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ChatGPT vs. Google Bard – both are chatbots developed by different companies and their differences lie not only in their names.
These are the differences of ChatGPT vs. Google Bard
Both ChatGPT and Google Bard are so-called AI chatbots that are able to process texts and imitate the behaviour of a human conversation partner thanks to machine learning. However, the two competing products also differ from each other.
- The differences already start with the companies of the respective chatbots. ChatGPT is developed by OpenAI, a US-based research lab that also invented the GPT-3 language model underlying ChatGPT. While OpenAI was originally set up as a non-profit organisation, it has since formed a for-profit subsidiary and received investment from Microsoft.
- Google Bard, as the name suggests, is being developed by Google or Alphabet and is Google’s answer to the progress and success of ChatGPT. Google uses its own language model for Bard, called LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications).
- Another difference lies in the availability of both chatbots. ChatGPT is available in both a free trial version and a paid pro version. Google Bard is currently only available free of charge, since 13 July also in Germany.
- In contrast to Google, which is still keeping Bard under wraps, OpenAI has already made the ChatGPT API available to users, enabling them to use or integrate the chatbot for their own apps. One of Google’s goals with Bard AI is to integrate the chatbot into Google Search. However, Google also plans to make Bard available to a larger number of developers.
- Both bots work on the same principle and can answer and respond to questions. Bard now surpasses ChatGPT in programming. Bard now supports (as of May 2023) over 20 programming languages and can help professionals with code generation, explanation and debugging. ChatGPT can generate functional programming code, but no specific information about programming language support is known.
ChatGPT vs. Google Bard Which is better?
Both ChatGPT and Google Bard are large language models trained on a large amount of text and code. Both are capable of generating text, translating languages, writing various types of creative content and answering questions informatively.
- There are, however, some important differences between the two models. ChatGPT is a generative model before training, while Google Bard is a factual language model. This means that ChatGPT is better at generating creative content such as poems, codes, scripts, music pieces, emails, letters, etc., while Google Bard is better at providing comprehensive and informative answers to questions, even if they are open-ended, challenging or strange.
- In the end, which model is better depends on individual needs and preferences. If one is looking for a model that is creative and can generate original content, then ChatGPT is a good choice. If one is looking for a model that is informative and can answer your questions comprehensively, then Google Bard is a good choice.
