DeepSeek vs Qwen vs OpenAI API vs Claude

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
Qwen
Competitor 2
OpenAI API
Competitor 3
Claude
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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 Qwen
qwen.ai
You're bouncing between creative work and technical tasks
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
353.8Mvisits/mo
35.1Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2.1%
▼ 3.9%
▲ 4.6%
▼ 2.0%
6-month growth
+0.9%
+12.5%
-2.4%
+54.8%
Global rank web
#131
#1,613
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#40
Avg. last 3 months
357.9M
36.5M
15.2M
955.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
38%
32%
34%
26%
Pages / visit
3.4
3.9
5.4
4.5
Visit duration
5m 33s
5m 23s
3m 56s
6m 14s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
DeepSeekQwenOpenAI APIClaude
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 31.7MQwen · 31.2MQwen · 35.7MQwen · 37.6MQwen · 38MQwen · 36.5MQwen · 35.1MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2M10M100M1BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 31.7MQwen · 31.2MQwen · 35.7MQwen · 37.6MQwen · 38MQwen · 36.5MQwen · 35.1MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
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$9.99per month · free tier available
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$20per 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 FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesCode
DocumentsImagesTextVideoCode
AudioDocumentsImagesText
CodeTextImagesDocuments
Output
TextCode
CodeImagesTextVideo
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+20 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Chatbots
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Coding
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Large language models
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Writing
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Summarizing
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APIs
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Research
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Translations
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Homework assistance
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Image generation
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Terminal
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Website building
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Blogging
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Code documentation
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Grammar checking
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Math
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Proofreading
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Refactoring
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SQL queries
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Testing
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Tutoring
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