OpenAI API vs OpenRouter vs DeepSeek

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
OpenRouter
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DeepSeek
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for OpenAI API: Anthropic Claude API90% Mistral AI85% Amazon Bedrock80% Cohere80% Azure AI Foundry80% Together AI78% CometAPI78% Fireworks AI76%
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor OpenRouter
openrouter.ai
Every model, one endpoint
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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
22Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.6%
▲ 14.6%
▲ 2.1%
6-month growth
-2.4%
+39.6%
+0.9%
Global rank web
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#2,023
#131
Avg. last 3 months
15.2M
19.5M
357.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
32%
38%
Pages / visit
5.4
7.7
3.4
Visit duration
3m 56s
6m 13s
5m 33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
OpenAI APIOpenRouterDeepSeek
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 · 15.2MOpenRouter · 7.5MOpenRouter · 8.6MOpenRouter · 8.4MOpenRouter · 11.2MOpenRouter · 15.8MOpenRouter · 17.9MOpenRouter · 16.8MOpenRouter · 17.3MOpenRouter · 19.2MOpenRouter · 22MDeepSeek · 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 · 15.2MOpenRouter · 7.5MOpenRouter · 8.6MOpenRouter · 8.4MOpenRouter · 11.2MOpenRouter · 15.8MOpenRouter · 17.9MOpenRouter · 16.8MOpenRouter · 17.3MOpenRouter · 19.2MOpenRouter · 22MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
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Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Free FreeStandard Custom/moBusiness Custom/moEnterprise Custom
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsImagesTextAudio
VideoTextImagesAudio
TextImagesCode
Output
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
ImagesTextVideoAudio
TextCode
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Large language models
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Chatbots
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LLM gateway
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Coding
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Homework assistance
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Research
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Summarizing
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Writing
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Development
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LLM comparison
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Math
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