Pi vs DeepSeek vs Perplexity AI vs ChatGPT

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
ChatGPT
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Pi
pi.ai
An AI that's genuinely pleasant to talk with
Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
Competitor ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
Your AI assistant for everything
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
473.9Kvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
5.6Bvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 9.4%
▲ 2.1%
▼ 8.2%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
-16.4%
+0.9%
-42.9%
-1.6%
Global rank web
#87,743
#131
#446
#7
Avg. last 3 months
512.8K
357.9M
104.9M
5.5B
Bounce rate lower is better
33%
38%
33%
30%
Pages / visit
3.7
3.4
3.6
4.3
Visit duration
1m 37s
5m 33s
4m 18s
6m 35s
Traffic sources
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 9%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
PiDeepSeekPerplexity AIChatGPT
01.5B2.9B4.4B5.8BPi · 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 · 95.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6B100K1M10M100M1B10BPi · 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 · 95.2MChatGPT · 5.8BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.7BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BChatGPT · 5.4BChatGPT · 5.5BChatGPT · 5.6BNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
Free
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$20per month · free tier available
$8per 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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Free FreeGo $8/moPlus $20/moPro 5x $100/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextAudio
TextImagesCode
CodeDocumentsImagesText
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
Output
TextAudio
TextCode
CodeText
TextImagesCodeAudio
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
7
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19
Chatbots
Research
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Summarizing
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Writing
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Search engine
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Coding
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Translations
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Homework assistance
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AI search
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Chatting
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Large language models
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Blogging
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Companions
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Copywriting
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Document summarization
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Email writing
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Essay writing
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Grammar checking
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Image generation
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Image to text
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Mental health
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Research papers
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Wellness
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Coaching
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Code documentation
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Debugging
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Image editing
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Image to image
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Literature reviews
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Math
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Reviews
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Prompts
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