A tool's name rarely tells you which account, subscription or device unlocks the feature you want. These guides explain Gemini's source notebooks and reusable skills, ChatGPT's audio uploads and interactive answers, and developer options from transcription APIs to downloadable model weights. The comparisons separate consumer subscriptions from enterprise previews, model prices from hosting costs, and announced features from access already described in the release. Start with the job you need to do, then follow the article for its specific requirements and limits.
The October 7 rollout introduced answers that can contain charts, controls, and small interactive tools. The Chat update did not change every OpenAI product in the same way.
Paid subscriptions and workspaces gain recorded-audio input for transcripts, summaries and questions, with a 512MB file limit and format restrictions.
Anthropic's September 28 release kept the headline API token prices while cutting cache-read pricing and claiming lower cost per task.
The institutional beta has separate team and project approvals. A September 30 clarification says its public form registers interest rather than completing an application.
OpenAI announced Astra on September 3, with broader access still to come and additional monitoring for agent actions.
Anthropic's proposed safeguards put monitoring records in customers' cloud infrastructure. Access controls, retention and cloud charges remain the customer's responsibility.
Google introduced Gemini 3.5 Transcribe on August 26, giving developers separate routes for live speech and recorded audio.
The U.S. offer requires student verification and a payment method. It renews at $19.99 a month after the free year unless canceled.
Google released Gemini 3.7 Flash on August 13, positioning it as a model for coding, agents, and work with complex documents.