DeepSeek vs Cursor vs Claude Code

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
Cursor
Competitor 2
Claude Code
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for DeepSeek: ChatGPT88% OpenAI API88% Qwen88% Claude87% Gemini87% Kimi AI87% Anthropic Claude API87% Mistral AI85%
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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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
353.8Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2.1%
▲ 7.8%
▼ 6.8%
6-month growth
+0.9%
-1.8%
+106.6%
Global rank web
#131
#15,584
#434
Avg. last 3 months
357.9M
4.4M
125.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
38%
57%
64%
Pages / visit
3.4
2.4
2.2
Visit duration
5m 33s
1m 36s
2m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
DeepSeekCursorClaude Code
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MClaude 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 · 123.5M1M10M100M1BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MClaude 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
Starting price
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$20per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
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
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeImagesText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
CodeText
Code
Code
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
9
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6
Coding
Code reviews
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Debugging
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Development
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Chatbots
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Large language models
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Agents
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Code analysis
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Homework assistance
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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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Code documentation
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Math
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Terminal commands management
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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