ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude Code 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
Claude Code
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
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Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.6Bvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 2.6%
▼ 6.8%
▲ 4.6%
6-month growth
-1.6%
+0.8%
+106.6%
-2.4%
Global rank web
#7
#17
#434
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Avg. last 3 months
5.5B
2.7B
125.2M
15.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
30%
28%
64%
34%
Pages / visit
4.3
4.1
2.2
5.4
Visit duration
6m 35s
7m 01s
2m 36s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
ChatGPTGeminiClaude CodeOpenAI 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 · 2.6BClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MOpenAI 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 · 2.6BClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MOpenAI 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
$17per month · free tier available
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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
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
TextCode
TextImagesDocumentsAudio
Output
TextImagesCodeAudio
CodeVideoTextImagesAudio
Code
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
19
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9
6
Coding
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Chatbots
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Image generation
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Email writing
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Large language models
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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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Debugging
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Image to image
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Image editing
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Refactoring
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APIs
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Terminal
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Agents
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Blogging
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Code analysis
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Code explanations
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Code reviews
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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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Image to text
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LLM development
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PDF analysis
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
★ 4.34 ratings
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Upvotes
▲ 17
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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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