GitHub Copilot vs OpenAI API vs DeepSeek vs Sourcegraph Cody

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
OpenAI API
Competitor 2
DeepSeek
Competitor 3
Sourcegraph Cody
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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 OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor Sourcegraph Cody
sourcegraph.com
AI that knows your codebase
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
637.9Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
185.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
▲ 4.6%
▲ 2.1%
▼ 10.6%
6-month growth
+19.3%
-2.4%
+0.9%
-40.6%
Global rank web
#49
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#131
#204,583
Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
15.2M
357.9M
209.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
34%
38%
42%
Pages / visit
5.9
5.4
3.4
2.9
Visit duration
6m 26s
3m 56s
5m 33s
1m 39s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 91% · ● Referral 7%
GitHub CopilotOpenAI APIDeepSeekSourcegraph Cody
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MSourcegraph Cody · 396.9KSourcegraph Cody · 383.2KSourcegraph Cody · 377.2KSourcegraph Cody · 305.8KSourcegraph Cody · 312.4KSourcegraph Cody · 254.6KSourcegraph Cody · 244.5KSourcegraph Cody · 235.9KSourcegraph Cody · 207.6KSourcegraph Cody · 185.6K100K1M10M100M1BGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MSourcegraph Cody · 396.9KSourcegraph Cody · 383.2KSourcegraph Cody · 377.2KSourcegraph Cody · 305.8KSourcegraph Cody · 312.4KSourcegraph Cody · 254.6KSourcegraph Cody · 244.5KSourcegraph Cody · 235.9KSourcegraph Cody · 207.6KSourcegraph Cody · 185.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
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$16,000per month
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
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deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Enterprise $16,000/yr
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
AudioDocumentsImagesText
TextImagesCode
TextCode
Output
Code
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
TextCode
Code
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Large language models
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APIs
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Chatbots
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Coding in VS Code
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Developer tools
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Homework assistance
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LLM development
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Vs code
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Writing
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API integrations
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Agent management
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Chatbot building
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Code analysis
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Math
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Prompt management
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Terminal
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Prompts
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