Mistral AI vs DeepSeek vs OpenAI API vs Qwen

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
Qwen
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Mistral AI
mistral.ai
European AI with open-source roots
Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Competitor Qwen
qwen.ai
You're bouncing between creative work and technical tasks
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
7.8Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
35.1Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 15.2%
▲ 2.1%
▲ 4.6%
▼ 3.9%
6-month growth
-11.3%
+0.9%
-2.4%
+12.5%
Global rank web
#8,429
#131
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#1,613
Avg. last 3 months
8.9M
357.9M
15.2M
36.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
42%
38%
34%
32%
Pages / visit
3.3
3.4
5.4
3.9
Visit duration
3m 42s
5m 33s
3m 56s
5m 23s
Traffic sources
● Direct 90% · ● Referral 7%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
Mistral AIDeepSeekOpenAI APIQwen
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MMistral 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 · 15.2MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 31.7MQwen · 31.2MQwen · 35.7MQwen · 37.6MQwen · 38MQwen · 36.5MQwen · 35.1M1M10M100M1BMistral 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 · 15.2MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 31.7MQwen · 31.2MQwen · 35.7MQwen · 37.6MQwen · 38MQwen · 36.5MQwen · 35.1MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$14.99per month · free tier available
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$9.99per 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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Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
TextImagesCode
DocumentsImagesTextAudio
CodeDocumentsImagesTextVideo
Output
CodeTextAudio
TextCode
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
CodeImagesTextVideo
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
10
9
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8
Chatbots
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Large language models
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Coding
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APIs
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Research
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Writing
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Summarizing
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Agents
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Document data extraction
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Homework assistance
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Image generation
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Text extraction
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Translations
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Website building
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Document processing
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Math
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Productivity
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Video generation
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Community on aitoolstime
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Upvotes
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Saves
0
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Reviews
0
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Prompts
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Verified listing
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