Perplexity AI vs Gemini vs Microsoft Copilot vs OpenAI API

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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Gemini
Competitor 2
Microsoft Copilot
Competitor 3
OpenAI API
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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 Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
95.2Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.2%
▼ 2.6%
▼ 31.3%
▲ 4.6%
6-month growth
-42.9%
+0.8%
-16.6%
-2.4%
Global rank web
#446
#17
#609
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Avg. last 3 months
104.9M
2.7B
110.9M
15.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
28%
36%
34%
Pages / visit
3.6
4.1
3.6
5.4
Visit duration
4m 18s
7m 01s
5m 32s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
Perplexity AIGeminiMicrosoft CopilotOpenAI API
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 · 95.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MOpenAI 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 · 15.2M10M100M1B10BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$4.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
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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
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Capabilities input → output
Input
ImagesTextDocumentsCode
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
TextImagesDocumentsAudio
Output
TextCode
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextAudioCodeImages
TextImagesCodeAudioVideo
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Generation+16 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Chatbots
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Research
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Search engine
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Summarizing
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Writing
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Image generation
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Coding
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Large language models
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Translations
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Homework assistance
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AI search
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APIs
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Developer tools
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Document summarization
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Email writing
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Image to image
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LLM development
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PDF analysis
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Productivity
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Research papers
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Voice assistance
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Image editing
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Literature reviews
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