes. Grok, Microsoft Copilot, Meta AI and Qwen and 18 more are free to use or have a free plan. Meta AI and Qwen are completely free.

Do web apps for chat need to be installed?

No. They all run in a web browser, so you can open one and start right away. Grok, Groq and WhatsApp can also be installed to a home screen or dock if you like.

How is this list ordered?

By rating: a weighted average of the ratings people leave on Linkstore, so a few early five-star ratings can't outrank a large, steady score. Nobody can pay to move up.

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23 best web apps for chat in 2026

The best web apps for chat, ranked by what people rate them. All of them run in your browser. Grok, Microsoft Copilot and Meta AI lead the list. 22 of them are free or have a free plan.

23 apps · 22 free or with a free plan · Updated October 2026

23 apps for chat

Best rated first. Paid placements never change this order.

1
Grok
xAI's assistant for search, writing, code and images.
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Microsoft Copilot
A chat assistant for search, writing and images.
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3
Meta AI
Meta's free assistant for questions and images.
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4
Qwen
A free chat for writing, code and uploaded files.
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5
Pi
A conversational assistant that talks things through.
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6
You.com
Search and chat, with agents for research and code.
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7
Groq
Chat with open models that answer unusually fast.
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8
Botpress
Design a chatbot and put it on your site.
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9
Slack
Team chat, organized into channels.
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10
Microsoft Teams
Chat, meetings and files for work accounts.
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11
Intercom
Customer messaging, with a bot in front of the inbox.
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12
WhatsApp
WhatsApp chats, from a browser tab.
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13
Telegram
Fast messaging, groups and broadcast channels.
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14
Beautiful UI
Copy-paste primitives for chat, thinking states and approvals.
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15
Poe
Talk to many AI models and community-made bots in one place.
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16
Le Chat
Mistral's chat assistant, with search, documents and image generation.
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17
DeepSeek
A free chat assistant known for its reasoning models.
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18
ChatGPT
Ask questions, draft text and work through problems in a chat.
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19
Discord
Chat, voice and video for friends and communities.
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20
LobeHub
A polished chat workspace that works with many models and agents.
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21
Character.AI
Chat with characters made by the community, or make your own.
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22
Claude
An AI assistant for writing, research, analysis and code.
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23
Gemini
Google's AI assistant, connected to Search and your Google apps.
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