Merlin vs ChatGPT Images vs MaxAI vs Monica

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

Your tool
Merlin
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Competitor 1
ChatGPT Images
Competitor 2
MaxAI
Competitor 3
Monica
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Merlin
getmerlin.in
AI assistant in your browser
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Competitor ChatGPT Images
openai.com
Because generation is native to the 4o multimodal model rather than a separate add-on, it draws on the model's world knowledge and the conversation history.
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Competitor MaxAI
maxai.co
MaxAI is a browser extension and web app that adds an AI sidebar to whatever page you have open.
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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
1.2Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
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5.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 13.8%
▲ 3.6%
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▲ 1.6%
6-month growth
-9.1%
+0.3%
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-29.1%
Global rank web
#46,011
#212
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#11,688
Avg. last 3 months
1.3M
197.3M
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5.6M
Bounce rate lower is better
50%
58%
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46%
Pages / visit
2.5
3.0
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2.9
Visit duration
4m 15s
2m 31s
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2m 44s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
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● Direct 89% · ● Referral 9%
MerlinChatGPT ImagesMaxAIMonica
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MMerlin · 1.5MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MChatGPT Images · 266.3MChatGPT Images · 225MChatGPT Images · 210.1MChatGPT Images · 191.2MChatGPT Images · 203.7MChatGPT Images · 195.7MChatGPT Images · 203.1MChatGPT Images · 190.4MChatGPT Images · 197.2MChatGPT Images · 204.3MMonica · 8.5MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 7MMonica · 7.7MMonica · 7.9MMonica · 7.3MMonica · 6MMonica · 5.4MMonica · 5.5M1M10M100M1BMerlin · 1.5MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MChatGPT Images · 266.3MChatGPT Images · 225MChatGPT Images · 210.1MChatGPT Images · 191.2MChatGPT Images · 203.7MChatGPT Images · 195.7MChatGPT Images · 203.1MChatGPT Images · 190.4MChatGPT Images · 197.2MChatGPT Images · 204.3MMonica · 8.5MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 7MMonica · 7.7MMonica · 7.9MMonica · 7.3MMonica · 6MMonica · 5.4MMonica · 5.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$29per month · free tier available
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$12per month · free tier available
$8.3per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreePro $29/moTeams $15/mo
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Free FreePro $12/mo
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
DocumentsWeb pagesTextCode
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Web pagesTextImagesDocumentsCode
ImagesTextWeb pagesDocumentsCode
Output
TextImagesCode
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TextImagesCode
CodeImagesTextVideo
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDesign & CreativeDevelopment & CodeEducation & Learning+21 more
Design & CreativeImage EditingImage GenerationAI Comic Generator+3 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningProductivity & OfficeVideo Editing+7 more
AI Detection & SafetyChatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & Learning+23 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
13
5
11
13
Image generation
Chatbots
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Video summaries
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Writing
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Coding
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Document summarization
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Grammar checking
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Mind maps
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Productivity
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Chrome extensions
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Copywriting
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Image editing
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Image to image
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Images
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Paraphrasing
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Search engine
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Social media
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Social media posts
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Browser
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Character image generation
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PDFs
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Video generation
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Community on aitoolstime
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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Verified listing
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