Claude vs OpenAI API vs Claude Code vs Gemini

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

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Claude
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OpenAI API
Competitor 2
Claude Code
Competitor 3
Gemini
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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
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
950.2Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 2.0%
▲ 4.6%
▼ 6.8%
▼ 2.6%
6-month growth
+54.8%
-2.4%
+106.6%
+0.8%
Global rank web
#40
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#434
#17
Avg. last 3 months
955.4M
15.2M
125.2M
2.7B
Bounce rate lower is better
26%
34%
64%
28%
Pages / visit
4.5
5.4
2.2
4.1
Visit duration
6m 14s
3m 56s
2m 36s
7m 01s
Traffic sources
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
ClaudeOpenAI APIClaude CodeGemini
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MClaude 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 · 123.5MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6B10M100M1B10BClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MClaude 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 · 123.5MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
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$17per month · free tier available
$4.99per 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
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeTextImagesDocuments
TextImagesDocumentsAudio
TextCode
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
Output
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
Code
CodeVideoTextImagesAudio
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
26
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9
15
Coding
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Large language models
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Chatbots
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APIs
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Terminal
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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PDF analysis
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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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Refactoring
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Image generation
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Code analysis
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Code explanations
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Developer tools
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Image to image
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LLM development
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Paraphrasing
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Search engine
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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API integrations
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Blogging
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Chatbot building
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Rating
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
10
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Prompts
19
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