Claude Code vs ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Consensus

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

Your tool
Claude Code
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Competitor 1
ChatGPT
Competitor 2
Gemini
Competitor 3
Consensus
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
Competitor Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
123.5Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
5.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 6.8%
▲ 3.5%
▼ 2.6%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
+106.6%
-1.6%
+0.8%
+14.4%
Global rank web
#434
#7
#17
#9,859
Avg. last 3 months
125.2M
5.5B
2.7B
5.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
64%
30%
28%
43%
Pages / visit
2.2
4.3
4.1
4.1
Visit duration
2m 36s
6m 35s
7m 01s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
Claude CodeChatGPTGeminiConsensus
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BClaude 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 · 123.5MChatGPT · 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 · 2.6BConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8M1M10M100M1B10BClaude 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 · 123.5MChatGPT · 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 · 2.6BConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$17per month · free tier available
$8per month · free tier available
$4.99per month · free tier available
$8.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
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
TextCode
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
ImagesTextDocumentsCodeAudio
Text
Output
Code
TextImagesCodeAudio
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
Text
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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19
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8
Coding
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Research
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Search engine
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Chatbots
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Image generation
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Email writing
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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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Research papers
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Terminal
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Academic research
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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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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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Literature reviews
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Medical research
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PDF analysis
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Research papers summaries
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Prompts
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