ChatGPT vs Perplexity AI vs Kimi Code vs Claude

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
Kimi Code
Competitor 3
Claude
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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 Kimi Code
kimi.com
Writing code means constantly jumping between your editor and browser tabs stuffed with documentation
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Competitor Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.6Bvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
60.1Mvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 8.2%
▲ 52.2%
▼ 2.0%
6-month growth
-1.6%
-42.9%
+33.8%
+54.8%
Global rank web
#7
#446
#852
#40
Avg. last 3 months
5.5B
104.9M
48.3M
955.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
30%
33%
37%
26%
Pages / visit
4.3
3.6
3.9
4.5
Visit duration
6m 35s
4m 18s
7m 13s
6m 14s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
ChatGPTPerplexity AIKimi CodeClaude
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 · 95.2MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2M10M100M1B10BChatGPT · 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 · 95.2MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$15per 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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Adagio FreePlus $15/moPro $31/moMax $79/mo+1 more
Free FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextImagesDocumentsCode
TextCode
TextImagesDocumentsCode
Output
TextImagesCodeAudio
TextCode
Code
CodeTextSlidesDocumentsData
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
19
10
6
26
Chatbots
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Coding
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Research
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Summarizing
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Debugging
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Writing
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Refactoring
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Search engine
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Translations
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Grammar checking
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Code documentation
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AI search
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APIs
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Developer tools
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Image generation
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Image to text
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Large language models
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Research papers
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Terminal
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Developer assistance
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Homework assistance
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
★ 4.34 ratings
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★ 4.610 ratings
Upvotes
▲ 17
▲ 3
▲ 1
▲ 50
Saves
4
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Reviews
4
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10
Prompts
17
1
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19
Verified listing
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