Claude vs OpenAI API vs Perplexity AI vs GitHub Copilot

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

Your tool
Claude
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Competitor 1
OpenAI API
Competitor 2
Perplexity AI
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 OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
950.2Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
637.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 2.0%
▲ 4.6%
▼ 8.2%
▲ 3.7%
6-month growth
+54.8%
-2.4%
-42.9%
+19.3%
Global rank web
#40
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#446
#49
Avg. last 3 months
955.4M
15.2M
104.9M
629.7M
Bounce rate lower is better
26%
34%
33%
36%
Pages / visit
4.5
5.4
3.6
5.9
Visit duration
6m 14s
3m 56s
4m 18s
6m 26s
Traffic sources
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
ClaudeOpenAI APIPerplexity AIGitHub Copilot
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 · 15.2MPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9M10M100M1BClaude · 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 · 15.2MPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MGitHub 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
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
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$20per month · free tier available
$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
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Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeTextImagesDocuments
TextImagesDocumentsAudio
TextImagesDocumentsCode
CodeText
Output
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
CodeText
Code
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
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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Chatbots
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Research
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Document summarization
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Large language models
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Summarizing
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Writing
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AI search
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Search engine
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Debugging
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Essay writing
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LLM development
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Research papers
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Terminal
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Translations
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API integrations
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Agent management
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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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Homework assistance
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Literature reviews
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Proofreading
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Rating
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Saves
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Reviews
10
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Prompts
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