DeepSeek vs ChatGPT vs OpenAI API vs Microsoft Copilot

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

Your tool
DeepSeek
vs
Competitor 1
ChatGPT
Competitor 2
OpenAI API
Competitor 3
Microsoft Copilot
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
353.8Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2.1%
▲ 3.5%
▲ 4.6%
▼ 31.3%
6-month growth
+0.9%
-1.6%
-2.4%
-16.6%
Global rank web
#131
#7
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#609
Avg. last 3 months
357.9M
5.5B
15.2M
110.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
38%
30%
34%
36%
Pages / visit
3.4
4.3
5.4
3.6
Visit duration
5m 33s
6m 35s
3m 56s
5m 32s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
DeepSeekChatGPTOpenAI APIMicrosoft Copilot
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9M10M100M1B10BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
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$8per month · free tier available
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Free tier
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
Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesCode
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
TextAudioDocumentsImages
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
Output
CodeText
TextImagesCodeAudio
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextAudioCodeImages
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
9
19
1
11
Chatbots
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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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Homework assistance
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Image generation
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Search engine
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APIs
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Large language models
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Blogging
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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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Image to text
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Productivity
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Voice assistance
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Code documentation
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Debugging
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Image editing
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Image to image
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Math
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Refactoring
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
0
4
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Prompts
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Verified listing
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