Cursor vs OpenAI API vs DeepSeek

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

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Cursor
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Competitor 1
OpenAI API
Competitor 2
DeepSeek
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for Cursor: GitHub Copilot88% Windsurf88% Google Antigravity86% CodeRabbit85% Claude Code84% Qodo (Formerly Codium)82% OpenAI Codex82% Zed80%
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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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
4.5Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▲ 4.6%
▲ 2.1%
6-month growth
-1.8%
-2.4%
+0.9%
Global rank web
#15,584
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#131
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
15.2M
357.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
34%
38%
Pages / visit
2.4
5.4
3.4
Visit duration
1m 36s
3m 56s
5m 33s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
CursorOpenAI APIDeepSeek
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8M1M10M100M1BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MDeepSeek · 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
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
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API access
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
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deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
AudioDocumentsImagesText
TextImagesCode
Output
Code
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
TextCode
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Large language models
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APIs
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Chatbots
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Development
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Homework assistance
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LLM development
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Refactoring
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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API integrations
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Code documentation
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Math
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Terminal commands management
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Prompts
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