Gemini vs HotBot vs OpenAI API vs Claude Code

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

Your tool
Gemini
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HotBot
Competitor 2
OpenAI API
Competitor 3
Claude Code
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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Competitor HotBot
hotbot.com
Most of HotBot works without signing up
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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
2.6Bvisits/mo
320Kvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 2.6%
▲ 3.7%
▲ 4.6%
▼ 6.8%
6-month growth
+0.8%
-34.3%
-2.4%
+106.6%
Global rank web
#17
#151,652
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#434
Avg. last 3 months
2.7B
328.6K
15.2M
125.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
28%
40%
34%
64%
Pages / visit
4.1
2.6
5.4
2.2
Visit duration
7m 01s
1m 13s
3m 56s
2m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 85% · ● Referral 13%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
GeminiHotBotOpenAI APIClaude Code
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BHotBot · 533.9KHotBot · 573KHotBot · 687.4KHotBot · 576.1KHotBot · 486.9KHotBot · 466.6KHotBot · 491.5KHotBot · 357KHotBot · 308.6KHotBot · 320KOpenAI 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 · 123.5M100K1M10M100M1B10BGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BHotBot · 533.9KHotBot · 573KHotBot · 687.4KHotBot · 576.1KHotBot · 486.9KHotBot · 466.6KHotBot · 491.5KHotBot · 357KHotBot · 308.6KHotBot · 320KOpenAI 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
$4.99per month · free tier available
$7.95per month · free tier available
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$17per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
Free FreeWeekly $7.95/otherQuarterly $39.95/other
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
CodeAudioDocumentsImagesText
TextImagesDocumentsAudio
CodeText
Output
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
CodeImagesText
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
Code
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsAI Chatbot
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
15
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Coding
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Chatbots
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Large language models
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Research
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Writing
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APIs
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Image generation
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Terminal
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Agents
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Chatting
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Code analysis
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Code explanations
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Email writing
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Image to image
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LLM development
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PDF analysis
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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Development
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Image editing
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Refactoring
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Voice chatting
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Rating
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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