OpenAI API vs DeepSeek vs OpenAI Codex vs Cohere

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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DeepSeek
Competitor 2
OpenAI Codex
Competitor 3
Cohere
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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 OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Competitor Cohere
cohere.com
Enterprise AI for business language
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
15.2Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
773.1Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.6%
▲ 2.1%
▲ 3.6%
▼ 14.2%
6-month growth
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+0.9%
+0.3%
+68.3%
Global rank web
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#131
#212
#72,961
Avg. last 3 months
15.2M
357.9M
197.3M
758K
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
38%
58%
51%
Pages / visit
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Visit duration
3m 56s
5m 33s
2m 31s
2m 21s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 78% · ● Referral 20%
OpenAI APIDeepSeekOpenAI CodexCohere
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 · 15.2MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MCohere · 579.9KCohere · 616.7KCohere · 446KCohere · 459.3KCohere · 505.7KCohere · 536.7KCohere · 599.7KCohere · 901.3KCohere · 773.1K100K1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 353.8MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MCohere · 579.9KCohere · 616.7KCohere · 446KCohere · 459.3KCohere · 505.7KCohere · 536.7KCohere · 599.7KCohere · 901.3KCohere · 773.1KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
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$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
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deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
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Trial FreeProduction Custom/usage-basedModel Vault Custom/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsImagesTextAudio
TextImagesCode
CodeText
TextDocumentsAudio
Output
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
TextCode
Code
TextData
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Agent+4 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Large language models
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APIs
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Chatbots
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Coding
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LLM development
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Development
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Customer support chatbot
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Developer tools
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GitHub automation
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Homework assistance
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Models
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Research
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Writing
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Code documentation
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Math
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Productivity
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Terminal
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