Gemini vs Perplexity AI vs Microsoft Copilot vs Consensus

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

Your tool
Gemini
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Perplexity AI
Competitor 2
Microsoft Copilot
Competitor 3
Consensus
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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 Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
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Competitor Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
2.6Bvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
5.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 2.6%
▼ 8.2%
▼ 31.3%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
+0.8%
-42.9%
-16.6%
+14.4%
Global rank web
#17
#446
#609
#9,859
Avg. last 3 months
2.7B
104.9M
110.9M
5.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
28%
33%
36%
43%
Pages / visit
4.1
3.6
3.6
4.1
Visit duration
7m 01s
4m 18s
5m 32s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
GeminiPerplexity AIMicrosoft CopilotConsensus
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8M1M10M100M1B10BGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$4.99per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
$8.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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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
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Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
CodeDocumentsImagesText
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
Text
Output
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextCode
TextImagesCodeAudio
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Generation+16 more
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
15
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Research
Search engine
Chatbots
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Summarizing
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Writing
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Image generation
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Research papers
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Coding
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Translations
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Homework assistance
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Literature reviews
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AI search
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Academic research
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Document summarization
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Email writing
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Image to image
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Large language models
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Medical research
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PDF analysis
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Productivity
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Voice assistance
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Image editing
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Reviews
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Prompts
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