Perplexity AI vs OpenCode vs OpenAI Codex vs Consensus

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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OpenCode
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OpenAI Codex
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Consensus
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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 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.
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Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Competitor Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
95.2Mvisits/mo
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204.3Mvisits/mo
5.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.2%
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▲ 3.6%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
-42.9%
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+0.3%
+14.4%
Global rank web
#446
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#212
#9,859
Avg. last 3 months
104.9M
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197.3M
5.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
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58%
43%
Pages / visit
3.6
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3.0
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Visit duration
4m 18s
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2m 31s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
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● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
Perplexity AIOpenCodeOpenAI CodexConsensus
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8M1M10M100M1BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
Free
$20per month · free tier available
$8.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Capabilities input → output
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CodeDocumentsImagesText
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CodeText
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
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Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Research
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Search engine
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Agents
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Literature reviews
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Development
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AI search
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Academic research
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Chatbots
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Document summarization
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GitHub automation
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Medical research
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research
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Summarizing
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Code documentation
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Homework assistance
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Local AI
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Terminal
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Writing
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