Consensus vs MostlyAI vs Claude Code vs Perplexity AI

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

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Consensus
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MostlyAI
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Claude Code
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Perplexity AI
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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 MostlyAI
mostly.ai
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.8Mvisits/mo
43.5Kvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 22.5%
▼ 6.8%
▼ 8.2%
6-month growth
+14.4%
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+106.6%
-42.9%
Global rank web
#9,859
#791,007
#434
#446
Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
55.6K
125.2M
104.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
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Pages / visit
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Visit duration
3m 56s
22s
2m 36s
4m 18s
Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
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● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
ConsensusMostlyAIClaude CodePerplexity AI
047.3M94.5M141.8M189MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MMostlyAI · 76.8KMostlyAI · 88.7KMostlyAI · 87.8KMostlyAI · 67.7KMostlyAI · 61.8KMostlyAI · 56.7KMostlyAI · 67.3KMostlyAI · 56.1KMostlyAI · 43.5KClaude 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 · 123.5MPerplexity 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 · 95.2M10K100K1M10M100M1BConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MMostlyAI · 76.8KMostlyAI · 88.7KMostlyAI · 87.8KMostlyAI · 67.7KMostlyAI · 61.8KMostlyAI · 56.7KMostlyAI · 67.3KMostlyAI · 56.1KMostlyAI · 43.5KClaude 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 · 123.5MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
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Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
Free
$17per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DataText
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CodeDocumentsImagesText
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Text
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Skill level
Intermediate
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Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Development & CodeResearch & AnalyticsAI Developer ToolsAI For Data Analytics
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
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AI search
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Coding
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Academic research
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Code analysis
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Debugging
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Document summarization
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Medical research
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research
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Summarizing
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Data anonymization
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Data privacy compliance
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Data science
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Developer tools
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Development
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Homework assistance
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