Pi vs DeepSeek vs Perplexity AI

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

Your tool
Pi
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Competitor 1
DeepSeek
Competitor 2
Perplexity AI
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for Pi: ChatGPT84% Claude80% Gemini80% Microsoft Copilot78% PokaMind75% CoupleWork73% Earkick72% Kimi AI72%
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Pi
pi.ai
An AI that's genuinely pleasant to talk with
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Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
473.9Kvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 9.4%
▲ 2.1%
▼ 8.2%
6-month growth
-16.4%
+0.9%
-42.9%
Global rank web
#87,743
#131
#446
Avg. last 3 months
512.8K
357.9M
104.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
38%
33%
Pages / visit
3.7
3.4
3.6
Visit duration
1m 37s
5m 33s
4m 18s
Traffic sources
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 9%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
PiDeepSeekPerplexity AI
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MPi · 609.8KPi · 591.6KPi · 610.8KPi · 583.3KPi · 566.6KPi · 557.8KPi · 576.6KPi · 541.3KPi · 523.3KPi · 473.9KDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MPerplexity 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 · 95.2M100K1M10M100M1BPi · 609.8KPi · 591.6KPi · 610.8KPi · 583.3KPi · 566.6KPi · 557.8KPi · 576.6KPi · 541.3KPi · 523.3KPi · 473.9KDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MPerplexity 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 · 95.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
Free
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$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
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deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioText
CodeImagesText
CodeDocumentsImagesText
Output
AudioText
CodeText
CodeText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningHealthcare & WellnessAI Chatbot+2 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
7
9
10
Chatbots
Research
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Summarizing
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Homework assistance
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Writing
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AI search
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Chatting
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Large language models
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Search engine
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Coding
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Companions
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Document summarization
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Mental health
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Research papers
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Translations
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Wellness
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Coaching
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Literature reviews
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Math
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Therapeutic chatbot
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Rating
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.