Claude Code vs OpenAI API vs Gemini vs Grok

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

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Claude Code
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Competitor 1
OpenAI API
Competitor 2
Gemini
Competitor 3
Grok
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool 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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Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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Competitor Grok
grok.x.ai
AI with attitude and real-time knowledge
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
123.5Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
42.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 6.8%
▲ 4.6%
▼ 2.6%
▼ 58.1%
6-month growth
+106.6%
-2.4%
+0.8%
-75.4%
Global rank web
#434
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#17
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Avg. last 3 months
125.2M
15.2M
2.7B
99.3K
Bounce rate lower is better
64%
34%
28%
65%
Pages / visit
2.2
5.4
4.1
1.6
Visit duration
2m 36s
3m 56s
7m 01s
31s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 98% · ● Referral 2%
Claude CodeOpenAI APIGeminiGrok
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BClaude 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 · 15.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BGrok · 586KGrok · 355KGrok · 300.5KGrok · 130.8KGrok · 174KGrok · 120.9KGrok · 185.2KGrok · 152.9KGrok · 102.3KGrok · 42.9K10K100K1M10M100M1B10BClaude 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 · 15.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BGrok · 586KGrok · 355KGrok · 300.5KGrok · 130.8KGrok · 174KGrok · 120.9KGrok · 185.2KGrok · 152.9KGrok · 102.3KGrok · 42.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$17per month · free tier available
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$4.99per month · free tier available
$8per month · free tier available
Free tier
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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
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Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
Free FreeX Premium $8/moSuperGrok Lite $10/moX Premium+ $40/mo+3 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
TextImagesAudioDocuments
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
DocumentsImagesTextCodeAudio
Output
Code
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeImage GenerationAI API+4 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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15
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Large language models
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Coding
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Chatbots
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APIs
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Image generation
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Research
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Video generation
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Terminal
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Agents
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Chatting
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Code analysis
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Code explanations
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Email writing
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Image to image
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LLM development
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PDF analysis
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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Video summaries
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Web search
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Writing
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Development
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Image editing
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Refactoring
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Prompts
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