OpenAI API vs DeepSeek vs Mistral AI vs GitHub Copilot

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

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OpenAI API
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Competitor 1
DeepSeek
Competitor 2
Mistral AI
Competitor 3
GitHub Copilot
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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 DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor Mistral AI
mistral.ai
European AI with open-source roots
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Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
15.2Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
7.8Mvisits/mo
637.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.6%
▲ 2.1%
▼ 15.2%
▲ 3.7%
6-month growth
-2.4%
+0.9%
-11.3%
+19.3%
Global rank web
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#131
#8,429
#49
Avg. last 3 months
15.2M
357.9M
8.9M
629.7M
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
38%
42%
36%
Pages / visit
5.4
3.4
3.3
5.9
Visit duration
3m 56s
5m 33s
3m 42s
6m 26s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 90% · ● Referral 7%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
OpenAI APIDeepSeekMistral AIGitHub Copilot
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MOpenAI 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 · 353.8MMistral AI · 7.7MMistral AI · 8MMistral AI · 8.1MMistral AI · 8.8MMistral AI · 10.8MMistral AI · 9.6MMistral AI · 9.7MMistral AI · 9.3MMistral AI · 7.8MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9M1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 353.8MMistral AI · 7.7MMistral AI · 8MMistral AI · 8.1MMistral AI · 8.8MMistral AI · 10.8MMistral AI · 9.6MMistral AI · 9.7MMistral AI · 9.3MMistral AI · 7.8MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
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$14.99per month · free tier available
$4per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
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deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Free FreePro $14.99/moPro Student $5.99/moTeam $24.99/mo+1 more
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioDocumentsImagesText
CodeImagesText
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
CodeText
Output
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
CodeText
CodeTextAudio
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeResearch & Analytics+8 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
4
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10
4
Large language models
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Coding
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APIs
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Chatbots
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Agents
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Research
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Code reviews
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Document data extraction
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Homework assistance
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LLM development
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Summarizing
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Text extraction
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Translations
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Writing
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API integrations
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Agent management
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Document processing
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Math
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Productivity
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