Consensus vs Gemini vs OpenAI API vs Claude Code

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

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Gemini
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OpenAI API
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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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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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.8Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 2.6%
▲ 4.6%
▼ 6.8%
6-month growth
+14.4%
+0.8%
-2.4%
+106.6%
Global rank web
#9,859
#17
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#434
Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
2.7B
15.2M
125.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
28%
34%
64%
Pages / visit
4.1
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Visit duration
3m 56s
7m 01s
3m 56s
2m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
ConsensusGeminiOpenAI APIClaude Code
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MGemini · 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 · 15.2MClaude 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 · 123.5M1M10M100M1B10BConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MGemini · 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 · 15.2MClaude 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 · 123.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
$4.99per month · free tier available
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$17per month · free tier available
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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 FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextImagesDocumentsAudio
TextCode
Output
Text
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
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Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Code analysis
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Email writing
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Image to image
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LLM development
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Literature reviews
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Medical research
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PDF analysis
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research
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Summarizing
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Writing
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