DeepSeek vs Gemini vs OpenAI API vs ChatGPT

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

Your tool
DeepSeek
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Competitor 1
Gemini
Competitor 2
OpenAI API
Competitor 3
ChatGPT
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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 Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
353.8Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2.1%
▼ 2.6%
▲ 4.6%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
+0.9%
+0.8%
-2.4%
-1.6%
Global rank web
#131
#17
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#7
Avg. last 3 months
357.9M
2.7B
15.2M
5.5B
Bounce rate lower is better
38%
28%
34%
30%
Pages / visit
3.4
4.1
5.4
4.3
Visit duration
5m 33s
7m 01s
3m 56s
6m 35s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
DeepSeekGeminiOpenAI APIChatGPT
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6B10M100M1B10BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
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$4.99per month · free tier available
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$8per 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
Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
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Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeImagesText
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
AudioDocumentsImagesText
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
Output
TextCode
ImagesVideoTextCodeAudio
AudioVideoTextImagesCode
TextImagesCodeAudio
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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15
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19
Chatbots
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Large language models
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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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Image generation
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Email writing
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Search engine
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Image to image
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Image editing
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APIs
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Developer tools
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Homework assistance
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Image to text
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LLM development
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PDF analysis
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Code documentation
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Debugging
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Math
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Refactoring
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Upvotes
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Reviews
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Prompts
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