ChatGPT vs Dify

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Dify is the stronger AI pick in AI Agents: it has a visibility score of 5.2 versus 3.3 for ChatGPT, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose ChatGPT if…

You need SOC 2 Type 2 coverage
strong performance on complex tasks like research and deep context
general-purpose work
coding agent available across ChatGPT, desktop, web, CLI and IDE workflows

Choose Dify if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (5.2 vs 3.3)
AI answers describe it more positively (27% vs 0% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001:2022 or GDPR coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	ChatGPT	Dify
Visibility score	3.3%	5.2%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in AI Agents	#29	#22
Share of voice	0.6%	1.5%
Mentions this run	4	11
Positive in AI answers	0%	27%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

ChatGPT 0pp · Dify 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Dify leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

3.5%

9.8%

AI Mode

3.1%

Perplexity

3.1%

3.9%

ChatGPTDify

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0ChatGPT ranked higher

1Dify ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	ChatGPT	Dify
What are the best AI Agents tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#10	#8

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	ChatGPT	Dify
Pricing model	—	Flat tiers
Entry price	—	Free; paid from $590 / mo
Free plan	—	Yes
Deployment	—	Dify Cloud, customer VPC, or self-hosted (Docker, Kubernetes via Helm chart)
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, GDPR
Support	—	Community Discord and forum support, Dedicated CSM and 24/7 support on Enterprise, Professional technical support on Enterprise
Founded	—	2023
Headquarters	San Francisco	—
Employees	1,001–5,000	—
Funding	In progress, seeking up to $20 billion, reported at $1.25 trillion post-money	Series Pre-A
Best for	—	Enterprise teams and developers who need to take AI agents and workflows from prototype to production, including organizations that require private deployment, security review and audit.