ChatGPT and Bard AI are two popular generative chatbots in the world of artificial intelligence. Both chatbots are similar in so many ways, but they also have a set of unique features that set them apart. If you’ve been wondering whether there is actually any difference between the two, this article clarifies that. Or perhaps, you just want to know which one is better, by the end of this article, you will be well-informed and have a better comparative understanding of both ChatGPT and Bard.
What Is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is a chatbot that is trained to generate human-like responses in a conversational style. It can answer questions, perform certain tasks (like letter writing, music composition or generate computer program snippets) and generate responses in a text format. Developed by OpenAI and was first released in June, 2020 and it is based on the GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) language model.
What Is Bard AI?
Bard AI ( also known as Bard) is a chatbot that is trained to answer questions and generate multiple answers in an informative manner. Developed by Google AI and was first released in March, 2023. It is based on the large language model (LLM). Just like ChatGPT, Bard can answer questions, generate computer program snippets, write songs, poems etc.
Comparison Between ChatGPT And Bard AI
| CHATGPT | BARD AI |
| ChatGPT is developed by OpenAI | Bard AI is developed by Google |
| It was first released in June, 2020 | It was first released in March, 2023 |
| It is based on the GPT( Generative Pre-trained Transformer) large language model and currently running on GPT-4 | It is based on the large language model and currently running on Gemini |
| Currently on a stable version | Still under experimental stages. |
| Available on free and subscription plans | Free to use |
| Available as web and mobile apps (ios and android) | Limited to the web for now |
| No image recognition capability | Limited image recognition capability |
| Accepts texts and voice prompts | Accepts texts, voice and image as prompts |
| Generate one answer per prompt | Bard generates three (3) variants of the same answer per prompt. Perhaps, this is one of the reasons why Bard is perceived to be slow because it generates different versions (drafts) of the same answer at a go compared to ChatGPT that generates one. |
| Language translation is limited to text | Language translation is generated in both text and speech (audio) |
| Cannot convert text to speech | Can convert text to speech into different voices |
| Does not generate images | Bard generates image in addition to text and audio |
| ChatGPT cannot answer questions relating to the future or questions that are tied to future dates. | Bard can provide answers on any topic that it has been trained on regardless whether it is a past or future event. |
| Responses are limited to it last training and cannot generate real-time data and information. | Responses are not limited to its last training, as it leverages the Google search engine to provide real-time data and information such as weather, news, trends etc. |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Which One should I Use?: Use ChatGPT if all you want is just text based information, but if you want generated responses to include images or speech (audio), I recommend you use Bard. However, you can also take advantage of both depending on the content you’re seeking. So why settle for one, when you can be more productive with both?
- Which One Is Better?: Since Bard is relatively new and still under experimental stages, it will be difficult to ascertain its full potential and use that to compare it with ChatGPT. However, given the current features of Bard, it might be ahead of ChatGPT in the near future if it maintains this momentum and becomes stable.
Conclusion
From the above comparison table, you can see that both chatbots are similar in many ways. They do basically the same thing. Although, ChatGPT seems to be more since its older than Bard. On the other hand, Bard has notable features that are lacking in ChatGPT such as audio and image generation, image recognition (limited though) and ability to provide real-time information and data. Whichever one you choose to use, you’ll be just fine and better still, you can use both as they have their pros and cons.
But If real-time information is important to you, definitely Bard is the way to go among the two. Remember, any one you choose to use, make sure you double check the authenticity and accuracy of that data or information if you’re sharing it to the public to avoid misinformation.
