Consensus vs GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code vs OpenAI API

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

Your tool
Consensus
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Competitor 1
GitHub Copilot
Competitor 2
Claude Code
Competitor 3
OpenAI API
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.8Mvisits/mo
637.9Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▲ 3.7%
▼ 6.8%
▲ 4.6%
6-month growth
+14.4%
+19.3%
+106.6%
-2.4%
Global rank web
#9,859
#49
#434
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Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
629.7M
125.2M
15.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
36%
64%
34%
Pages / visit
4.1
5.9
2.2
5.4
Visit duration
3m 56s
6m 26s
2m 36s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
ConsensusGitHub CopilotClaude CodeOpenAI API
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MClaude 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 · 123.5MOpenAI 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 · 15.2M1M10M100M1BConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MClaude 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 · 123.5MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
$4per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
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Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
CodeText
TextCode
AudioDocumentsImagesText
Output
Text
Code
Code
VideoAudioCodeImagesText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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6
Coding
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Terminal
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Debugging
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APIs
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Code autocompletion
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Research
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Research papers
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Search engine
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Academic research
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Code analysis
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Code explanations
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Coding in VS Code
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Developer tools
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LLM development
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Large language models
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Literature reviews
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Medical research
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research
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Vs code
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API integrations
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Agent management
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Chatbot building
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Development
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Refactoring
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Prompts
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