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Why not just ask ChatGPT Health?

ChatGPT Health is a strong conversation partner for health questions. ProtocolEngine is a graded evidence library and a daily protocol that keeps running after the conversation ends.

Choose ChatGPT Health if

You are in the US and want to talk through your medical records or Apple Health data in plain language, or you need a quick answer to a one-off question. In conversation, ChatGPT is ahead.

Choose ProtocolEngine if

You want every recommendation tied to a grade and the papers behind it, a standing protocol across habits, diet and supplements, or you live in the EU, where ChatGPT Health was not available when we checked.

ChatGPT Health and ProtocolEngine, side by side

Answers open-ended health questions in conversationChatGPT Health is ahead
ChatGPT Health
Yes: Yes. Answers almost any health question, in many languages.
ProtocolEngine
Partly: Partly. The Evidence Assistant answers from the graded library: 3 free questions a day, unlimited with Premium.
Uses your lab results
ChatGPT Health
Yes: Yes. Connects US medical records, Apple Health and Function Health results (US only).
ProtocolEngine
Yes: Upload a lab report to see which graded research relates to the markers you track. General information, not a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation.
Remembers your context between sessions
ChatGPT Health
Yes: Yes. Remembers what you tell it, with separate memories for Health.
ProtocolEngine
Yes: Your goals, stack, journal and lab results are saved as structured data in your account.
Personal plan from your goals and routines
ChatGPT Health
Partly: Partly. Writes meal and exercise plans when you ask. No structured protocol.
ProtocolEngine
Yes: A two-minute quiz builds a daily protocol around your goals, schedule and what you already take.
Evidence grade on each recommendation, linked to the papers
ChatGPT Health
No: No grade per recommendation.
ProtocolEngine
Yes: Each graded supplement, habit and diet item shows its grade from S to E. Click it to see each paper and how it scored.
Updates when new research is published
ChatGPT Health
Partly: Partly. Can search the web when asked. No graded library that updates daily.
ProtocolEngine
Yes: PubMed, bioRxiv and medRxiv are checked every day for new studies. Grades are recalculated as relevant studies are added.
Checks supplement and medication interactions
ChatGPT Health
Partly: Partly. Answers interaction questions when you ask.
ProtocolEngine
Partly: Partly. Supplement pages list known interactions with common medications, and adding an item to your protocol checks it against your other supplements. It does not check your own medications: ask your pharmacist or doctor.
Available in Germany and the EU, in German and French
ChatGPT Health
No: No. Health was US only when we checked. Regular ChatGPT works in Germany.
ProtocolEngine
Yes: Yes. Available in English, German and French. Account data is stored in the EU.
Price
ChatGPT Health
Included in the Free, Go, Plus and Pro plans.
ProtocolEngine
Free to browse and to take the quiz. Premium: $4/mo or $40/yr

What you get	ChatGPT Health	ProtocolEngine
Answers open-ended health questions in conversationChatGPT Health is ahead	Yes: Yes. Answers almost any health question, in many languages.	Partly: Partly. The Evidence Assistant answers from the graded library: 3 free questions a day, unlimited with Premium.
Uses your lab results	Yes: Yes. Connects US medical records, Apple Health and Function Health results (US only).	Yes: Upload a lab report to see which graded research relates to the markers you track. General information, not a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation.
Remembers your context between sessions	Yes: Yes. Remembers what you tell it, with separate memories for Health.	Yes: Your goals, stack, journal and lab results are saved as structured data in your account.
Personal plan from your goals and routines	Partly: Partly. Writes meal and exercise plans when you ask. No structured protocol.	Yes: A two-minute quiz builds a daily protocol around your goals, schedule and what you already take.
Evidence grade on each recommendation, linked to the papers	No: No grade per recommendation.	Yes: Each graded supplement, habit and diet item shows its grade from S to E. Click it to see each paper and how it scored.
Updates when new research is published	Partly: Partly. Can search the web when asked. No graded library that updates daily.	Yes: PubMed, bioRxiv and medRxiv are checked every day for new studies. Grades are recalculated as relevant studies are added.
Checks supplement and medication interactions	Partly: Partly. Answers interaction questions when you ask.	Partly: Partly. Supplement pages list known interactions with common medications, and adding an item to your protocol checks it against your other supplements. It does not check your own medications: ask your pharmacist or doctor.
Available in Germany and the EU, in German and French	No: No. Health was US only when we checked. Regular ChatGPT works in Germany.	Yes: Yes. Available in English, German and French. Account data is stored in the EU.
Price	Included in the Free, Go, Plus and Pro plans.	Free to browse and to take the quiz. Premium: $4/mo or $40/yr

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47,268

papers analyzed and graded so far

430

new papers added in the last 7 days

How every grade is calculated Today's research digest Try the interaction checker

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ChatGPT is a great place to ask a question. ProtocolEngine is where the answer becomes a plan you follow: graded options, a daily schedule, reminders and a journal, with grades recalculated as relevant new studies are added.

Ask ChatGPT to explain a study or a mechanism. Check here how strong the evidence is and whether it fits what you already take.

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