OpenAI API vs Mistral AI vs DeepSeek 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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Mistral AI
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DeepSeek
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 Mistral AI
mistral.ai
European AI with open-source roots
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Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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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
7.8Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
773.1Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.6%
▼ 15.2%
▲ 2.1%
▼ 14.2%
6-month growth
-2.4%
-11.3%
+0.9%
+68.3%
Global rank web
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#8,429
#131
#72,961
Avg. last 3 months
15.2M
8.9M
357.9M
758K
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
42%
38%
51%
Pages / visit
5.4
3.3
3.4
2.5
Visit duration
3m 56s
3m 42s
5m 33s
2m 21s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 90% · ● Referral 7%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 78% · ● Referral 20%
OpenAI APIMistral AIDeepSeekCohere
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 · 15.2MMistral 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 · 353.8MCohere · 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 · 15.2MMistral 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 · 353.8MCohere · 579.9KCohere · 616.7KCohere · 446KCohere · 459.3KCohere · 505.7KCohere · 536.7KCohere · 599.7KCohere · 901.3KCohere · 773.1KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
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$14.99per 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 $14.99/moPro Student $5.99/moTeam $24.99/mo+1 more
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Trial FreeProduction Custom/usage-basedModel Vault Custom/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsAudioTextImages
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
TextImagesCode
TextDocumentsAudio
Output
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextCodeAudio
TextCode
TextData
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeResearch & Analytics+8 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
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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Agents
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Coding
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Research
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Productivity
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Customer support chatbot
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Document data extraction
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Homework assistance
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LLM development
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Models
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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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Development
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Document processing
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Math
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