AI assistants / Comparison
Claude vs DeepSeek
- Claude: from $17 a month, free plan yes. DeepSeek: see the vendor's pricing, free plan not confirmed. Plans differ, so check what each price includes.
| Claude Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding | DeepSeek AI chat app and low-cost API from a lab that publishes open models | |
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| Starting price | From $17 a month | See the vendor's pricing |
| Free plan | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Pricing in detail | Free plan. Pro is $17 a month billed annually ($200 a year) or $20 billed monthly. Max from $100 a month. Team from $20 per seat a month billed annually ($25 monthly). | The API is pay-as-you-go per million tokens, with lower off-peak rates. DeepSeek's pricing page covers only the API, not the chat app. |
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Company | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Works with | Microsoft 365, Microsoft Outlook, Google Workspace, Chrome | Not listed |
| Facts checked on | 20 Oct 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 |
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