Perplexity AI vs Skywork vs Layercode 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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Skywork
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LLayercode
Competitor 3
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 Skywork
skywork.ai
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Competitor LLayercode
layercode.com
A developer building a telehealth app needs voice agents that respond instantly during patient consultations
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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
2Mvisits/mo
548visits/mo
5.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.2%
▼ 23.2%
▼ 75.1%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
-42.9%
-37.0%
-96.0%
+14.4%
Global rank web
#446
#22,484
#6,604,519
#9,859
Avg. last 3 months
104.9M
2.5M
1.6K
5.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
44%
36%
43%
Pages / visit
3.6
3.1
1.0
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Visit duration
4m 18s
3m 09s
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3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 86% · ● Referral 11%
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● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
Perplexity AISkyworkLayercodeConsensus
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 · 95.2MSkywork · 3.8MSkywork · 3.3MSkywork · 2.9MSkywork · 3.3MSkywork · 3.1MSkywork · 2.7MSkywork · 2.7MSkywork · 3MSkywork · 2.6MSkywork · 2MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Consensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8M1001K10K100K1M10M100M1BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MSkywork · 3.8MSkywork · 3.3MSkywork · 2.9MSkywork · 3.3MSkywork · 3.1MSkywork · 2.7MSkywork · 2.7MSkywork · 3MSkywork · 2.6MSkywork · 2MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Consensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$9.99per month · free tier available
$250per month · free tier available
$8.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsImagesTextCode
TextDocuments
TextAudio
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Output
CodeText
SlidesDocumentsDataAudioApps
TextAudio
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsVoice & Speech+8 more
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
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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Search engine
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Research papers
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Literature reviews
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AI search
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Agents
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Voice agents
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APIs
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Academic research
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Assistant API building
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Chatbots
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Developer tools
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Document summarization
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Medical research
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Presentations
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research
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Spreadsheets
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Summarizing
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Website building
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Assistant development
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Homework assistance
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Node js
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Note taking
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Podcasts
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Writing
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