Cursor vs ChatGPT vs DeepSeek vs Claude Code

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

Your tool
Cursor
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Competitor 1
ChatGPT
Competitor 2
DeepSeek
Competitor 3
Claude Code
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
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Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▲ 3.5%
▲ 2.1%
▼ 6.8%
6-month growth
-1.8%
-1.6%
+0.9%
+106.6%
Global rank web
#15,584
#7
#131
#434
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
5.5B
357.9M
125.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
30%
38%
64%
Pages / visit
2.4
4.3
3.4
2.2
Visit duration
1m 36s
6m 35s
5m 33s
2m 36s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
CursorChatGPTDeepSeekClaude Code
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5M1M10M100M1B10BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$8per month · free tier available
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$17per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextImagesCode
TextCode
Output
Code
TextImagesCodeAudio
TextCode
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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19
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6
Coding
Debugging
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Chatbots
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Code reviews
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Development
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Large language models
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Agents
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Blogging
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Code analysis
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Homework assistance
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Image generation
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Image to text
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Search engine
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Image editing
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Image to image
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Math
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Terminal commands management
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Reviews
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Prompts
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