Short answer, then the detail.
For All-round daily office work and drafting; People who depend on third-party plugins, ChatGPT is the more direct fit. For Free PPT and spreadsheet generation; WeChat and public-account content, Yuanbao gets there with less fighting.
Both have free tiers, so cost only separates them once you hit the limits. Context limits aren't published for both, so treat this as untested until you hit the ceiling yourself.
| Dimension | ChatGPT | Yuanbao |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free $0; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro $100 / $200 / $500/mo; Business $20/seat/mo billed annually ($25 monthly, 2 seats minimum) (checked 2026-10-29) | Every feature is free as of this check, including generating and downloading PPT, Word, Excel, PDF and HTML files; a July 2026 report said no paid plan was scheduled (checked 2026-10-29) |
| Context window | 1,050,000 tokens on GPT-6 Astra (922K max input, 128K max output); GPT-6.1 Sol inside ChatGPT Work defaults to 500K (checked 2026-10-29) | not published |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux | Web, iOS, Android, Desktop (PC) |
| Best for | All-round daily office work and drafting; People who depend on third-party plugins; Cross-border teams already working inside its interface | Free PPT and spreadsheet generation; WeChat and public-account content; Students and light office work |
| Availability | Not officially available in mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau, and there is no China edition, so a proxy or VPN is needed (checked 2026-10-29). | Directly reachable in mainland China with no proxy, and a China edition exists (checked 2026-10-29). |
All-round daily office work and drafting; People who depend on third-party plugins; Cross-border teams already working inside its interface. Its strongest point: Largest plugin and integration ecosystem of any chat assistant. Watch out for: Blocked in mainland China without a proxy or VPN.
Free PPT and spreadsheet generation; WeChat and public-account content; Students and light office work. Its strongest point: Agent-style office work, including file export, costs nothing. Watch out for: Flagship model context window is not published.
Running both is not wasteful here: one earns its keep on retrieval and tool use, the other on long text you intend to keep.
ChatGPT if you want All-round daily office work and drafting. Yuanbao if Free PPT and spreadsheet generation. Neither has a learning curve worth worrying about past the first day.
Yes — both have free tiers, and the pair covers more ground than either alone.
Context limits aren't published for both, so treat this as untested until you hit the ceiling yourself.