Microsoft Copilot vs Gemini vs Perplexity AI vs OpenAI Codex

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Microsoft Copilot
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Competitor 1
Gemini
Competitor 2
Perplexity AI
Competitor 3
OpenAI Codex
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
81.9Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 31.3%
▼ 2.6%
▼ 8.2%
▲ 3.6%
6-month growth
-16.6%
+0.8%
-42.9%
+0.3%
Global rank web
#609
#17
#446
#212
Avg. last 3 months
110.9M
2.7B
104.9M
197.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
28%
33%
58%
Pages / visit
3.6
4.1
3.6
3.0
Visit duration
5m 32s
7m 01s
4m 18s
2m 31s
Traffic sources
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
Microsoft CopilotGeminiPerplexity AIOpenAI Codex
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3M10M100M1B10BMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
Free tier
$4.99per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Capabilities input → output
Input
ImagesDocumentsCodeAudioText
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextImagesDocumentsCode
CodeText
Output
AudioCodeImagesText
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextCode
Code
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Chatbots
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Coding
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Research
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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Writing
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Image generation
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Translations
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Homework assistance
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AI search
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Agents
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Document summarization
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Email writing
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GitHub automation
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GitHub pull requests
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Image to image
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Large language models
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PDF analysis
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Productivity
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Research papers
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Voice assistance
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Code documentation
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Development
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Image editing
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Literature reviews
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Terminal
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