# ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini vs Grok, on your own question By Steven Van · 2026-09-28 Pro and higher Bearly plans can run one question past two to five models and read each answer beside a synthesis of where they agree. Council of Experts, a new [Bearly]() feature, [sends one question to several AI models at once]() and gives each model's answer its own tab. A synthesis then reads the answers, says where they agree and where they split, and names the one it would use. It is available on Pro and higher plans. ## How it works Type /council in the message box and select Council of Experts under AI. The box changes to "Ask the council…". Bearly's docs advise writing a self-contained question: give every expert the same objective, the important context and the criteria for a good answer, and name an attached file directly rather than writing "this" or "the document". A panel in the chat shows how many experts are running, done, failed or skipped. Each model has a tab with a status dot and its answer as soon as it is ready, plus a Copy control. After enough experts finish, the synthesis appears beneath the panel, and the individual tabs stay available for checking it. ## Choosing the models Once a council panel exists in a chat, its Council settings gear opens a Council models menu. A council needs at least 2 and at most 5 experts. Changes save as you make them and apply to future councils, not the one already running or finished. The choices depend on your plan and on any model restrictions on a managed account. ## Availability and usage Council of Experts needs a Pro plan or higher, and at least two models that your account and any managed-team policy allow. On a plan without it, selecting the command opens the upgrade information. A council uses several model responses plus a final synthesis, so it normally consumes more Bearly usage than asking a single model. The amount depends on the models chosen, the number of experts, the length of the answers and any extra work the question needs. The docs describe the result as a comparison, not a vote, since several models can repeat the same mistake. For consequential decisions they suggest asking for sources, inspecting disagreements and verifying important facts independently. ## A worked example In Bearly's own test, a council was asked to rewrite a weak homepage headline for invoicing software. Sonnet 5, GPT 6 Sol, Gemini 3.1 Pro and Grok 4.7 each wrote a headline, and Opus 5.5, the model selected in the chat, wrote the synthesis. All four headlines were clearer than the original, but they described two different products. Sonnet 5 and Grok 4.7 read "invoicing software" as billing customers, while GPT 6 Sol and Gemini 3.1 Pro read it as paying suppliers, which is what "AP" in the original means. The synthesis led with that split and, because the original said AP, recommended Gemini's line. [![]()]() ![Bearly.ai]() Bearly.ai Bearly AI is a private AI chat platform that offers the power of ChatGPT with complete privacy protection. It works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and Grok while protecting your data. [View Bearly.ai →]() Sources [Original source]() [Read ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini vs Grok, on your own question on Creators Toolbox]() --- Canonical source: https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/bearly-ai-chatgpt-vs-claude-vs-gemini-vs-grok-on-your-own-question