Grok vs Perplexity AI vs Gemini vs Monica

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

Your tool
Grok
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Competitor 1
Perplexity AI
Competitor 2
Gemini
Competitor 3
Monica
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Grok
grok.x.ai
AI with attitude and real-time knowledge
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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 Monica
monica.im
AI in browser sidebar always ready
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
42.9Kvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
5.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 58.1%
▼ 8.2%
▼ 2.6%
▲ 1.6%
6-month growth
-75.4%
-42.9%
+0.8%
-29.1%
Global rank web
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#446
#17
#11,688
Avg. last 3 months
99.3K
104.9M
2.7B
5.6M
Bounce rate lower is better
65%
33%
28%
46%
Pages / visit
1.6
3.6
4.1
2.9
Visit duration
31s
4m 18s
7m 01s
2m 44s
Traffic sources
● Direct 98% · ● Referral 2%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 9%
GrokPerplexity AIGeminiMonica
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BGrok · 586KGrok · 355KGrok · 300.5KGrok · 130.8KGrok · 174KGrok · 120.9KGrok · 185.2KGrok · 152.9KGrok · 102.3KGrok · 42.9KPerplexity 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 · 2.6BMonica · 8.5MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 7MMonica · 7.7MMonica · 7.9MMonica · 7.3MMonica · 6MMonica · 5.4MMonica · 5.5M10K100K1M10M100M1B10BGrok · 586KGrok · 355KGrok · 300.5KGrok · 130.8KGrok · 174KGrok · 120.9KGrok · 185.2KGrok · 152.9KGrok · 102.3KGrok · 42.9KPerplexity 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 · 2.6BMonica · 8.5MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 7MMonica · 7.7MMonica · 7.9MMonica · 7.3MMonica · 6MMonica · 5.4MMonica · 5.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$4.99per month · free tier available
$8.3per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeX Premium $8/moSuperGrok Lite $10/moX Premium+ $40/mo+3 more
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Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
Plan USD8.30 $8.30/moPlan USD16.60 $16.60/moPlan USD82.90 $82.90/moPlan USD99.00 $99/yr+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
TextImagesCodeDocuments
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
DocumentsWeb pagesTextImagesCode
Output
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
TextCode
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
CodeImagesTextVideo
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeImage GenerationAI API+4 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
AI Detection & SafetyChatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & Learning+23 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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15
13
Chatbots
Search engine
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Image generation
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Research
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Summarizing
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Coding
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Writing
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Video generation
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Document summarization
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Large language models
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Translations
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Video summaries
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AI search
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APIs
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Chatting
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Email writing
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Grammar checking
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Image to image
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Mind maps
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PDF analysis
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Research papers
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Web search
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Homework assistance
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Image editing
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Literature reviews
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Productivity
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Prompts
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