OpenAI API vs Gemini vs ChatGPT vs Mistral AI

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
Gemini
Competitor 2
ChatGPT
Competitor 3
Mistral AI
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
Competitor Mistral AI
mistral.ai
European AI with open-source roots
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
15.2Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
7.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.6%
▼ 2.6%
▲ 3.5%
▼ 15.2%
6-month growth
-2.4%
+0.8%
-1.6%
-11.3%
Global rank web
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#17
#7
#8,429
Avg. last 3 months
15.2M
2.7B
5.5B
8.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
28%
30%
42%
Pages / visit
5.4
4.1
4.3
3.3
Visit duration
3m 56s
7m 01s
6m 35s
3m 42s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 90% · ● Referral 7%
OpenAI APIGeminiChatGPTMistral AI
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BMistral AI · 7.7MMistral AI · 8MMistral AI · 8.1MMistral AI · 8.8MMistral AI · 10.8MMistral AI · 9.6MMistral AI · 9.7MMistral AI · 9.3MMistral AI · 7.8M1M10M100M1B10BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BMistral AI · 7.7MMistral AI · 8MMistral AI · 8.1MMistral AI · 8.8MMistral AI · 10.8MMistral AI · 9.6MMistral AI · 9.7MMistral AI · 9.3MMistral AI · 7.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
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$4.99per month · free tier available
$8per month · free tier available
$14.99per 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 FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Free FreePro $14.99/moPro Student $5.99/moTeam $24.99/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioDocumentsImagesText
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
CodeDocumentsImagesTextAudio
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
Output
VideoAudioCodeImagesText
VideoAudioCodeImagesText
AudioCodeImagesText
AudioCodeText
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
6
15
19
10
Chatbots
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Large language models
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Coding
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Research
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APIs
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Image generation
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Email writing
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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Image to image
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Image editing
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Agents
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Developer tools
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Document data extraction
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Image to text
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LLM development
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PDF analysis
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Text extraction
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Code documentation
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Debugging
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Reviews
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Prompts
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