OpenAI API vs ScienceOS 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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ScienceOS
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DeepSeek
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Competitor ScienceOS
scienceos.ai
Researchers waste hours hunting through literature—piecing together fragments from different papers
Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
15.2Mvisits/mo
64.9Kvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.6%
▼ 6.2%
▲ 2.1%
6-month growth
-2.4%
+1.2%
+0.9%
Global rank web
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#464,304
#131
Avg. last 3 months
15.2M
68.2K
357.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
39%
38%
Pages / visit
5.4
3.7
3.4
Visit duration
3m 56s
1m 37s
5m 33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 98% · ● Mail 2%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
OpenAI APIScienceOSDeepSeek
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 · 15.2MScienceOS · 79.4KScienceOS · 75.1KScienceOS · 79.7KScienceOS · 64.1KScienceOS · 64.5KScienceOS · 56.4KScienceOS · 70.5KScienceOS · 69.2KScienceOS · 64.9KDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8M10K100K1M10M100M1BOpenAI 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 · 15.2MScienceOS · 79.4KScienceOS · 75.1KScienceOS · 79.7KScienceOS · 64.1KScienceOS · 64.5KScienceOS · 56.4KScienceOS · 70.5KScienceOS · 69.2KScienceOS · 64.9KDeepSeek · 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
Starting price
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€7.25per 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 FreeAngel €7.25/moTeam €6/moInstitution Custom
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsImagesTextAudio
DocumentsText
CodeTextImages
Output
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
DataText
TextCode
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
6
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9
Large language models
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Research
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APIs
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Chatbots
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Scientific q a
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Citations
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Coding
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Developer tools
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Homework assistance
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LLM development
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PDF analysis
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Research papers
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Scientific literature exploration
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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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Literature analysis
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Math
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Network diagrams
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