DeepSeek vs OpenAI Codex vs Gemini vs Kimi AI

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
OpenAI Codex
Competitor 2
Gemini
Competitor 3
Kimi 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 OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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Competitor Kimi AI
kimi.com
This conversational AI platform runs on the K2
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
353.8Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
60.1Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2.1%
▲ 3.6%
▼ 2.6%
▲ 52.2%
6-month growth
+0.9%
+0.3%
+0.8%
+33.8%
Global rank web
#131
#212
#17
#852
Avg. last 3 months
357.9M
197.3M
2.7B
48.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
38%
58%
28%
37%
Pages / visit
3.4
3.0
4.1
3.9
Visit duration
5m 33s
2m 31s
7m 01s
7m 13s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
DeepSeekOpenAI CodexGeminiKimi AI
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BKimi AI · 38.2MKimi AI · 33.5MKimi AI · 44.9MKimi AI · 48.1MKimi AI · 43MKimi AI · 45.3MKimi AI · 39.5MKimi AI · 60.1M10M100M1B10BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BKimi AI · 38.2MKimi AI · 33.5MKimi AI · 44.9MKimi AI · 48.1MKimi AI · 43MKimi AI · 45.3MKimi AI · 39.5MKimi AI · 60.1MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
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$20per month · free tier available
$4.99per 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 FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesCode
CodeText
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextImagesDocumentsCode
Output
CodeText
Code
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextSlidesDocumentsCode
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+17 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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15
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Coding
Chatbots
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Large language models
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Research
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Summarizing
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Agents
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Translations
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Writing
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Image generation
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AI search
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Document chat
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Email writing
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GitHub automation
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GitHub pull requests
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Homework assistance
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Image to image
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PDF analysis
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Presentations
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Search engine
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Code documentation
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Development
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Image editing
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Math
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Presentation planning
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Spreadsheets
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Terminal
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Reviews
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Prompts
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