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 "retrievedOn": "2026-09-30",
 "source": "Vendor help, pricing and docs pages for ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini, read on 30 September 2026; TikTok robots.txt as saved by the Internet Archive on 28 September 2026",
 "page": "/guides/best-ai-for-tiktok-research/",
 "notes": "Capabilities are as documented by each vendor, not tested by us. We did not run any of these assistants for this page. Prices are US list prices per month unless stated.",
 "tiktok_robots_txt": {
  "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260928021418/https://www.tiktok.com/robots.txt",
  "disallow_all_user_agents_include": ["GPTBot","OAI-SearchBot","ChatGPT-User","anthropic-ai","ClaudeBot","Claude-User","Claude-SearchBot","PerplexityBot","Perplexity-User","Google-Extended","Gemini-Deep-Research","GoogleAgent-Mariner","Google-NotebookLM"],
  "rule": "Disallow: /"
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  "pricing_url": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing",
  "plans_compared": ["Free","Go","Plus","Pro"],
  "comparison_rows": {
   "Search": "Free yes / Go yes / Plus yes / Pro yes",
   "File uploads": "Free Limited / Go yes / Plus yes / Pro yes",
   "Data analysis": "Free Limited / Go yes / Plus yes / Pro yes",
   "Developer mode (beta)": "Free no / Go no / Plus yes / Pro yes",
   "Apps connecting to internal tools": "Free no / Go no / Plus yes / Pro yes"
  },
  "pricing_page_note": "Pricing page showed local currency from our location, so the USD price comes from the Plus help article.",
  "plus_price": {"url":"https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6950777-what-is-chatgpt-plus","quote":"ChatGPT Plus is a subscription plan that provides enhanced access to the ChatGPT web app for $20/month."},
  "developer_mode": {"url":"https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/developer-mode","quote":"Available to Pro, Plus, Business, Enterprise, and Education accounts on the web.","auth":"OAuth, no authentication, or mixed; API keys are not listed"},
  "developer_mode_help": {"url":"https://help.openai.com/en/articles/12584461-developer-mode-and-mcp-apps-in-chatgpt","quote_mobile":"Are MCP apps available on mobile? No - web only.","quote_remote":"ChatGPT connects to remote MCP servers."},
  "crawlers": {"url":"https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/bots","quote":"Because these actions are initiated by a user, robots.txt rules may not apply."}
 },
 "claude": {
  "pricing_url": "https://claude.com/pricing",
  "free": {"price_usd_month":0,"includes":["Ability to search the web","Connectors","Create and edit files with code execution"]},
  "pro": {"price_usd_month":20,"price_usd_month_annual":17},
  "max_from_usd_month": 100,
  "custom_connectors": {"url":"https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-getting-started-with-custom-connectors-using-remote-mcp","quote":"Custom connectors using remote MCP are available on Claude, Cowork, and Claude Desktop for users on Free, Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.","free_limit":"Free users are limited to one custom connector."},
  "web_search": {"url":"https://support.claude.com/en/articles/10684626-enabling-and-using-web-search","quote":"When 'Web search' is toggled on, Claude can also retrieve content directly from web pages when provided with specific URLs."},
  "files": {"url":"https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12111783-create-and-edit-files-with-claude","quote":"Code execution and file creation is available to all Claude users (Free, Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise) on the web, Claude Desktop, and Claude Mobile.","data":"Processing CSV, TSV, and other data files"},
  "crawlers": {"url":"https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8896518-does-anthropic-crawl-data-from-the-web-and-how-can-site-owners-block-the-crawler","quote":"Anthropic's Bots respect 'do not crawl' signals by honoring industry standard directives in robots.txt."}
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 "perplexity": {
  "pricing_url": "https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/pricing",
  "free_usd_month": 0, "pro_usd_month": 20, "max_usd_month": 200,
  "pro_annual_equivalent_usd_month": 17,
  "comparison_rows": {"Connect 400+ app connectors":"Free no / Pro yes / Max yes","File uploads":"Free Limited / Pro 10x / Max","Get answers from [the web]":"Free Limited / Pro 10x / Max"},
  "pro_help": {"url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10352901-what-is-perplexity-pro","quote":"Effortlessly upload files—including PDFs, CSVs, audio, video and images"},
  "custom_connectors_changelog": {"url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/changelog/what-we-shipped---march-13-2026","date":"2026-03-13","quote":"Pro, Max, and Enterprise subscribers can now connect Perplexity to any external tool or data source using the Model Context Protocol (MCP)."},
  "custom_connectors_help": {"url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/13915507-adding-custom-remote-connectors","auth":"OAuth, API Key, or None"},
  "older_help_page_conflict": {"url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11502712-local-and-remote-mcps-for-perplexity","last_modified":"2026-09-08","quote":"Remote MCP is coming soon to all platforms."},
  "crawlers": {"url":"https://docs.perplexity.ai/guides/bots","quote":"Since a user requested the fetch, this fetcher generally ignores robots.txt rules."}
 },
 "gemini": {
  "pricing_url": "https://gemini.google/us/subscriptions/?hl=en",
  "free_usd_month": 0, "ai_plus_usd_month": 4.99, "ai_pro_usd_month": 19.99, "ai_ultra_from_usd_month": 99.99, "ai_ultra_top_usd_month": 199.99,
  "spark": {"url":"https://gemini.google/overview/agent/spark/","quote":"Gemini Spark is your personal AI agent currently available for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers over 18 in select countries as well as select business users."},
  "custom_apps": {"url":"https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17209137?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop","requirements":["Be 18 or over and in the US.","Sign in to the Gemini app with a personal Google Account.","Have Keep Activity on.","The MCP server must follow the standard MCP specifications.","Only available in English."],"note":"Custom apps are added in the Gemini web app and work inside Gemini Spark"},
  "spark_whats_new": {"url":"https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17171264?hl=en","date":"2026-06-29","quote":"Connect your personal or third-party apps to Gemini Spark with their Model Context Protocol (MCP) server URLs."},
  "files": {"url":"https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/14903178?hl=en","quotes":["Up to 10 files (subject to availability) can be uploaded in the same prompt","All other supported file types can be up to 100 MB","You can ask the Gemini web app to create a chart based on your uploaded spreadsheet(s)"]},
  "deep_research": {"url":"https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/15719111?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop","quote":"By default, Gemini includes Google Search as a source for your research."},
  "google_extended": {"url":"https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-common-crawlers","summary":"Google-Extended lets sites manage whether content Google crawls may be used for training future Gemini models and for grounding in Gemini Apps; it does not affect Google Search inclusion."}
 },
 "tiktok_us_ownership": {
  "perplexity_bid": {"url":"https://the-decoder.com/with-perplexity-ai-a-new-player-enters-tiktoks-uncertain-future/","date":"2025-01-27","summary":"Perplexity proposed merging with TikTok's US operations into a new holding company."},
  "joint_venture": {"url":"https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-01-23/tiktok-completes-us-spinoff-to-keep-app-online-102407279.html","summary":"TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC closed by 22 January 2026; Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX hold 15% each; ByteDance 19.9%."}
 }
}