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Chatshelf vs AI Toolbox (formerly ChatGPT Toolbox)
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ChatGPT Toolbox is now called AI Toolbox. It works on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok, searches your full chat history by message content and has 40,000 users. Chatshelf is new, works on ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, and on Grok in Chrome and Firefox, keeps everything in your browser, and costs Lifetime €99 or 12 months €49.
Facts about AI Toolbox were read on 4 October 2026 from its Chrome Web Store listing, its pricing page and its privacy page. Chatshelf is our own tool, so read the table with that in mind, and check the vendor pages before you buy.
| Topic | AI Toolbox | Chatshelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free; $9.99 a month; $99 lifetime for one site or $199 for all sites | Free; Pro Lifetime €99 or 12 months €49 covering all its sites. The currencies differ, so the two are not converted here |
| Users and rating | 40,000 users, 4.7 from 891 ratings on the Chrome Web Store | New, with no reviews yet |
| Sites | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok | ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini; Grok in Chrome and Firefox |
| Search | Your full chat history, by message content | Chat titles in the list, and the text of chats you have opened since installing (the 100 most recent on Free) |
| Export | Bulk export as TXT, Markdown, JSON, PDF or ZIP | Markdown, JSON and print-ready HTML of the open chat on Free; ZIP files and one-file Markdown on Pro |
| Where your data goes | Its privacy page says folder names, IDs and labels are kept on its servers, and your ChatGPT session token is sent to its server to sign you in | In your browser's extension storage, including the text of chats you open. It calls a site's own pages only when you start a history pull. Sent: your licence key, to check a Pro pass |
| Account | The subscription is tied to your ChatGPT email | No account |
| Free tier | 2 folders and 2 bookmarks | Up to 8 folders, pins, search, Markdown and JSON export of the open chat, saved prompts, backup and restore |
| Browsers | Chrome and other Chromium browsers; we found no Firefox version | Chrome, Edge and Firefox, on desktop |
Sources, read on 4 October 2026: AI Toolbox on the Chrome Web Store, AI Toolbox pricing, AI Toolbox privacy policy. We did not install AI Toolbox.
When AI Toolbox is the better pick
Pick AI Toolbox if you need to search or export your whole history from day one, if you use Grok in Edge, or if you want a product with hundreds of reviews behind it. Chatshelf only knows the text of chats you open after installing it, and it has no reviews yet.
When Chatshelf is the better pick
Pick Chatshelf if you want your folders and chat text to stay on your computer, with no account and no session token leaving the browser, or if you want Lifetime at €99 to cover all its sites instead of $199. Free is enough for eight folders.
Moving from another folder tool
In AI Toolbox, export a backup, then choose it under AI Toolbox folders in Options. Your folders can be saved as one JSON file with Backup.
Questions
Is ChatGPT Toolbox free?
ChatGPT Toolbox is now called AI Toolbox. Its free tier has 2 folders and 2 bookmarks. Paid is $9.99 a month, or $99 lifetime for one site and $199 for all sites (read on 4 October 2026).
Does Chatshelf work on Claude and Gemini?
Yes: ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in Chrome, Edge and Firefox on desktop, and Grok in Chrome and Firefox.
Does Chatshelf search my full chat history?
Not from day one. It searches chat titles in the list and the text of chats you have opened since installing it, the 100 most recent on Free. AI Toolbox searches your full history by message content.
Where does Chatshelf keep my data?
In your browser's extension storage, with no account. AI Toolbox's privacy page says folder names, IDs and labels are kept on its servers.
See also
Try Chatshelf free
Free covers up to 8 folders, pins, search, saved prompts, Markdown and JSON export of the open chat and backup, with no account.
Chatshelf is an independent product and is not affiliated with the tools it is compared with.