ChatGPT vs Shopify Sidekick

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

ChatGPT

General-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, research, coding and everyday tasks

Free · from $8/moVisit site

Shopify Sidekick

AI commerce assistant inside the Shopify admin for running and growing a store

From $29/moVisit site

Choose ChatGPT if…

you want a free plan to start with
you want the lower entry price ($8/mo vs $29/mo)
you're in its core audience: individuals and students, writers and knowledge workers

Choose Shopify Sidekick if…

you want to trial it before paying
you're in its core audience: shopify merchants, small online store owners

Side by side

FeatureC

ChatGPTS

Shopify Sidekick

Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial

Starting price$8/mo$29/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Trains AI on your contentYes—

Data retention—Store info kept two years after closure before deletion begins

Updates, last 90 days—11

Web search—

File upload & analysis—

Image generation—

Voice conversations—

Memory—

Custom assistants—

App connectors / MCP—

PlatformsWebWeb

CategoryAI ChatbotsE-commerce

CompanyOpenAIShopify Inc. · Canada · since 2006

Full feature lists

C ChatGPT

Chat-based answers to questions and tasks
Help with writing and editing
Coding help through the included Codex agent
Several individual tiers from Free to Pro
Per-seat team workspaces through Business
Enterprise plan sold through sales

S Shopify Sidekick

Writes product descriptions and marketing copy
Edits product photos and generates transparent-background images
Takes actions in the Shopify admin, such as creating discounts
Weekly store performance summaries and pricing analysis
Low-stock alerts and smart collection setup
Storefront suggestions tested on simulated shoppers (SimGym)
Responds in multiple languages based on store settings
Staff access follows admin permissions

Their home pages

What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.

ChatGPT home page — C ChatGPT · chat.openai.com

Shopify Sidekick home page — S Shopify Sidekick · shopify.com

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Team size	ChatGPT	Shopify Sidekick
1 person	$8 Go	$29 Basic
5 people	$100 Business	$29 Basic
20 people	$400 Business	$29 Basic

Work it out for your team

People

ChatGPTGo$8/mo
Shopify SidekickBasic$29/mo

The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.

All plans and prices

ChatGPT

Free$0

Go$8/mo (US)

Plus$20/mo

ProFrom $100/mo

Business$20/user/mo billed annually; $25 monthly

EnterpriseCustom

Shopify Sidekick

Basic$29/mo billed yearly ($39 monthly)

Grow$79/mo billed yearly ($105 monthly)

Advanced$299/mo billed yearly ($399 monthly)

PlusFrom $2,300/mo

Price changes we've recorded

We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.

ChatGPT

No changes since we started tracking.

Shopify Sidekick

Nov 5, 2026Starting price: none → $29/mo; Basic: USD price not shown to our fetcher → $29; Grow: USD price not shown to our fetcher → $79; Advanced: USD price not shown to our fetcher → $299; Plus: Custom (from a high monthly minimum) → $2300
Nov 5, 2026Basic: £19/mo billed yearly, or £25/mo billed monthly → USD price not shown to our fetcher; Grow: £49/mo billed yearly, or £65/mo billed monthly → USD price not shown to our fetcher; Advanced: £259/mo billed yearly, or £344/mo billed monthly → USD price not shown to our fetcher; Plus: From £1,800/mo → Custom (from a high monthly minimum)