Chatbase vs OpenAI API vs ChatNode vs CustomGPT.ai

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

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Chatbase
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Competitor 1
OpenAI API
Competitor 2
ChatNode
Competitor 3
CustomGPT.ai
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Chatbase
chatbase.co
Train chatbots on your content
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor ChatNode
chatnode.ai
ChatNode builds AI customer service agents that handle support queries and execute actions through API calls
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Competitor CustomGPT.ai
customgpt.ai
CustomGPT.ai is a no-code builder that turns a company's own content into a business AI agent.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
402.2Kvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
7.9Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 2.0%
▲ 4.6%
▼ 56.0%
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6-month growth
-12.4%
-2.4%
-13.9%
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Global rank web
#84,220
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#1,061,283
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Avg. last 3 months
412.6K
15.2M
12.2K
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Bounce rate lower is better
44%
34%
39%
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Pages / visit
6.9
5.4
4.9
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Visit duration
4m 34s
3m 56s
2m 20s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 97% · ● Mail 3%
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ChatbaseOpenAI APIChatNodeCustomGPT.ai
04.7M9.4M14.1M18.7MChatbase · 590.6KChatbase · 583.4KChatbase · 309.5KChatbase · 281.8KChatbase · 459KChatbase · 473.7KChatbase · 444.7KChatbase · 441.2KChatbase · 394.5KChatbase · 402.2KOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MChatNode · 11.7KChatNode · 6.7KChatNode · 10KChatNode · 9.2KChatNode · 4.6KChatNode · 10.4KChatNode · 10.6KChatNode · 18KChatNode · 7.9K1K10K100K1M10M100MChatbase · 590.6KChatbase · 583.4KChatbase · 309.5KChatbase · 281.8KChatbase · 459KChatbase · 473.7KChatbase · 444.7KChatbase · 441.2KChatbase · 394.5KChatbase · 402.2KOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MChatNode · 11.7KChatNode · 6.7KChatNode · 10KChatNode · 9.2KChatNode · 4.6KChatNode · 10.4KChatNode · 10.6KChatNode · 18KChatNode · 7.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Free Trial
Free Trial
Starting price
$40per month · free tier available
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$35per month
$89per month
Free tier
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Free trial
API access
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Plans
Free FreeHobby $40/moStandard $150/moPro $500/mo+1 more
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Lite $35/moStandard $89/moScale $377/moEnterprise Custom
Standard $89/moPremium $449/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Web pagesTextDocuments
DocumentsImagesTextAudio
DocumentsTextWeb pages
Web pagesDocuments
Output
TextApps
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
Apps
TextApps
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Business & MarketingChatbots & CompanionsAI ChatbotAI Customer Service+1 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Business & MarketingChatbots & CompanionsProductivity & OfficeAI Agent+2 more
Business & MarketingChatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+4 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Chatbot building
Chatbots
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Customer support
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Customer support chatbot
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Agents
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Website to chatbot
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No-code
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APIs
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Knowledge bases
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Chatbot integration
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Customer support automation
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Developer tools
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LLM development
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Large language models
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RAG
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Shopify customer support
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API integrations
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Knowledge sourcing
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Sales
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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.