Claude vs Gemini vs OpenAI API vs ChatGPT

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

Your tool
Claude
vs
Competitor 1
Gemini
Competitor 2
OpenAI API
Competitor 3
ChatGPT
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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 Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
950.2Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 2.0%
▼ 2.6%
▲ 4.6%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
+54.8%
+0.8%
-2.4%
-1.6%
Global rank web
#40
#17
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#7
Avg. last 3 months
955.4M
2.7B
15.2M
5.5B
Bounce rate lower is better
26%
28%
34%
30%
Pages / visit
4.5
4.1
5.4
4.3
Visit duration
6m 14s
7m 01s
3m 56s
6m 35s
Traffic sources
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
ClaudeGeminiOpenAI APIChatGPT
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6B10M100M1B10BClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$4.99per month · free tier available
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$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 $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
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Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeDocumentsImagesText
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
AudioDocumentsImagesText
CodeDocumentsImagesTextAudio
Output
CodeDataDocumentsSlidesText
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
VideoAudioCodeImagesText
AudioCodeImagesText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
26
15
1
19
Chatbots
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Coding
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Email writing
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APIs
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Image generation
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Essay writing
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Large language models
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PDF analysis
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Search engine
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Debugging
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Grammar checking
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Image to image
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Code documentation
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Image editing
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Refactoring
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Document summarization
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Image to text
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Paraphrasing
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Terminal
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Proofreading
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
★ 4.610 ratings
★ 4.33 ratings
no ratings yet
★ 4.34 ratings
Upvotes
▲ 50
▲ 11
▲ 1
▲ 17
Saves
7
1
0
4
Reviews
10
3
0
4
Prompts
19
4
0
17
Verified listing
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