ChatGPT vs Perplexity AI vs Claude Code vs Cursor

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
Perplexity AI
Competitor 2
Claude Code
Competitor 3
Cursor
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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 Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Make main Remove
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.6Bvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 8.2%
▼ 6.8%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
-1.6%
-42.9%
+106.6%
-1.8%
Global rank web
#7
#446
#434
#15,584
Avg. last 3 months
5.5B
104.9M
125.2M
4.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
30%
33%
64%
57%
Pages / visit
4.3
3.6
2.2
2.4
Visit duration
6m 35s
4m 18s
2m 36s
1m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
ChatGPTPerplexity AIClaude CodeCursor
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MClaude 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 · 123.5MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5M1M10M100M1B10BChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MClaude 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 · 123.5MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
CodeDocumentsImagesText
TextCode
TextCode
Output
TextImagesCodeAudio
TextCode
Code
Code
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
19
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Coding
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Debugging
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Chatbots
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Research
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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Refactoring
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Writing
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Code documentation
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AI search
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Blogging
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Code reviews
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Copywriting
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Development
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Document summarization
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Email writing
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Image generation
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Image to text
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Research papers
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Translations
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Agents
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Homework assistance
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Image editing
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Image to image
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Literature reviews
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Terminal commands management
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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
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Verified listing
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