Mistral AI vs DeepSeek vs OpenAI API vs ChatGPT

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

Your tool
Mistral AI
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Competitor 1
DeepSeek
Competitor 2
OpenAI API
Competitor 3
ChatGPT
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Mistral AI
mistral.ai
European AI with open-source roots
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Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
7.8Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 15.2%
▲ 2.1%
▲ 4.6%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
-11.3%
+0.9%
-2.4%
-1.6%
Global rank web
#8,429
#131
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#7
Avg. last 3 months
8.9M
357.9M
15.2M
5.5B
Bounce rate lower is better
42%
38%
34%
30%
Pages / visit
3.3
3.4
5.4
4.3
Visit duration
3m 42s
5m 33s
3m 56s
6m 35s
Traffic sources
● Direct 90% · ● Referral 7%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
Mistral AIDeepSeekOpenAI APIChatGPT
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BMistral AI · 7.7MMistral AI · 8MMistral AI · 8.1MMistral AI · 8.8MMistral AI · 10.8MMistral AI · 9.6MMistral AI · 9.7MMistral AI · 9.3MMistral AI · 7.8MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6B1M10M100M1B10BMistral AI · 7.7MMistral AI · 8MMistral AI · 8.1MMistral AI · 8.8MMistral AI · 10.8MMistral AI · 9.6MMistral AI · 9.7MMistral AI · 9.3MMistral AI · 7.8MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$14.99per month · free tier available
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$8per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreePro $14.99/moPro Student $5.99/moTeam $24.99/mo+1 more
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
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Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsImagesTextCodeAudio
CodeImagesText
TextAudioDocumentsImages
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
Output
AudioCodeText
TextCode
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextImagesCodeAudio
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeResearch & Analytics+8 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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19
Chatbots
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Large language models
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Coding
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Research
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APIs
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Agents
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Blogging
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Copywriting
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Developer tools
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Document data extraction
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Email writing
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Homework assistance
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Image generation
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Image to text
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LLM development
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Search engine
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Text extraction
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Code documentation
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Debugging
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Document processing
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Image editing
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Image to image
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Math
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