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Comparator · Chat assistants

Claude$20/mo (Pro)vsDeepSeekFrom $0.3 (deepseek-flash input (cache miss))
Starting price$20/mo · From $0.3
Free tieryes · yes
Plans documented8 · 5
Platforms4 · 2
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Comparison of Claude, DeepSeek
Claude
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Category Chat assistants Chat assistants
Main use cases
  • Writing and editing documents
  • Research with web search
  • Coding with Claude Code
  • Creating Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
  • Automating recurring tasks
  • Chatting with an AI assistant
  • Reasoning-style answers via DeepThink
  • Web search-assisted answers
  • Building apps on the API
  • Coding-agent integrations
Best for Knowledge workers, Software developers, Teams and enterprises, Writers and researchers Developers using an API, Cost-conscious token users
Platforms Web, Desktop, Mobile, API Web, API
Pricing model Freemium —
Pricing

Free $0; Pro $20/mo monthly or $17/mo billed annually ($200/yr); Max from $100/mo (5x or 20x usage); Team standard seat $25/mo monthly or $20/mo annually, premium seat $125/mo monthly or $100/mo annually; Enterprise $20/seat/mo annually plus usage-based cost.

Checked Sep 30, 2026. Official pricing ↗

API prices per 1M tokens (USD), off-peak/peak: deepseek-flash input cache-miss $0.15/$0.30, output $0.60/$1.20; deepseek-v4-pro input cache-miss $0.66/$1.32, output $1.98/$3.96. Cache-hit input is lower.

Checked Oct 5, 2026. Official pricing ↗
Key features
  • Web search with citations
  • Artifacts for shareable documents and visuals
  • Projects, memory and custom instructions
  • Connectors to business tools
  • Voice mode
  • Browser and Microsoft 365 extensions
  • DeepThink mode
  • Search mode
  • OpenAI-format API endpoint
  • Anthropic-format API endpoint
  • JSON output and tool calls
  • 1M-token context length
Pros
  • Free plan includes web search, file creation and code execution
  • Apps for web, desktop (macOS/Windows) and mobile (iOS/Android)
  • Team and Enterprise plans with SSO and admin controls
  • Developer API available
  • Per-token API pricing is published openly
  • Off-peak rates are half of peak rates
  • API supports tool calls and JSON output
  • Official docs list agent integrations
Limitations
  • Free plan has usage limits
  • Claude Code and Projects require a paid plan
  • Heaviest usage tiers start at $100/month
  • Can produce inaccurate output that needs checking
  • API prices depend on peak or off-peak hours
  • Vision is listed for deepseek-flash only
  • Chat app terms not verified here (chat.deepseek.com blocked automated access)
  • API billed from a topped-up or granted balance
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Verified Sep 30, 2026

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