The age of AI has arrived, and Apple finally began rolling out Apple Intelligence later this year, but you don't have to wait to try AI on your cell phone or tablet

There are already a number of AI-powered apps, but here are more chatbot-style options for mobile platforms, from Claude and ChatGPT to tech giants like Gemini and Copilot

Here is a run-down of the best AI apps available today

Anthropic's Claude app, after debuting on the platform last month, is now iOS-only and offers an AI assistant that can help you analyze data, create texts, and pretty much anything else you could ask it to

It also remembers past conversations well, so you don't have to start from scratch every time

One of the pioneers of generative AI, OpenAI's ChatGPT is free for GPT 35 users, but if you opt for the Plus plan, you get access to 4 and 4o

The chatbot itself is solid, but you also get custom GPTs, use of DALL-E image generation, and early access to new features as they become available

Focused on providing unlimited knowledge at your fingertips, Perplexity feels like a hybrid between a chatbot and a search engine

The standard plan allows only 5 Pro searches per day, but moving to Professional allows 600, file analysis, multiple image generation options, and access to multiple LLMs

If all of this seems a bit impersonal, it may be worth looking at Characterai instead Users can create and talk to AI-generated characters, with the emphasis on conversation rather than providing quality information

Users can hone their translation skills, work on collaborative ideas, and play text games with the characters

Google has been pushing AI hard in recent months (some might say a little too hard), but its Gemini chatbot remains accessible, at least on computers

On iOS and Android, it often feels disconnected from surrounding Google devices and can take a while to get a response

Microsoft has pushed Copilot forward on Windows machines and has solid companion apps for iOS and Android

The premium version unlocks faster response times and app integration with Office, but even without that, the underlying technology is sound and leans toward an OpenAI model to aid image generation and content creation