OpenAI Codex vs Claude Code vs Gemini vs DeepSeek

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

Your tool
OpenAI Codex
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Competitor 1
Claude Code
Competitor 2
Gemini
Competitor 3
DeepSeek
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor Gemini
gemini.google.com
Google's most capable AI model
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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
204.3Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
2.6Bvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.6%
▼ 6.8%
▼ 2.6%
▲ 2.1%
6-month growth
+0.3%
+106.6%
+0.8%
+0.9%
Global rank web
#212
#434
#17
#131
Avg. last 3 months
197.3M
125.2M
2.7B
357.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
58%
64%
28%
38%
Pages / visit
3.0
2.2
4.1
3.4
Visit duration
2m 31s
2m 36s
7m 01s
5m 33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
OpenAI CodexClaude CodeGeminiDeepSeek
0725.8M1.5B2.2B2.9BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8M10M100M1B10BOpenAI 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 · 204.3MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MGemini · 1.4BGemini · 1.7BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.1BGemini · 2.6BGemini · 2.8BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.9BGemini · 2.7BGemini · 2.6BDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
$4.99per month · free tier available
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moGoogle AI Pro $19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra 5x $99.99/mo+1 more
deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextCode
TextCode
AudioTextImagesDocumentsCode
TextCodeImages
Output
Code
Code
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
TextCode
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+27 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
9
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15
9
Coding
Chatbots
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Agents
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Large language models
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Research
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Summarizing
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Terminal
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Translations
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Writing
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Development
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Image generation
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Code analysis
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Code explanations
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Email writing
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GitHub automation
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GitHub pull requests
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Homework assistance
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Image to image
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PDF analysis
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Search engine
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Video generation
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Video summaries
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Code documentation
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Image editing
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Math
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Refactoring
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Prompts
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