GitHub Copilot vs DeepSeek vs Claude vs Windsurf

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
GitHub Copilot
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Competitor 1
DeepSeek
Competitor 2
Claude
Competitor 3
Windsurf
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
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Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
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Competitor Windsurf
windsurf.com
Windsurf, which now appears on the web as Devin Desktop, is a desktop code editor that doubles as a control room for coding agents.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
637.9Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
▲ 2.1%
▼ 2.0%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
+19.3%
+0.9%
+54.8%
+122.1%
Global rank web
#49
#131
#40
#1,172,623
Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
357.9M
955.4M
26.9K
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
38%
26%
50%
Pages / visit
5.9
3.4
4.5
1.3
Visit duration
6m 26s
5m 33s
6m 14s
13s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
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GitHub CopilotDeepSeekClaudeWindsurf
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6K10K100K1M10M100M1BGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
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$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Free FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
TextImagesCode
CodeTextImagesDocuments
TextCode
Output
Code
TextCode
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningProductivity & Office+19 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
Agents
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Code reviews
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Chatbots
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Large language models
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Agent management
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Debugging
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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APIs
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Homework assistance
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Terminal
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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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GitHub pull requests
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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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Prompts
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