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| What matters | 🧠 Claude | 🐋 DeepSeek |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Anthropic's AI assistant for research, writing, code, files, and connected tasks, with free and paid plans. | AI assistant and model platform for reasoning, coding, writing, and conversational work, with separately billed APIs. |
| Best for | Research, documents, coding, and connected knowledge work | Chat assistance or separately metered model API workflows |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free |
| Free-plan limits | Free usage is limited. Pro is $20/month or $200/year; Max starts at $100/month. Model, context, and task limits vary by plan. | Consumer chat and API access are separate. API tokens deduct from purchased or granted balance; free chat does not mean free API inference. |
| Platforms | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android | Web, API |
| Key capabilities | Web search Artifacts File creation and code execution App connections Conversation memory | AI conversations Reasoning tasks Coding assistance Writing help API models |
| Strengths | Useful when you want to iterate on a draft against supplied context. | Use the chat experience for a task, or choose an API integration with explicit usage and cost controls. |
| Limitations | Free usage is limited. Pro is $20/month or $200/year; Max starts at $100/month. Model, context, and task limits vary by plan. A polished reply still needs a policy check; fluent wording does not establish entitlement. | Consumer chat and API access are separate. API tokens deduct from purchased or granted balance; free chat does not mean free API inference. |
| No signup required | Not verified | Not verified |
| No credit card required | Not verified | Not verified |
| Open source | Not verified | Not verified |
| Free trial | Not verified | Not verified |
| Access details reviewed | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Official pricing / source | Check pricingAccess source | Check pricingAccess source |
| Next step | Explore Claude | Explore DeepSeek |