DeepSeek vs OpenAI Codex vs Visual Studio Code vs OpenAI API

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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OpenAI Codex
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Visual Studio Code
Competitor 3
OpenAI API
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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 Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com
Visual Studio Code is a free, open source code editor that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and now includes built-in AI agents.
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
353.8Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
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15.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2.1%
▲ 3.6%
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▲ 4.6%
6-month growth
+0.9%
+0.3%
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-2.4%
Global rank web
#131
#212
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Avg. last 3 months
357.9M
197.3M
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15.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
38%
58%
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34%
Pages / visit
3.4
3.0
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5.4
Visit duration
5m 33s
2m 31s
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3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
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● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
DeepSeekOpenAI CodexVisual Studio CodeOpenAI API
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MDeepSeek · 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 · 204.3MOpenAI 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 · 15.2M10M100M1BDeepSeek · 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 · 204.3MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
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$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
ImagesTextCode
CodeText
CodeText
DocumentsImagesTextAudio
Output
TextCode
Code
Code
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Developer tools
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Debugging
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Chatbots
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Coding in VS Code
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GitHub automation
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Homework assistance
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LLM development
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Code documentation
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Code reviews
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Development
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Math
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Terminal
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