Perplexity AI vs Monica vs Merlin vs Who Codes Best?

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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Monica
Competitor 2
Merlin
Competitor 3
Who Codes Best?
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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 Who Codes Best?
whocodesbest.com
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
95.2Mvisits/mo
5.5Mvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.2%
▲ 1.6%
▼ 13.8%
▲ 90.7%
6-month growth
-42.9%
-29.1%
-9.1%
+168.0%
Global rank web
#446
#11,688
#46,011
#8,718,640
Avg. last 3 months
104.9M
5.6M
1.3M
1.4K
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
46%
50%
41%
Pages / visit
3.6
2.9
2.5
1.2
Visit duration
4m 18s
2m 44s
4m 15s
1s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 9%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
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Perplexity AIMonicaMerlinWho Codes Best?
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 · 1.2MWho Codes Best? · 747Who Codes Best? · 2.2KWho Codes Best? · 597Who Codes Best? · 1KWho Codes Best? · 1.1KWho Codes Best? · 2K1001K10K100K1M10M100M1BPerplexity 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 · 1.2MWho Codes Best? · 747Who Codes Best? · 2.2KWho Codes Best? · 597Who Codes Best? · 1KWho Codes Best? · 1.1KWho Codes Best? · 2KNov '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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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
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsImagesTextCode
CodeDocumentsImagesTextWeb pages
Web pagesTextDocumentsCode
Text
Output
CodeText
CodeImagesTextVideo
TextImagesCode
Code
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
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Chatbots
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Summarizing
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Writing
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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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Video summaries
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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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Research
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Copywriting
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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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Homework assistance
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Literature reviews
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Video generation
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