Claude vs ChatGPT vs OpenAI API vs GitHub Copilot

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

Your tool
Claude
vs
Competitor 1
ChatGPT
Competitor 2
OpenAI API
Competitor 3
GitHub Copilot
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
950.2Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
637.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 2.0%
▲ 3.5%
▲ 4.6%
▲ 3.7%
6-month growth
+54.8%
-1.6%
-2.4%
+19.3%
Global rank web
#40
#7
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#49
Avg. last 3 months
955.4M
5.5B
15.2M
629.7M
Bounce rate lower is better
26%
30%
34%
36%
Pages / visit
4.5
4.3
5.4
5.9
Visit duration
6m 14s
6m 35s
3m 56s
6m 26s
Traffic sources
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
ClaudeChatGPTOpenAI APIGitHub Copilot
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9M10M100M1B10BClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$8per month · free tier available
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$4per 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 $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
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Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesDocumentsCode
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextImagesDocumentsAudio
TextCode
Output
DocumentsTextSlidesDataCode
TextImagesCodeAudio
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
Code
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
26
19
6
9
Coding
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Debugging
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Chatbots
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APIs
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Essay writing
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Large language models
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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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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Terminal
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Code documentation
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Refactoring
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Code autocompletion
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Coding in VS Code
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Developer tools
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Document summarization
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Image generation
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Image to text
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LLM development
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Search engine
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Vs code
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
★ 4.610 ratings
★ 4.34 ratings
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
Upvotes
▲ 50
▲ 17
▲ 1
▲ 0
Saves
7
4
0
0
Reviews
10
4
0
0
Prompts
19
17
0
2
Verified listing
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.