GitHub Copilot vs Perplexity AI vs Claude Code vs ChatGPT

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

Your tool
GitHub Copilot
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Competitor 1
Perplexity AI
Competitor 2
Claude Code
Competitor 3
ChatGPT
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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 Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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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
95.2Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
▼ 8.2%
▼ 6.8%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
+19.3%
-42.9%
+106.6%
-1.6%
Global rank web
#49
#446
#434
#7
Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
104.9M
125.2M
5.5B
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
33%
64%
30%
Pages / visit
5.9
3.6
2.2
4.3
Visit duration
6m 26s
4m 18s
2m 36s
6m 35s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
GitHub CopilotPerplexity AIClaude CodeChatGPT
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 · 637.9MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MClaude 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 · 123.5MChatGPT · 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 · 637.9MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MClaude 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 · 123.5MChatGPT · 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
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
$8per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
CodeDocumentsImagesText
TextCode
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
Output
Code
TextCode
Code
TextImagesCodeAudio
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Chatbots
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Research
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Search engine
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Summarizing
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Debugging
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Writing
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AI search
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Blogging
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Code analysis
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Copywriting
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Document summarization
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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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Research papers
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Translations
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Agent management
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Code documentation
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Development
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Homework assistance
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Image editing
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Image to image
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Literature reviews
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Refactoring
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Rating
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Prompts
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