Claude vs Perplexity AI vs DeepSeek vs Gemini

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
Perplexity AI
Competitor 2
DeepSeek
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
Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
950.2Mvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 2.0%
▼ 8.2%
▲ 2.1%
▼ 2.6%
6-month growth
+54.8%
-42.9%
+0.9%
+0.8%
Global rank web
#40
#446
#131
#17
Avg. last 3 months
955.4M
104.9M
357.9M
2.7B
Bounce rate lower is better
26%
33%
38%
28%
Pages / visit
4.5
3.6
3.4
4.1
Visit duration
6m 14s
4m 18s
5m 33s
7m 01s
Traffic sources
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
ClaudePerplexity AIDeepSeekGemini
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MGemini · 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 · 950.2MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MGemini · 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
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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$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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deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
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
TextImagesDocumentsCode
TextImagesCode
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
Output
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
TextCode
TextCode
CodeVideoTextImagesAudio
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 4 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
26
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9
15
Chatbots
Research
Summarizing
Writing
Coding
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Large language models
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Translations
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Search engine
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Document summarization
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PDF analysis
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Email writing
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Homework assistance
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AI search
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Image generation
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APIs
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Essay writing
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Image to image
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Paraphrasing
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Research papers
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Terminal
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Blogging
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Code documentation
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Copywriting
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Grammar checking
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Image editing
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
★ 4.610 ratings
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★ 4.33 ratings
Upvotes
▲ 50
▲ 3
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▲ 11
Saves
7
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Reviews
10
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Prompts
19
1
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4
Verified listing
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