TODO for AI
vs 
ChatGPT
By Marcell Havlik, founder of TODO for AI · Updated
The default AI assistant, with agent mode, deep research and connectors bolted onto the chat product. Here is where each one wins, with numbers, and who should pick which.
| Fact | ChatGPT | TODO for AI |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | Web, desktop, mobile | Web, desktop, mobile, CLI, IDE (Zed, JetBrains, VS Code), voice |
| Models | OpenAI only | Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok and other supported models |
| Source | Closed | Edge + CLI public |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
Key takeaways
- Models. ChatGPT model choice: OpenAI only. TODO for AI includes Claude, GPT, Gemini and Grok on paid plans. Pick the model for each job; let another review the result.
- Benchmark. TODO for AI scored 91.0% on Terminal-Bench 2.1 with Opus 5.5 (high) (own harness, 81/89 tasks, 2026-10-26; not an official leaderboard submission).
- Price. ChatGPT pricing: Free tier, Go $8, Plus $20, Pro $100 or $200, Business $25 per seat. Every capability has its own cap. TODO for AI has a free plan (Claude Sonnet only), then Starter $20, Pro $100 or Ultra $200 a month with the supported multi-vendor catalog.
- Shared business work. TODO for AI: Your whole team and its AI agents, on one board. Shared company context, brand voice and memory. AI working in your connected tools, signed-in browser and machines.
- Included usage. One shared pool of credits, with the cloud VM and browser included. Personal session and weekly limits apply. Credit usage depends on the model; see the pricing page for plan details.
- Who should pick which. Pick ChatGPT if you mainly want an excellent assistant for chat, writing and research. Pick TODO for AI if you want the work executed on your PC and a cloud VM, not just described to you.
ChatGPT
OpenAI only
TODO for AI
Supported vendorsWhere our product fits
One board for the company’s work.
People decide. Agents do the work.
Your whole team and its AI agents, on one board. Shared company context, brand voice and memory. AI working in your connected tools, signed-in browser and machines.
Chase the invoice. Ship the website update. Prepare the report. Fix the code. Every task keeps its request, contributors and result together, ready for the next colleague or agent to pick up.
Keep ChatGPT where it fits. Bring the rest of the company’s backlog here.
Plans and usage limitsWhat ChatGPT is, and where it stops
ChatGPT is the product everyone measures assistants against, and for chat, research and writing it deserves that. Agent mode and deep research turned it from a text box into something that goes away and comes back with work done, connectors reach into Drive and mail, and at $8 for Go the entry price is the lowest here. As a general assistant it is the safest default on the list.
It is still a chat product with agents attached. Everything runs on OpenAI models inside OpenAI's sandbox, and each capability carries its own quota, so you run out of deep research while your message allowance sits untouched. Agent mode can keep cookies between runs and schedule recurring tasks, but it does so inside OpenAI's environment: it never opens a terminal on your machine, never picks up a CLI tool you installed, and never uses the Chrome profile your real sessions live in.
Anyone who wants one excellent assistant for research, writing and everyday questions.
Three reasons ChatGPT users look elsewhere
Messages, deep research, agent runs and images each have a separate cap. You hit one and the rest of the plan cannot cover for it.
Agent mode browses in OpenAI's environment and keeps its own sessions there. It is still not a shell on your PC, not your Chrome profile, and not your repo.
Every answer comes from OpenAI models. There is no way to have Claude or Gemini review the output before it ships.
Six dimensions that decide it
ChatGPT 12/30TODO for AI 28/30How does ChatGPT compare to TODO for AI, feature by feature?
| Feature | ChatGPT | TODO for AI |
|---|---|---|
Persistent cloud VM A hosted workspace with persistent files, separate from the machines you connect. | Sandbox per run | Yes |
Model choice | OpenAI only | Supported models across vendors |
Cross-vendor review Review GPT output with Claude, or the other way around. | No | Yes |
Drives your real browser Browser extension (Chrome, Firefox) plus cloud browsers. | Their sandbox | Yes |
Business tasks, not only code SEO, email, ads, social, CRM via CLI tools. | Research and docs | Yes |
Any CLI as an integration | Connectors | Any binary |
Voice control | Yes | Yes |
People and agents on one board Colleagues and agents work the same list. Items show who contributed and which agent ran them; filter the board by person. | No | Yes |
Many agents, each configured Each agent gets its own model, prompt, tools and permissions. Runs remain subject to usage limits. | Custom GPTs | Configured per task |
Projects for the whole company Engineering, marketing, ops, finance: separate projects and agents, one team and one bill. | Shared chat projects | Unlimited, shared |
Team roles and usage Pooling is not exclusive to TODO for AI. A shared budget does not remove personal session or weekly limits. | Per seat | Shared credits, per-seat limits |
Tool permissions | Connector scopes | Allow, approve, block |
Open runtime | No | Edge + CLI public |
Same ladder, different meter
A separate cap per feature: messages, deep research runs, agent runs, image generation. Nothing is pooled between them and nothing carries over.
One shared pool of credits, with the cloud VM and browser included. Personal session and weekly limits apply. Credit usage depends on the model; see the pricing page for plan details.