GitHub Copilot vs Perplexity AI vs Gemini vs Windsurf

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
Perplexity AI
Competitor 2
Gemini
Competitor 3
Windsurf
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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 Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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Competitor Windsurf
windsurf.com
Windsurf, which now appears on the web as Devin Desktop, is a desktop code editor that doubles as a control room for coding agents.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
637.9Mvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
▼ 8.2%
▼ 2.6%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
+19.3%
-42.9%
+0.8%
+122.1%
Global rank web
#49
#446
#17
#1,172,623
Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
104.9M
2.7B
26.9K
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
33%
28%
50%
Pages / visit
5.9
3.6
4.1
1.3
Visit duration
6m 26s
4m 18s
7m 01s
13s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
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GitHub CopilotPerplexity AIGeminiWindsurf
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BGitHub 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 · 95.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6K10K100K1M10M100M1B10BGitHub 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 · 95.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$4.99per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
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Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
TextCodeDocumentsImages
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextCode
Output
Code
TextCode
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Code autocompletion
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Agents
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Chatbots
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Research
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Search engine
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Agent management
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Summarizing
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Writing
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AI search
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Image generation
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Coding in VS Code
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Developer tools
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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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PDF analysis
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Research papers
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Translations
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Vs code
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GitHub pull requests
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Homework assistance
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Image editing
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Literature reviews
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Terminal
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