Claude vs Cursor vs Windsurf vs DeepSeek

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

Your tool
Claude
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Competitor 1
Cursor
Competitor 2
Windsurf
Competitor 3
DeepSeek
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Competitor Windsurf
windsurf.com
Windsurf, which now appears on the web as Devin Desktop, is a desktop code editor that doubles as a control room for coding agents.
Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
950.2Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 2.0%
▲ 7.8%
▲ 7.8%
▲ 2.1%
6-month growth
+54.8%
-1.8%
+122.1%
+0.9%
Global rank web
#40
#15,584
#1,172,623
#131
Avg. last 3 months
955.4M
4.4M
26.9K
357.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
26%
57%
50%
38%
Pages / visit
4.5
2.4
1.3
3.4
Visit duration
6m 14s
1m 36s
13s
5m 33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
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● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
ClaudeCursorWindsurfDeepSeek
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8M10K100K1M10M100M1BClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KDeepSeek · 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
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeTextImagesDocuments
TextCode
TextCode
TextImagesCode
Output
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
Code
Code
TextCode
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
26
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Coding
Debugging
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Code reviews
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Chatbots
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Agents
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Large language models
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Agent management
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Code autocompletion
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APIs
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Developer tools
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Development
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Homework assistance
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Terminal
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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GitHub pull requests
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Grammar checking
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Math
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Proofreading
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Rating
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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