DeepSeek vs FLUX vs Claude vs Z.ai

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
FLUX
Competitor 2
Claude
Competitor 3
Z.ai
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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 FLUX
blackforestlabs.ai
FLUX by Black Forest Labs is a sophisticated AI tool offering creative solutions. Using a combination of cutting-edge AI models and refined aesthetics, it generates endless high-quality digital art. T
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Competitor Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
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Competitor Z.ai
chat.z.ai
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
353.8Mvisits/mo
2.6Kvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
10Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2.1%
▲ 779.9%
▼ 2.0%
▼ 12.3%
6-month growth
+0.9%
-10.4%
+54.8%
+44.6%
Global rank web
#131
#5,566,341
#40
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Avg. last 3 months
357.9M
1K
955.4M
10.6M
Bounce rate lower is better
38%
43%
26%
25%
Pages / visit
3.4
2.1
4.5
3.2
Visit duration
5m 33s
46s
6m 14s
19m 00s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
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● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 91% · ● Referral 8%
DeepSeekFLUXClaudeZ.ai
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MFLUX · 2.9KFLUX · 4.4KFLUX · 4.5KFLUX · 152FLUX · 293FLUX · 2.6KClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MZ.ai · 4.2MZ.ai · 4.4MZ.ai · 5.4MZ.ai · 6.2MZ.ai · 6.9MZ.ai · 8.6MZ.ai · 8.5MZ.ai · 10.4MZ.ai · 11.4MZ.ai · 10M1001K10K100K1M10M100M1BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MFLUX · 2.9KFLUX · 4.4KFLUX · 4.5KFLUX · 152FLUX · 293FLUX · 2.6KClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MZ.ai · 4.2MZ.ai · 4.4MZ.ai · 5.4MZ.ai · 6.2MZ.ai · 6.9MZ.ai · 8.6MZ.ai · 8.5MZ.ai · 10.4MZ.ai · 11.4MZ.ai · 10MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Starting price
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$9per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
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Free FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesCode
TextImages
CodeTextImagesDocuments
TextImagesDocumentsCode
Output
CodeText
Images
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
TextCodeApps
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Development & CodeImage EditingImage GenerationAI API+3 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Agent+6 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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26
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Chatbots
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Large language models
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Coding
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Summarizing
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Writing
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Image generation
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APIs
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Homework assistance
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Image editing
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Image to image
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Terminal
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Blogging
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Code documentation
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Grammar checking
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Image removal
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Math
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Proofreading
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Refactoring
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SQL queries
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