OpenAI Codex vs Claude vs Microsoft Copilot vs ChatGPT

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

Your tool
OpenAI Codex
vs
Competitor 1
Claude
Competitor 2
Microsoft Copilot
Competitor 3
ChatGPT
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
Competitor Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
204.3Mvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.6%
▼ 2.0%
▼ 31.3%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
+0.3%
+54.8%
-16.6%
-1.6%
Global rank web
#212
#40
#609
#7
Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
955.4M
110.9M
5.5B
Bounce rate lower is better
58%
26%
36%
30%
Pages / visit
3.0
4.5
3.6
4.3
Visit duration
2m 31s
6m 14s
5m 32s
6m 35s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
OpenAI CodexClaudeMicrosoft CopilotChatGPT
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6B10M100M1B10BOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
$8per month · free tier available
Free tier
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
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Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
TextImagesDocumentsCode
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
Output
Code
DocumentsTextSlidesDataCode
TextImagesCodeAudio
TextImagesCodeAudio
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
9
26
11
19
Coding
Chatbots
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Debugging
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Code documentation
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Agents
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Essay writing
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Image generation
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Search engine
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Blogging
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Code reviews
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Grammar checking
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Terminal
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Refactoring
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APIs
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Document summarization
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GitHub automation
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GitHub pull requests
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Homework assistance
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Image to text
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Large language models
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Productivity
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Voice assistance
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
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★ 4.610 ratings
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Upvotes
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▲ 50
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Saves
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4
Reviews
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10
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4
Prompts
0
19
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17
Verified listing
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