Perplexity AI vs Claude Code vs OpenCode vs GitHub 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
OpenCode
Competitor 3
GitHub Copilot
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4 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 OpenCode
opencode.ai
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that helps developers write code in the terminal, an IDE or a desktop app.
Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
95.2Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
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637.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.2%
▼ 6.8%
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▲ 3.7%
6-month growth
-42.9%
+106.6%
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+19.3%
Global rank web
#446
#434
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#49
Avg. last 3 months
104.9M
125.2M
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629.7M
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
64%
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36%
Pages / visit
3.6
2.2
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5.9
Visit duration
4m 18s
2m 36s
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6m 26s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
Perplexity AIClaude CodeOpenCodeGitHub Copilot
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MPerplexity 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 · 123.5MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9M10M100M1BPerplexity 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 · 123.5MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
Free
$4per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
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Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeDocumentsImagesText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
CodeText
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
10
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4
Coding
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Development
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AI search
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Research
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Search engine
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Chatbots
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Code analysis
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Debugging
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Document summarization
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Research papers
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Summarizing
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Agent management
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Developer tools
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Homework assistance
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Literature reviews
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Writing
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Community on aitoolstime
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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2
Verified listing
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.