Perplexity AI vs Adobe Firefly vs Consensus vs DeepSeek

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

Your tool
Perplexity AI
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Competitor 1
Adobe Firefly
Competitor 2
Consensus
Competitor 3
DeepSeek
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Competitor Adobe Firefly
firefly.adobe.com
AI generation built into the tools professionals already use
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Competitor Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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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
95.2Mvisits/mo
20.6Mvisits/mo
5.8Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.2%
▲ 5.4%
▲ 3.5%
▲ 2.1%
6-month growth
-42.9%
+28.2%
+14.4%
+0.9%
Global rank web
#446
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#9,859
#131
Avg. last 3 months
104.9M
20.6M
5.5M
357.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
41%
43%
38%
Pages / visit
3.6
3.5
4.1
3.4
Visit duration
4m 18s
4m 52s
3m 56s
5m 33s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
Perplexity AIAdobe FireflyConsensusDeepSeek
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MAdobe Firefly · 15MAdobe Firefly · 15.7MAdobe Firefly · 15.5MAdobe Firefly · 16.1MAdobe Firefly · 18.4MAdobe Firefly · 21MAdobe Firefly · 21.6MAdobe Firefly · 19.5MAdobe Firefly · 20.6MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8M1M10M100M1BPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MAdobe Firefly · 15MAdobe Firefly · 15.7MAdobe Firefly · 15.5MAdobe Firefly · 16.1MAdobe Firefly · 18.4MAdobe Firefly · 21MAdobe Firefly · 21.6MAdobe Firefly · 19.5MAdobe Firefly · 20.6MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MDeepSeek · 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
$9.99per month · free tier available
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Free FreeStandard $9.99/moPro $19.99/moPro Plus $49.99/mo+1 more
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deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsImagesTextCode
VideoTextImages
Text
TextImagesCode
Output
CodeText
VideoImagesAudio
Text
TextCode
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Audio & MusicImage EditingImage GenerationVideo Creation+6 more
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research
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Search engine
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Chatbots
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Research papers
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Summarizing
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Homework assistance
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Literature reviews
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Writing
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AI search
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Image generation
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Large language models
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Video generation
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Academic research
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Coding
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Document summarization
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Image editing
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Image expansion
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Image to video
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Images videos
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Medical research
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research
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Sound effects
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Translations
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Audio
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Math
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Vector graphics
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