Perplexity AI vs Monica vs Merlin vs Harpa

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
Harpa
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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 Harpa
harpa.ai
HARPA AI is a Chrome Extension and NoCode RPA platform that automates web tasks to save time and money. It uses a hybrid AI engine built on ChatGPT and Machine Learning to perform tasks such as provid
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
95.2Mvisits/mo
5.5Mvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
281.1Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.2%
▲ 1.6%
▼ 13.8%
▼ 18.4%
6-month growth
-42.9%
-29.1%
-9.1%
-55.5%
Global rank web
#446
#11,688
#46,011
#170,120
Avg. last 3 months
104.9M
5.6M
1.3M
326.3K
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
46%
50%
53%
Pages / visit
3.6
2.9
2.5
1.6
Visit duration
4m 18s
2m 44s
4m 15s
1m 09s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 9%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
Perplexity AIMonicaMerlinHarpa
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 · 95.2MMonica · 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 · 1.2MHarpa · 269.4KHarpa · 340KHarpa · 397.4KHarpa · 367.5KHarpa · 631.4KHarpa · 457.2KHarpa · 421.2KHarpa · 353.4KHarpa · 344.4KHarpa · 281.1K100K1M10M100M1BPerplexity 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 · 1.2MHarpa · 269.4KHarpa · 340KHarpa · 397.4KHarpa · 367.5KHarpa · 631.4KHarpa · 457.2KHarpa · 421.2KHarpa · 353.4KHarpa · 344.4KHarpa · 281.1KNov '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
€14.3per month
Free tier
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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
Everyone €14.30/moPro €19.60/moLife €238
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsImagesTextCode
CodeDocumentsImagesTextWeb pages
Web pagesTextDocumentsCode
Web pagesText
Output
CodeText
CodeImagesTextVideo
TextImagesCode
TextData
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
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 & CodeProductivity & OfficeVideo Editing+7 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
10
13
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10
Chatbots
Summarizing
Video summaries
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Writing
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Chrome extensions
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Search engine
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Coding
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Document summarization
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Image generation
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Translations
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Mind maps
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Productivity
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AI search
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Agents
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Research
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Copywriting
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Email automation
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Grammar checking
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Research papers
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Social media
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Social media posts
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Web scraping
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Email management
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Homework assistance
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Literature reviews
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SEO
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Video generation
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Web browsing
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Reviews
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Prompts
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