DeepSeek vs Perplexity AI vs Microsoft Copilot vs Gemini

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
Perplexity AI
Competitor 2
Microsoft Copilot
Competitor 3
Gemini
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
353.8Mvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2.1%
▼ 8.2%
▼ 31.3%
▼ 2.6%
6-month growth
+0.9%
-42.9%
-16.6%
+0.8%
Global rank web
#131
#446
#609
#17
Avg. last 3 months
357.9M
104.9M
110.9M
2.7B
Bounce rate lower is better
38%
33%
36%
28%
Pages / visit
3.4
3.6
3.6
4.1
Visit duration
5m 33s
4m 18s
5m 32s
7m 01s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
DeepSeekPerplexity AIMicrosoft CopilotGemini
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6B10M100M1B10BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
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$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
$4.99per 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
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Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesCode
TextImagesDocumentsCode
AudioCodeDocumentsImagesText
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
Output
TextCode
TextCode
TextAudioCodeImages
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 4 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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10
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15
Chatbots
Research
Summarizing
Writing
Search engine
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Coding
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Translations
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Homework assistance
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Image generation
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Large language models
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AI search
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Document summarization
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Email writing
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Image to image
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PDF analysis
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Productivity
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Research papers
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Voice assistance
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Image editing
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Literature reviews
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Math
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Rating
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Upvotes
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Reviews
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Prompts
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