Which neural network aggregator should you choose?

Many AI services have limitations for us and this cannot but upset. Some services only require a VPN connection, for example, ChatGPT from OpenAI, and some, for example, Claude from Anthropic, ask for a stuffy and long dance with a tambourine just to use the model.

But okay, access, what if you want to expand the functionality by purchasing a subscription? Also, not everyone has such an opportunity, and therefore our “adapters” come to our aid, which share access to the neural networks of interest and help us avoid difficulties when using.

And it’s even tastier when your favorite models are collected in one place – it’s very convenient, you don’t need to run from place to place, and also pay for several subscriptions. Therefore, I would like to consider various aggregators, compare their pros and cons and understand whether they are worth your attention with us or not.

Enjoy reading!

BotHub

The first web service that we will consider is BotHub. The service is an aggregator of neural networks, giving us access to various models in one place: be it GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Midjourney.

Of course, you and I are immediately interested in finding out about the tariffs: is it possible to use for free, and also “what’s the price?” In general, the service offers affordable and competitive prices for the market, and also attracts the absence of a subscription, that is, we buy “caps” specifically for use, this is not a weekly/monthly/annual subscription, where tokens, and in the case of Bothub, caps, are burned, if you don't use them.

We are also interested in evaluating the available models:

The list is quite extensive: each user will be able to find his own model for a particular task.

What’s interesting is that BotHub has an OpenAI API that we can install for ourselves. In fact, this is not a common feature of such services, according to my observations, but I, of course, could be wrong. In the documentation you can read about use via SDK and plugins.

Overall, BotHub is a solid service that offers easy authorization, free use, and fairly low prices for packages for the market. Yes, for packages, not subscriptions. This is very good, since no one wants to lose their money. The service is also available through a telegram bot, of course, the web version feels better and more familiar, but it's a matter of taste. There is an active community in the same telegram, where you can quickly find answers to questions and ask for help with a problem on the service. There are ready-made presets that can be used without the hassle of prompts. And, of course, work through the API.

Chad A.I.

Next service under consideration – ChadAI with quick and easy registration. Also offers access to ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney and DALLE with a simple and clear interface.

There is no separate page with a list of all models, but you can find them in the “frequently asked questions”:

The list, although not so rich, has collected the most necessary for the average person. In this case, let's look at the prices right away:

For free use, we are offered GPT3.5, Claude 3 Haiku and SD with a limit of 3 requests per day. It sounds tasteless, but there are templates for promtov. They also offer us subscriptions, which is actually not good, since you can purchase packages from other patients, which is much more convenient.

By the way, Chad also has an API:

To work through the API, we need any tariff plan, except for the free one (naturally). On the website you can read detailed instructions for use within your applications.

Overall, Chad is a good service, although it does not offer a huge number of neural networks, but apparently the best was selected for the site. It is worth mentioning that Chad is also available on Google Play, App Store and Ru Store. Of course, free functionality is not enough (for me personally), and subscriptions are scary, but we still have the opportunity to access Midjorney 6 and GPT-4o (Sonnet has not yet been delivered), web search and voice. There is an active community on VKontakte and Telegram, as well as a separate chat with reviews and support.

GPTunnel

The next aggregator under consideration is – GPTunnel. Only ChatGPT-3 is available for free use. Also in the free mode we encounter restrictions, namely: no more than 20 messages per hour, does not remember the context, length restrictions for prompt and response. And also – a lot of advertising, I don’t know, it’s somehow unpleasant, the feeling that Oriflame is still with us.

Next, realizing that GPT-3 is not enough for us, let’s go look at the price list for the model:

You will notice that the cost varies depending on the model, and there is no subscription policy or the like: we pay for what we use. In general, for a small additional fee we increase the range of models covered for work. We put a plus sign.

GPTunnel also offers the ChatGPT API and the Midjourney API on a business account. You need to go through verification and after confirming your account, we will be given full access to the API, which will allow us to integrate AI tools into our system. When using the API, there are limits on the type of requests per minute and the number of tokens used per minute.

The site also has detailed documentation on using the API.

Overall, GPTunnel is a good web service offering a huge number of neural networks for your tasks. Of course, it feels like it could have been a little more for free use, but for a small price you can get the opportunity to play with the latest models. The service also offers the user an API, which is also a huge plus for individual users who would like to integrate a neural network into their application, but do not have the ability to work with the same OpenAI. GPTunnel also has an active community in Telegram, where you can directly find out the answers to your questions, and from the functionality, you can note the presence of various plugins and assistants.

MashaGPT

And the last ward is MashaGPT, who offers Sora from the very beginning, which we are all waiting for. And, excuse me, behind the big words is hidden that Sora will be available soon. Too bad, I thought it already exists, but what if?

Masha has her own application for iOS and Android, as well as an extension for Chrome.

To use Masha, we need to either buy a subscription, or a package of tokens, or subscribe to telegram:

When subscribing to tg, in free mode we only have access to GPT-3.5, which is a little disappointing. But in general, Masha offers ChatGPT, DALLE and Yandex (the site, of course, also lists Sora, but we are considering what it actually has). The service also has file support and speech synthesis.

So, we have 4 neural network aggregator services (in fact, there are many more, but I chose the most popular), each, plus or minus, is similar in design and interface and this is not bad, on the contrary: everything is extremely clear. First of all, the services differ in the set of models and prices; we can look at the screenshots of the tariffs for each service and evaluate what we can afford and what we can’t. For some it is convenient to buy and use subscriptions, then welcome to ChadAI or MashaGPT, but for others, on the contrary, they want to pay exactly for what they use, then it makes sense to pay attention to BotHub or GPTunnel. Almost everyone, except MashaGPT, provides its own API, which can also be important when purchasing tokens from one or another aggregator. Also, when choosing, you can contact the community of each of the services, look at questions from other people, ask your own, evaluate the communication of representatives, and in general it will help you build your attitude towards a particular service.

Of course, it is more convenient for some to use official platforms, the purpose of this article is to show that there are services that have collected everything in one place, which do not require a foreign IP and, in general, dancing with a tambourine to gain access to one or another model.

Thank you for your attention! I will be glad to read your preferences regarding sites (: