GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code vs Consensus vs OpenAI API

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

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GitHub Copilot
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Claude Code
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Consensus
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OpenAI API
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
637.9Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
5.8Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
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6-month growth
+19.3%
+106.6%
+14.4%
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Global rank web
#49
#434
#9,859
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Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
125.2M
5.5M
15.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
64%
43%
34%
Pages / visit
5.9
2.2
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Visit duration
6m 26s
2m 36s
3m 56s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
GitHub CopilotClaude CodeConsensusOpenAI API
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MGitHub 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 · 123.5MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MOpenAI 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 · 15.2M1M10M100M1BGitHub 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 · 123.5MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MOpenAI 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
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Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
$8.99per month · free tier available
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Plans
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
CodeText
TextCode
Text
AudioDocumentsImagesText
Output
Code
Code
Text
VideoAudioCodeImagesText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
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