Microsoft Copilot vs DeepSeek vs Perplexity AI

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Microsoft Copilot
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Competitor 1
DeepSeek
Competitor 2
Perplexity AI
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for Microsoft Copilot: ChatGPT92% Gemini88% Claude82% Midjourney82% Grok80% Gemini Personal Intelligence80% Adobe Firefly78% Leonardo AI76%
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
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Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
81.9Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 31.3%
▲ 2.1%
▼ 8.2%
6-month growth
-16.6%
+0.9%
-42.9%
Global rank web
#609
#131
#446
Avg. last 3 months
110.9M
357.9M
104.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
38%
33%
Pages / visit
3.6
3.4
3.6
Visit duration
5m 32s
5m 33s
4m 18s
Traffic sources
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
Microsoft CopilotDeepSeekPerplexity AI
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MPerplexity 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 · 95.2M10M100M1BMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
Free tier
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$20per month · free tier available
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
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deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
TextImagesCode
DocumentsImagesTextCode
Output
TextImagesCodeAudio
TextCode
CodeText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Generation+16 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 5 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
11
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10
Chatbots
Research
Summarizing
Homework assistance
Writing
Search engine
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Coding
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Translations
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AI search
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Large language models
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Document summarization
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Image generation
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Productivity
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Research papers
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Voice assistance
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Literature reviews
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Math
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