From Stiff Chatbot to Savage Sidekick: The UI/UX Glow-Up Story

It's interesting how the UI/UX of AI assistants has been evolving over time.  The interaction options with each individual Chat and a Conversation thread have gradually expanded over time. 


ChatGPT Gemini Grok
User Input
  • Add photos & files
  • Recent files
  • Create image
  • Deep research
  • Web search
  • OpenAI Platform
  • Upload files
  • Add from Drive
  • Photos
  • Notebooks
  • Guided learning
  • Create image
  • Canvas
  • Create Music
  • Guided Learning
  • Deep research
  • More tools
  • Upload a file
  • Recent
  • Skills
Chat
  • Copy 
  • Good response
  • Bad response
  • Share 
  • Try Again
  • Branch in new Chat 
  • Read Aloud
  • Report Message
  • Good response 
  • Bad response 
  • Copy response
  • Double check response 
  • Listen 
  • Export to Docs
  • Draft in Gmail
  • Export to Replit 
  • Report Legal issue
  • Regenerate 
  • Read Aloud 
  • Start Thread (2/26)
  • Copy 
  • Create share link 
  • Love it 
  • Needs improvement 
  • Report Issue 
  • Export to PDF
Conversation
  • Share 
  • Start a group chat
  • Rename 
  • Pin Chat
  • Archive 
  • Delete
  • Share 
  • Pin 
  • Rename 
  • Delete
  • Rename 
  • Pin 
  • Delete
DisclaimerChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info.
Gemini is AI and can make mistakes.
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ClaudeCopilotPerplexity
User Input
  • Add files or photos
  • Take a screenshot
  • Add to project
  • Skills
  • Add connectors
  • Add plugins
  • Web search
  • Use style
  • Add images or files
  • Generate image
  • Start deep research
  • Create a podcast
  • Take a quiz
  • Use connectors
  • Upload files or images
  • Connectors
  • Spaces
Chat
  • Copy
  • Give positive feedback
  • Give negative feedback
  • Retry
  • Good response 
  • Bad response 
  • Share message and prompt
  • Copy message 
  • Regenerate 
  • Edit in a page
  • Share
  • Download
  • Copy 
  • Rewrite
  • Helpful
  • Not Helpful
  • Save query as shortcut
  • Report
Conversation
  • Star 
  • Rename 
  • Add to project 
  • Delete
  • Rename
  • Invite
  • Send a copy
  • Summarize in a page
  • Report a concern
  • Delete
  • Delete Thread
  • Rename Thread
DisclaimerClaude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses
Copilot is an AI and may make mistakes. Using Copilot means you agree to the Terms of Use. See our Privacy Statement.
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Kimi converts pasted into the query box into an attachment if it is bigger than 4000 bytes on the fly.

Reading aloud the responses is a user-friendly option especially on mobile devices and something that all popular AI assistants provide now. Back in the day, AI voices sounded like a robot. Now, they’re smooth, emotional, and sassier.

What started as basic text boxes has become almost human-like conversations — complete with voice and personality.

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