ChatGPT vs Perplexity AI vs Adobe Firefly vs DeepSeek

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

Your tool
ChatGPT
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Competitor 1
Perplexity AI
Competitor 2
Adobe Firefly
Competitor 3
DeepSeek
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
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Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Competitor Adobe Firefly
firefly.adobe.com
AI generation built into the tools professionals already use
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Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.6Bvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
20.6Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 8.2%
▲ 5.4%
▲ 2.1%
6-month growth
-1.6%
-42.9%
+28.2%
+0.9%
Global rank web
#7
#446
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#131
Avg. last 3 months
5.5B
104.9M
20.6M
357.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
30%
33%
41%
38%
Pages / visit
4.3
3.6
3.5
3.4
Visit duration
6m 35s
4m 18s
4m 52s
5m 33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
ChatGPTPerplexity AIAdobe FireflyDeepSeek
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MAdobe Firefly · 15MAdobe Firefly · 15.7MAdobe Firefly · 15.5MAdobe Firefly · 16.1MAdobe Firefly · 18.4MAdobe Firefly · 21MAdobe Firefly · 21.6MAdobe Firefly · 19.5MAdobe Firefly · 20.6MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8M10M100M1B10BChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BPerplexity 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 · 95.2MAdobe Firefly · 15MAdobe Firefly · 15.7MAdobe Firefly · 15.5MAdobe Firefly · 16.1MAdobe Firefly · 18.4MAdobe Firefly · 21MAdobe Firefly · 21.6MAdobe Firefly · 19.5MAdobe Firefly · 20.6MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$9.99per month · free tier available
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
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Free FreeStandard $9.99/moPro $19.99/moPro Plus $49.99/mo+1 more
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
CodeDocumentsImagesText
VideoTextImages
TextImagesCode
Output
TextImagesCodeAudio
CodeText
VideoImagesAudio
TextCode
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Audio & MusicImage EditingImage GenerationVideo Creation+6 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
19
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4
9
Chatbots
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Research
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Summarizing
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Writing
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Image generation
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Search engine
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Coding
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Translations
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Homework assistance
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Image editing
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AI search
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Image to video
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Large language models
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Document summarization
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Email writing
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Image to text
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Research papers
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Video generation
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Code documentation
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Debugging
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Image to image
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Literature reviews
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Math
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Refactoring
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Rating
★ 4.34 ratings
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Upvotes
▲ 17
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Saves
4
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Reviews
4
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Prompts
17
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Verified listing
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