Qwen vs DeepSeek vs Z.ai vs OpenAI API

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

Your tool
Qwen
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Competitor 1
DeepSeek
Competitor 2
Z.ai
Competitor 3
OpenAI API
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Qwen
qwen.ai
You're bouncing between creative work and technical tasks
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Competitor DeepSeek
deepseek.com
DeepSeek is an AI lab and chat assistant.
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Competitor Z.ai
chat.z.ai
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
35.1Mvisits/mo
353.8Mvisits/mo
10Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 3.9%
▲ 2.1%
▼ 12.3%
▲ 4.6%
6-month growth
+12.5%
+0.9%
+44.6%
-2.4%
Global rank web
#1,613
#131
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Avg. last 3 months
36.5M
357.9M
10.6M
15.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
32%
38%
25%
34%
Pages / visit
3.9
3.4
3.2
5.4
Visit duration
5m 23s
5m 33s
19m 00s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
● Direct 91% · ● Referral 8%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
QwenDeepSeekZ.aiOpenAI API
0107.6M215.2M322.8M430.4MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 31.7MQwen · 31.2MQwen · 35.7MQwen · 37.6MQwen · 38MQwen · 36.5MQwen · 35.1MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MZ.ai · 4.2MZ.ai · 4.4MZ.ai · 5.4MZ.ai · 6.2MZ.ai · 6.9MZ.ai · 8.6MZ.ai · 8.5MZ.ai · 10.4MZ.ai · 11.4MZ.ai · 10MOpenAI 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 · 15.2M1M10M100M1BQwen · 32.8MQwen · 32.8MQwen · 31.7MQwen · 31.2MQwen · 35.7MQwen · 37.6MQwen · 38MQwen · 36.5MQwen · 35.1MDeepSeek · 345.7MDeepSeek · 328.9MDeepSeek · 298.3MDeepSeek · 273.2MDeepSeek · 350.8MDeepSeek · 411.2MDeepSeek · 430.4MDeepSeek · 373.5MDeepSeek · 346.4MDeepSeek · 353.8MZ.ai · 4.2MZ.ai · 4.4MZ.ai · 5.4MZ.ai · 6.2MZ.ai · 6.9MZ.ai · 8.6MZ.ai · 8.5MZ.ai · 10.4MZ.ai · 11.4MZ.ai · 10MOpenAI 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 · 15.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Paid
Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
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Plans
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deepseek-flash Customdeepseek-v4-pro Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
ImagesTextVideoDocumentsCode
TextImagesCode
TextImagesDocumentsCode
DocumentsImagesTextAudio
Output
CodeImagesTextVideo
TextCode
TextCodeApps
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningImage Editing+20 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & LearningWriting & Content+10 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Agent+6 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Large language models
Chatbots
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Writing
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Summarizing
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Agents
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Developer tools
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Homework assistance
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Image generation
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LLM development
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Research
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Translations
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Website building
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API integrations
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Chatbot building
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Math
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Video generation
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