Perplexity AI vs Monica vs Merlin 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
Monica
Competitor 2
Merlin
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 Monica
monica.im
AI in browser sidebar always ready
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Competitor Merlin
getmerlin.in
AI assistant in your browser
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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
5.5Mvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.2%
▲ 1.6%
▼ 13.8%
▼ 2.0%
6-month growth
-42.9%
-29.1%
-9.1%
+54.8%
Global rank web
#446
#11,688
#46,011
#40
Avg. last 3 months
104.9M
5.6M
1.3M
955.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
46%
50%
26%
Pages / visit
3.6
2.9
2.5
4.5
Visit duration
4m 18s
2m 44s
4m 15s
6m 14s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 9%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
Perplexity AIMonicaMerlinClaude
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MMonica · 8.5MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 7MMonica · 7.7MMonica · 7.9MMonica · 7.3MMonica · 6MMonica · 5.4MMonica · 5.5MMerlin · 1.5MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2M1M10M100M1BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MMonica · 8.5MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 7MMonica · 7.7MMonica · 7.9MMonica · 7.3MMonica · 6MMonica · 5.4MMonica · 5.5MMerlin · 1.5MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MClaude · 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
$8.3per month · free tier available
$29per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
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Plan USD8.30 $8.30/moPlan USD16.60 $16.60/moPlan USD82.90 $82.90/moPlan USD99.00 $99/yr+1 more
Free FreePro $29/moTeams $15/mo
Free FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeDocumentsImagesText
DocumentsImagesTextWeb pagesCode
Web pagesTextDocumentsCode
CodeTextImagesDocuments
Output
TextCode
CodeImagesTextVideo
TextImagesCode
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
AI Detection & SafetyChatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & Learning+23 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDesign & CreativeDevelopment & CodeEducation & Learning+21 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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13
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26
Chatbots
Summarizing
Writing
Coding
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Document summarization
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Translations
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Research
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Search engine
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Image generation
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Video summaries
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Copywriting
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Grammar checking
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Mind maps
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Productivity
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AI search
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Chrome extensions
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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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Large language models
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Research papers
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Social media
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Social media posts
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Terminal
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Blogging
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Code documentation
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Prompts
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