ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Microsoft Copilot vs OpenAI API

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

Your tool
ChatGPT
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Competitor 1
Gemini
Competitor 2
Microsoft Copilot
Competitor 3
OpenAI API
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.6Bvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 2.6%
▼ 31.3%
▲ 4.6%
6-month growth
-1.6%
+0.8%
-16.6%
-2.4%
Global rank web
#7
#17
#609
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Avg. last 3 months
5.5B
2.7B
110.9M
15.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
30%
28%
36%
34%
Pages / visit
4.3
4.1
3.6
5.4
Visit duration
6m 35s
7m 01s
5m 32s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
ChatGPTGeminiMicrosoft CopilotOpenAI API
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MOpenAI 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 · 15.2M10M100M1B10BChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$8per month · free tier available
$4.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeDocumentsImagesTextAudio
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
AudioDocumentsImagesText
Output
AudioCodeImagesText
VideoAudioCodeImagesText
AudioCodeImagesText
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
19
15
11
6
Chatbots
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Image generation
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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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Translations
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Writing
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Email writing
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Large language models
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Image to image
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Image editing
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APIs
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Developer tools
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Homework assistance
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Image to text
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LLM development
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PDF analysis
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Productivity
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Voice assistance
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Code documentation
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Debugging
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
★ 4.34 ratings
★ 4.33 ratings
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
Upvotes
▲ 17
▲ 11
▲ 2
▲ 1
Saves
4
1
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0
Reviews
4
3
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0
Prompts
17
4
0
0
Verified listing
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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.