Claude vs DeepSeek vs OpenRouter

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
DeepSeek
Competitor 2
OpenRouter
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
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Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor OpenRouter
openrouter.ai
Every model, one endpoint
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
950.2Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
22Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 2.0%
▲ 2.1%
▲ 14.6%
6-month growth
+54.8%
+0.9%
+39.6%
Global rank web
#40
#131
#2,023
Avg. last 3 months
955.4M
357.9M
19.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
26%
38%
32%
Pages / visit
4.5
3.4
7.7
Visit duration
6m 14s
5m 33s
6m 13s
Traffic sources
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
ClaudeDeepSeekOpenRouter
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MOpenRouter · 7.5MOpenRouter · 8.6MOpenRouter · 8.4MOpenRouter · 11.2MOpenRouter · 15.8MOpenRouter · 17.9MOpenRouter · 16.8MOpenRouter · 17.3MOpenRouter · 19.2MOpenRouter · 22M1M10M100M1BClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MOpenRouter · 7.5MOpenRouter · 8.6MOpenRouter · 8.4MOpenRouter · 11.2MOpenRouter · 15.8MOpenRouter · 17.9MOpenRouter · 16.8MOpenRouter · 17.3MOpenRouter · 19.2MOpenRouter · 22MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
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Free tier
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
Plans
Free FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Free FreeStandard Custom/moBusiness Custom/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeTextImagesDocuments
TextImagesCode
TextVideoImagesAudio
Output
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
TextCode
VideoTextImagesAudio
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
26
9
5
Large language models
Chatbots
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APIs
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Coding
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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LLM gateway
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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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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Code documentation
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Copywriting
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Development
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Email writing
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Grammar checking
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LLM comparison
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Math
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Proofreading
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Refactoring
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SQL queries
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Testing
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Rating
★ 4.610 ratings
no ratings yet
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Upvotes
▲ 50
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Saves
7
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Reviews
10
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Prompts
19
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Verified listing
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