DeepSeek vs OpenRouter vs CometAPI 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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Competitor 1
OpenRouter
Competitor 2
CometAPI
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 OpenRouter
openrouter.ai
Every model, one endpoint
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Competitor CometAPI
cometapi.com
CometAPI functions as an aggregation layer that sits between your application and hundreds of AI model providers
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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
22Mvisits/mo
302.3Kvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2.1%
▲ 14.6%
▲ 9.9%
▲ 4.6%
6-month growth
+0.9%
+39.6%
-16.5%
-2.4%
Global rank web
#131
#2,023
#157,147
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Avg. last 3 months
357.9M
19.5M
295.7K
15.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
38%
32%
46%
34%
Pages / visit
3.4
7.7
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Visit duration
5m 33s
6m 13s
38s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 30%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
DeepSeekOpenRouterCometAPIOpenAI API
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MOpenRouter · 7.5MOpenRouter · 8.6MOpenRouter · 8.4MOpenRouter · 11.2MOpenRouter · 15.8MOpenRouter · 17.9MOpenRouter · 16.8MOpenRouter · 17.3MOpenRouter · 19.2MOpenRouter · 22MCometAPI · 834.4KCometAPI · 619.7KCometAPI · 437.2KCometAPI · 362.2KCometAPI · 355.5KCometAPI · 362.7KCometAPI · 309.5KCometAPI · 275.2KCometAPI · 302.3KOpenAI 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 · 15.2M100K1M10M100M1BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MOpenRouter · 7.5MOpenRouter · 8.6MOpenRouter · 8.4MOpenRouter · 11.2MOpenRouter · 15.8MOpenRouter · 17.9MOpenRouter · 16.8MOpenRouter · 17.3MOpenRouter · 19.2MOpenRouter · 22MCometAPI · 834.4KCometAPI · 619.7KCometAPI · 437.2KCometAPI · 362.2KCometAPI · 355.5KCometAPI · 362.7KCometAPI · 309.5KCometAPI · 275.2KCometAPI · 302.3KOpenAI 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
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
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Free tier
$4per month · free tier available
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Free tier
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Plans
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Free FreeStandard Custom/moBusiness Custom/moEnterprise Custom
Free Trial FreePay-as-you-go Custom/usage-basedEnterprise Custom/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesCode
VideoTextImagesAudio
TextImages
DocumentsAudioTextImages
Output
TextCode
VideoTextImagesAudio
VideoTextImages
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Development & CodeAI API
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Chatbot building
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Development
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Image generation
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LLM comparison
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Math
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Video generation
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