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ChatGPT vs DeepSeek

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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ChatGPT

OpenAI's AI assistant for writing, research, coding, image generation and voice chat

4.0(1 review)Freemium
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Verdict

ChatGPT and DeepSeek are both AI Assistants tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only DeepSeek offers an API.

Best overall

ChatGPT

  • Students
  • Writers
  • Software Developers
  • Researchers

Choose ChatGPT if

  • You want a tool built for everyday questions, drafting and editing text, summarizing documents, coding help, data analysis and image generation in one assistant.
  • One assistant covers text, voice, images, file analysis, search and coding.
  • Free tier lets users try the service without a card.

Choose DeepSeek if

  • You want a tool built for Low-cost API integration.
  • Web chat and mobile apps are free.
  • API output costs from $0.60 per 1M tokens (Flash, off-peak), well below most frontier providers.
Best for beginners
ChatGPT
Best for business
ChatGPT

Features

17 features compared.

  • Chat with web search
    ChatGPT
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Voice mode
    ChatGPT
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Image generation
    ChatGPT
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Limited
  • File and image analysis
    ChatGPT
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Projects
    ChatGPT
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • ChatGPT agent
    ChatGPT
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Codex
    ChatGPT
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Connectors and apps
    ChatGPT
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • V4 model family
    ChatGPT
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Thinking mode
    ChatGPT
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Open weights
    ChatGPT
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • OpenAI and Anthropic compatible API
    ChatGPT
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Tool calls and JSON output
    ChatGPT
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Search and Fetch APIs
    ChatGPT
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Agent tool integrations
    ChatGPT
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • DeepSeek Harness
    ChatGPT
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Vision on Flash
    ChatGPT
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available

Limited means partial support or a paid add-on.

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    ChatGPT
    Freemium
    DeepSeek
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    ChatGPT
    Yes
    DeepSeek
    Yes
  • Starting price
    ChatGPT
    $0
    DeepSeek
    $0
  • Plans
    ChatGPT
    8 plans
    DeepSeek
    3 plans

ChatGPT plans

  • Free

    $0

    Limited access to OpenAI's models for everyday use

    • Limited messages
    • Limited file uploads
    • Limited image generation
    • May show ads in some regions

  • Go

    $8/month

    Low-cost plan with more usage than Free

    • More messages than Free
    • More uploads and image generation
    • May show ads

  • Plus

    Most popular

    $20/month

    For individuals who want more capable models and higher limits

    • Access to more advanced models
    • Projects
    • Expanded Codex
    • Higher limits for research and voice

  • Pro 100

    $100/month

    High-volume use for research and coding

    • About 5x Plus usage
    • Everything in Plus

  • Pro 200

    $200/month

    Higher usage than Pro 100

    • About 20x Plus usage
    • Everything in Plus

  • Pro 500

    $500/month

    Highest usage tier

    • Highest usage limits
    • Ultrafast model variants
    • Everything in Plus

  • Business

    $25/user/mo

    For small teams, with a two-seat minimum

    • Shared workspace
    • Admin controls
    • Business data not used for training by default

  • Enterprise

    Custom/user/mo

    For large organizations, priced by contract

    • Single sign-on
    • Admin and security controls
    • Dedicated support

DeepSeek plans

  • Chat and App

    Most popular

    $0

    Free access to DeepSeek models on web, iOS and Android

    • Web chat
    • iOS and Android apps
    • Thinking mode
    • Web search
    • File upload

  • API: deepseek-flash

    $0.15/1M input tokens

    Pay as you go; $0.15 cache-miss input and $0.60 output per 1M tokens off-peak, double at peak

    • 1M context
    • 384K max output
    • Vision
    • Tool calls
    • JSON output

  • API: deepseek-v4-pro

    $0.66/1M input tokens

    Pay as you go; $0.66 cache-miss input and $1.98 output per 1M tokens off-peak, double at peak

    • 1M context
    • 384K max output
    • Tool calls
    • JSON output

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

ChatGPT
8.9overall
DeepSeek
8.8overall

  • General Reasoning & Logic

    ChatGPT
    9.0
    DeepSeek
    Not rated

  • Conversational Fluency

    ChatGPT
    9.2
    DeepSeek
    Not rated

  • Coding & Data Analysis

    ChatGPT
    8.8
    DeepSeek
    Not rated

  • Multimodal Processing

    ChatGPT
    9.0
    DeepSeek
    Not rated

  • Ecosystem & Integrations

    ChatGPT
    8.7
    DeepSeek
    Not rated

  • Reasoning & Logic

    ChatGPT
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    8.8

  • Coding & Syntax

    ChatGPT
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    8.7

  • Cost Efficiency

    ChatGPT
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    9.6

  • Long Context

    ChatGPT
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    8.8

  • Ease of Use

    ChatGPT
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    8.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

ChatGPT

Pros

  • One assistant covers text, voice, images, file analysis, search and coding
  • Free tier lets users try the service without a card
  • Apps for web, iOS, Android, macOS and Windows with synced history
  • Large ecosystem of connectors, projects and agent features
  • Plans range from $8 to $500 per month, so users can match spend to usage

Cons

  • Free and Go usage limits are low and may include ads
  • Pricing and model lineup change often, which makes limits hard to compare over time
  • Answers can be wrong and need checking, especially for facts and citations
  • The top Pro tiers cost $100 to $500 per month

DeepSeek

Pros

  • Web chat and mobile apps are free
  • API output costs from $0.60 per 1M tokens (Flash, off-peak), well below most frontier providers
  • Open weights for V4 and earlier models on Hugging Face
  • 1M-token context and 384K max output on both API models
  • API works with both OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs and several coding agents

Cons

  • Peak-hour API rates are double the off-peak rates on weekday mornings UTC
  • deepseek-v4-pro does not support vision input
  • No image generation
  • Data is processed by a company based in China, which some organizations cannot accept

Platforms

  • Web
    ChatGPT
    Supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • Windows
    ChatGPT
    Supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • macOS
    ChatGPT
    Supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • iOS
    ChatGPT
    Supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • Android
    ChatGPT
    Supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • API
    ChatGPT
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    ChatGPT
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Not supported

Integrations

ChatGPT

2 integrations
  • Gmail
  • MCP connectors

DeepSeek

6 integrations
  • OpenAI SDK
  • Anthropic SDK
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • OpenCode
  • Hugging Face

Company

  • Company
    ChatGPT
    OpenAI
    DeepSeek
    DeepSeek
  • Founded
    ChatGPT
    2015
    DeepSeek
    2023
  • Headquarters
    ChatGPT
    San Francisco, CA
    DeepSeek
    Hangzhou, China
  • Listing
    ChatGPT
    Claimed
    DeepSeek
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is ChatGPT better than DeepSeek?

It depends on your workflow. ChatGPT is built for everyday questions, drafting and editing text, summarizing documents, coding help, data analysis and image generation in one assistant. DeepSeek is built for Low-cost API integration.

What are the key feature differences between ChatGPT and DeepSeek?

ChatGPT: OpenAI's AI assistant for writing, research, coding, image generation and voice chat. DeepSeek: Free AI chat app and low-cost API running DeepSeek's open-weights V4 models. ChatGPT is rated 4.0/5 from 1 user review.

Does ChatGPT or DeepSeek have a free plan?

Yes, both do. ChatGPT is freemium and DeepSeek is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, ChatGPT or DeepSeek?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.