OpenAI API vs Microsoft Copilot vs Cursor vs DeepSeek

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

Your tool
OpenAI API
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Competitor 1
Microsoft Copilot
Competitor 2
Cursor
Competitor 3
DeepSeek
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor Microsoft Copilot
copilot.microsoft.com
AI across Microsoft
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Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
15.2Mvisits/mo
81.9Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.6%
▼ 31.3%
▲ 7.8%
▲ 2.1%
6-month growth
-2.4%
-16.6%
-1.8%
+0.9%
Global rank web
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#609
#15,584
#131
Avg. last 3 months
15.2M
110.9M
4.4M
357.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
36%
57%
38%
Pages / visit
5.4
3.6
2.4
3.4
Visit duration
3m 56s
5m 32s
1m 36s
5m 33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
OpenAI APIMicrosoft CopilotCursorDeepSeek
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8M1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 105.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 97.9MMicrosoft Copilot · 101.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 98.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 123.8MMicrosoft Copilot · 130MMicrosoft Copilot · 131.6MMicrosoft Copilot · 119.2MMicrosoft Copilot · 81.9MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
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Free tier
$20per month · free tier available
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API access
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Plans
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Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioDocumentsImagesText
CodeDocumentsImagesTextAudio
CodeText
ImagesTextCode
Output
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
AudioCodeImagesText
Code
TextCode
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Generation+16 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Chatbots
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Large language models
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Homework assistance
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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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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Development
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Image generation
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LLM development
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Productivity
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Refactoring
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Search engine
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Voice assistance
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Code documentation
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Math
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Terminal commands management
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