GitHub Copilot vs OpenAI API vs ChatGPT

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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Competitor 1
OpenAI API
Competitor 2
ChatGPT
Competitor 3
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3 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 OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
637.9Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
▲ 4.6%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
+19.3%
-2.4%
-1.6%
Global rank web
#49
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#7
Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
15.2M
5.5B
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
34%
30%
Pages / visit
5.9
5.4
4.3
Visit duration
6m 26s
3m 56s
6m 35s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
GitHub CopilotOpenAI APIChatGPT
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6B10M100M1B10BGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
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$8per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
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Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
TextImagesDocumentsAudio
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
Output
Code
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextImagesCodeAudio
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
4
4
19
Coding
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APIs
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Chatbots
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Agents
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Blogging
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Code reviews
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Image generation
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Image to text
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LLM development
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Large language models
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Research
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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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API integrations
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Agent management
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Code documentation
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Debugging
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Image editing
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Image to image
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Refactoring
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Prompts
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