Microsoft Copilot vs Pi vs GitHub Copilot CLI vs Perplexity AI

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

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Microsoft Copilot
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Competitor 1
Pi
Competitor 2
GitHub Copilot CLI
Competitor 3
Perplexity AI
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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 Pi
pi.ai
An AI that's genuinely pleasant to talk with
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Competitor GitHub Copilot CLI
github.com
It reads, writes and runs code, works directly with your issues and pull requests, and carries a task from planning to merged code.
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Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
81.9Mvisits/mo
473.9Kvisits/mo
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95.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 31.3%
▼ 9.4%
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▼ 8.2%
6-month growth
-16.6%
-16.4%
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-42.9%
Global rank web
#609
#87,743
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#446
Avg. last 3 months
110.9M
512.8K
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104.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
33%
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33%
Pages / visit
3.6
3.7
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3.6
Visit duration
5m 32s
1m 37s
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4m 18s
Traffic sources
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 9%
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● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
Microsoft CopilotPiGitHub Copilot CLIPerplexity AI
047.3M94.5M141.8M189MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MPi · 609.8KPi · 591.6KPi · 610.8KPi · 583.3KPi · 566.6KPi · 557.8KPi · 576.6KPi · 541.3KPi · 523.3KPi · 473.9KPerplexity 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 · 95.2M100K1M10M100M1BMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MPi · 609.8KPi · 591.6KPi · 610.8KPi · 583.3KPi · 566.6KPi · 557.8KPi · 576.6KPi · 541.3KPi · 523.3KPi · 473.9KPerplexity 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 · 95.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
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Freemium
Starting price
Free tier
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$20per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeTextImagesDocumentsAudio
AudioText
CodeText
DocumentsImagesTextCode
Output
TextImagesCodeAudio
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Code
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Generation+16 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningHealthcare & WellnessAI Chatbot+2 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
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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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Homework assistance
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Writing
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AI search
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Chatting
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Agents
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Companions
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Document summarization
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GitHub pull requests
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Image generation
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Mental health
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Productivity
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Research papers
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Translations
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Voice assistance
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Wellness
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Coaching
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Developer tools
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GitHub management
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Literature reviews
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Therapeutic chatbot
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.