OpenAI API vs Claude vs Gemini vs Cursor

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

Your tool
OpenAI API
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Competitor 1
Claude
Competitor 2
Gemini
Competitor 3
Cursor
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
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Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
15.2Mvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.6%
▼ 2.0%
▼ 2.6%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
-2.4%
+54.8%
+0.8%
-1.8%
Global rank web
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#40
#17
#15,584
Avg. last 3 months
15.2M
955.4M
2.7B
4.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
26%
28%
57%
Pages / visit
5.4
4.5
4.1
2.4
Visit duration
3m 56s
6m 14s
7m 01s
1m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
OpenAI APIClaudeGeminiCursor
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5M1M10M100M1B10BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
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$20per month · free tier available
$4.99per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
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Free FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesDocumentsAudio
CodeTextImagesDocuments
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
TextCode
Output
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
CodeVideoTextImagesAudio
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Large language models
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Chatbots
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APIs
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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PDF analysis
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Email writing
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Image generation
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Agents
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Developer tools
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Development
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Image to image
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LLM development
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Paraphrasing
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Search engine
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Terminal
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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API integrations
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Blogging
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Chatbot building
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Reviews
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Prompts
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