Perplexity AI vs Skywork vs Macaly vs ChatPDF

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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Macaly
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ChatPDF
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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 Macaly
macaly.com
Macaly processes natural language descriptions and canvas sketches to generate functional websites and web applications
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Competitor ChatPDF
chatpdf.com
ChatPDF is a document question-answering app: upload a PDF, ask questions in plain language, and get answers with built-in citations that point back to the source passage.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
95.2Mvisits/mo
2Mvisits/mo
89.6Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▼ 8.2%
▼ 23.2%
▲ 42.9%
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6-month growth
-42.9%
-37.0%
+66.3%
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Global rank web
#446
#22,484
#485,213
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Avg. last 3 months
104.9M
2.5M
76.3K
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Bounce rate lower is better
33%
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39%
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Pages / visit
3.6
3.1
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Visit duration
4m 18s
3m 09s
2m 27s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 86% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 27%
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Perplexity AISkyworkMacalyChatPDF
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 · 2MMacaly · 39.3KMacaly · 52.7KMacaly · 39.6KMacaly · 53.8KMacaly · 31.6KMacaly · 47.4KMacaly · 76.7KMacaly · 62.7KMacaly · 89.6K10K100K1M10M100M1BPerplexity 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 · 2MMacaly · 39.3KMacaly · 52.7KMacaly · 39.6KMacaly · 53.8KMacaly · 31.6KMacaly · 47.4KMacaly · 76.7KMacaly · 62.7KMacaly · 89.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$9.99per month · free tier available
$25per month · free tier available
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Free FreePro $25/moAgency $350/moHosting $5/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsImagesTextCode
TextDocuments
DocumentsTextWeb pages
DocumentsTextWeb pages
Output
CodeText
DataSlidesDocumentsAudioApps
Apps
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsVoice & Speech+8 more
Development & CodeAI App BuilderAI Website Builder
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsWriting & Content+4 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Homework assistance
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Interactive PDF processing
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PDF analysis
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PDFs
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Search engine
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Database management
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