ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Microsoft Copilot vs Perplexity AI

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
Perplexity AI
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
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Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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Competitor 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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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.6Bvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 2.6%
▼ 31.3%
▼ 8.2%
6-month growth
-1.6%
+0.8%
-16.6%
-42.9%
Global rank web
#7
#17
#609
#446
Avg. last 3 months
5.5B
2.7B
110.9M
104.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
30%
28%
36%
33%
Pages / visit
4.3
4.1
3.6
3.6
Visit duration
6m 35s
7m 01s
5m 32s
4m 18s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
ChatGPTGeminiMicrosoft CopilotPerplexity AI
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 · 81.9MPerplexity 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 · 95.2M10M100M1B10BChatGPT · 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 · 81.9MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8per month · free tier available
$4.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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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
CodeDocumentsImagesText
Output
AudioCodeImagesText
TextVideoAudioCodeImages
TextAudioCodeImages
CodeText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Generation+16 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 5 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
19
15
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10
Chatbots
Research
Search engine
Summarizing
Writing
Image generation
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Coding
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Translations
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Email writing
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Homework assistance
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Image to image
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Image editing
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AI search
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Image to text
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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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Debugging
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Literature reviews
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Refactoring
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
★ 4.34 ratings
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Upvotes
▲ 17
▲ 11
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Saves
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Reviews
4
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Prompts
17
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Verified listing
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