Perplexity AI vs Claude Code vs Microsoft Copilot

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

Your tool
Perplexity AI
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Competitor 1
Claude Code
Competitor 2
Microsoft Copilot
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
95.2Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.2%
▼ 6.8%
▼ 31.3%
6-month growth
-42.9%
+106.6%
-16.6%
Global rank web
#446
#434
#609
Avg. last 3 months
104.9M
125.2M
110.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
64%
36%
Pages / visit
3.6
2.2
3.6
Visit duration
4m 18s
2m 36s
5m 32s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
Perplexity AIClaude CodeMicrosoft Copilot
047.3M94.5M141.8M189MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9M10M100M1BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsImagesTextCode
CodeText
ImagesTextDocumentsCodeAudio
Output
CodeText
Code
TextImagesCodeAudio
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
10
6
11
Chatbots
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Coding
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Research
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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Homework assistance
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Writing
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AI search
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Agents
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Code analysis
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Document summarization
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Image generation
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Productivity
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Research papers
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Translations
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Voice assistance
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Development
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Literature reviews
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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