# Grain compared with ChatGPT

> How a Mission-based multi-agent operating layer differs from a general conversational AI assistant.

- Canonical page: [/compare/chatgpt](https://grain.sh/compare/chatgpt)
- Agent-readable page: [/agents/compare--chatgpt.md](https://grain.sh/agents/compare--chatgpt.md)
- Section: Comparisons

## What this page covers

- Conversation versus execution
- Shared agent fleet
- Organization controls
- Reviewable artifacts

## About Grain

Grain is a multi-agent work platform. A person describes an outcome as a Mission, Grain coordinates the models, tools, files, repositories, and connected computers needed to do the work, and the result returns for review.

Start with [the complete agent-readable index](https://grain.sh/agents/index.md) or read [the full site corpus](https://grain.sh/llms-full.txt).