Setting Up Your AI Accounts
Get up and running on the three major AI platforms. This lesson walks you through creating accounts, configuring key settings, and understanding what each platform offers on free and paid tiers.
Account Setup Checklist
Work through each platform below. Check off each step as you complete it. Your progress is tracked across all three platforms.
Platform Quick-Start Guide
Key features, interface tips, starter prompts, and recommended settings for each platform. Not sure where to start? Take the recommendation quiz below.
Which Platform Should You Start With?
Key Takeaways
Every major AI platform offers a capable free tier. Start there, learn the interface and capabilities, and only upgrade once you hit the limits of the free plan and know which platform best fits your workflow.
Each platform has different default privacy settings. Take a few minutes during setup to review and configure data sharing preferences. This is especially important if you plan to use AI for work-related tasks.
Different platforms excel at different tasks. Setting up accounts on all three costs nothing and takes less than fifteen minutes total. In the next lesson, you will try your first prompts on each one to see the differences firsthand.