OpenAI API vs Claude vs GitHub Copilot 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
Claude
Competitor 2
GitHub Copilot
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
Competitor Claude
claude.ai
AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
15.2Mvisits/mo
950.2Mvisits/mo
637.9Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.6%
▼ 2.0%
▲ 3.7%
▲ 2.1%
6-month growth
-2.4%
+54.8%
+19.3%
+0.9%
Global rank web
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#40
#49
#131
Avg. last 3 months
15.2M
955.4M
629.7M
357.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
26%
36%
38%
Pages / visit
5.4
4.5
5.9
3.4
Visit duration
3m 56s
6m 14s
6m 26s
5m 33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
OpenAI APIClaudeGitHub CopilotDeepSeek
0242.3M484.7M727M969.3MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MGitHub 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 · 353.8M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MClaude · 180.3MClaude · 172.7MClaude · 202.9MClaude · 290.3MClaude · 613.7MClaude · 823.5MClaude · 952.6MClaude · 946.8MClaude · 969.3MClaude · 950.2MGitHub 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 · 353.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
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$20per month · free tier available
$4per month · free tier available
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Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
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Free FreePro $20/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x $200/mo
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImagesAudioDocuments
TextImagesDocumentsCode
TextCode
TextImagesCode
Output
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextSlidesDocumentsDataCode
Code
TextCode
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
6
26
9
9
Coding
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Large language models
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Chatbots
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APIs
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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Debugging
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Terminal
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Code autocompletion
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Coding in VS Code
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Developer tools
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Document summarization
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Essay writing
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Homework assistance
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LLM development
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PDF analysis
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Paraphrasing
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Vs code
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API integrations
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Agent management
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Blogging
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Chatbot building
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Code documentation
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Copywriting
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Email writing
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Grammar checking
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