Claude vs OpenAI API vs OpenAI Codex

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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Competitor 1
OpenAI API
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OpenAI Codex
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for Claude: ChatGPT93% Gemini90% Cursor84% DeepSeek84% GitHub Copilot80% Mistral AI80% Grok78% Qwen78%
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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 OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
950.2Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 2.0%
▲ 4.6%
▲ 3.6%
6-month growth
+54.8%
-2.4%
+0.3%
Global rank web
#40
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#212
Avg. last 3 months
955.4M
15.2M
197.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
26%
34%
58%
Pages / visit
4.5
5.4
3.0
Visit duration
6m 14s
3m 56s
2m 31s
Traffic sources
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
ClaudeOpenAI APIOpenAI Codex
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MClaude · 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 · 15.2MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3M10M100M1BClaude · 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 · 15.2MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
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$20per 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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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeTextImagesDocuments
AudioDocumentsImagesText
TextCode
Output
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
Code
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
26
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Coding
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APIs
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Code reviews
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Chatbots
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Agents
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Debugging
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Large language models
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Research
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Summarizing
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Terminal
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Translations
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Writing
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Blogging
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Code documentation
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Grammar checking
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Proofreading
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Refactoring
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SQL queries
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Testing
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Tutoring
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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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