DeepSeek vs Microsoft Copilot vs Claude Code vs OpenAI API

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

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DeepSeek
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Competitor 1
Microsoft Copilot
Competitor 2
Claude Code
Competitor 3
OpenAI API
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
353.8Mvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2.1%
▼ 31.3%
▼ 6.8%
▲ 4.6%
6-month growth
+0.9%
-16.6%
+106.6%
-2.4%
Global rank web
#131
#609
#434
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Avg. last 3 months
357.9M
110.9M
125.2M
15.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
38%
36%
64%
34%
Pages / visit
3.4
3.6
2.2
5.4
Visit duration
5m 33s
5m 32s
2m 36s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
DeepSeekMicrosoft CopilotClaude CodeOpenAI API
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MClaude 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 · 123.5MOpenAI 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 · 15.2M10M100M1BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MClaude 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 · 123.5MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
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Paid
Starting price
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Free tier
$17per 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
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesCode
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
CodeText
DocumentsImagesTextAudio
Output
TextCode
TextImagesCodeAudio
Code
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Generation+16 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Chatbots
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Large language models
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Homework assistance
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Research
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Summarizing
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Writing
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APIs
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Terminal
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Agents
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Code analysis
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Code explanations
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Image generation
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LLM development
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Productivity
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Search engine
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Voice assistance
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Development
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Math
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Refactoring
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Prompts
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