Microsoft Copilot vs Perplexity AI vs LightPDF vs Claude

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
Perplexity AI
Competitor 2
LightPDF
Competitor 3
Claude
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
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Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Competitor LightPDF
lightpdf.com
LightPDF AI for Docs is an online tool that utilizes artificial intelligence to summarize and extract insights from uploaded PDF, Word, Excel, and PPT documents. With multi-platform availability and s
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Competitor Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
81.9Mvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
1.8Mvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 31.3%
▼ 8.2%
▲ 1.0%
▼ 2.0%
6-month growth
-16.6%
-42.9%
-4.4%
+54.8%
Global rank web
#609
#446
#34,433
#40
Avg. last 3 months
110.9M
104.9M
1.7M
955.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
33%
51%
26%
Pages / visit
3.6
3.6
2.3
4.5
Visit duration
5m 32s
4m 18s
1m 31s
6m 14s
Traffic sources
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 88% · ● Referral 10%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
Microsoft CopilotPerplexity AILightPDFClaude
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MLightPDF · 1.6MLightPDF · 1.6MLightPDF · 1.9MLightPDF · 1.7MLightPDF · 1.9MLightPDF · 1.9MLightPDF · 1.8MLightPDF · 1.5MLightPDF · 1.8MLightPDF · 1.8MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2M1M10M100M1BMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MLightPDF · 1.6MLightPDF · 1.6MLightPDF · 1.9MLightPDF · 1.7MLightPDF · 1.9MLightPDF · 1.9MLightPDF · 1.8MLightPDF · 1.5MLightPDF · 1.8MLightPDF · 1.8MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
Free tier
$20per month · free tier available
$1.33per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Free FreeMonthly $5.99/moYearly $15.99/yrLifetime $39.99
Free FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
ImagesDocumentsCodeAudioText
TextImagesDocumentsCode
DocumentsWeb pages
CodeTextImagesDocuments
Output
AudioCodeImagesText
TextCode
Text
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Generation+16 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Productivity & OfficeWriting & ContentAI Document ExtractionAI PDF+1 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
11
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26
Summarizing
Chatbots
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Document summarization
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Research
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Writing
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Coding
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PDF analysis
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Search engine
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Translations
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Homework assistance
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AI search
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Data extraction
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Document data extraction
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APIs
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Essay writing
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Image generation
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Large language models
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OCR
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PDFs
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Paraphrasing
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Productivity
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Research papers
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Terminal
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Text extraction
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Voice assistance
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Blogging
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Code documentation
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