Perplexity AI vs Microsoft Copilot vs Gemini vs Claude

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

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Perplexity AI
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Competitor 1
Microsoft Copilot
Competitor 2
Gemini
Competitor 3
Claude
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
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Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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Competitor Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
95.2Mvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.2%
▼ 31.3%
▼ 2.6%
▼ 2.0%
6-month growth
-42.9%
-16.6%
+0.8%
+54.8%
Global rank web
#446
#609
#17
#40
Avg. last 3 months
104.9M
110.9M
2.7B
955.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
36%
28%
26%
Pages / visit
3.6
3.6
4.1
4.5
Visit duration
4m 18s
5m 32s
7m 01s
6m 14s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
Perplexity AIMicrosoft CopilotGeminiClaude
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2M10M100M1B10BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
$4.99per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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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 FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeDocumentsImagesText
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
DocumentsImagesTextCode
Output
CodeText
TextAudioCodeImages
TextVideoAudioCodeImages
CodeDataDocumentsSlidesText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Generation+16 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 4 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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26
Chatbots
Research
Summarizing
Writing
Coding
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Search engine
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Translations
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Image generation
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Document summarization
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Large language models
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PDF analysis
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Email writing
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Homework assistance
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AI search
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APIs
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Essay writing
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Image to image
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Paraphrasing
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Productivity
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Research papers
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Terminal
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Voice assistance
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Blogging
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Code documentation
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Copywriting
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Prompts
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