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Clay vs DeepSeek

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

Verdict

Clay is listed under AI Agents and DeepSeek under AI Assistants. DeepSeek scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.8 vs 7.9 out of 10), led by ease of use. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Clay is available on CLI. Only DeepSeek is available on Windows, macOS and iOS.

Best overall

DeepSeek

  • Software developers
  • Researchers and analysts
  • Students
  • AI engineers

Choose Clay if

  • You want a tool built for Multi-provider lead enrichment, AI-assisted account research, building custom outbound and inbound workflows.
  • Access to 150+ data providers with waterfall enrichment in a single workspace.
  • Claygent applies AI web research to custom questions about each lead or account.

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
Clay
Best for business
Clay

Features

18 features compared.

  • Claygent
    Clay
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Waterfall Enrichment
    Clay
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Data Marketplace
    Clay
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Workflow Tables
    Clay
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Audiences and Signals
    Clay
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Email Sequencing
    Clay
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Ads Audience Sync
    Clay
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • CRM and Warehouse Sync
    Clay
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Credit Budgeting
    Clay
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • V4 model family
    Clay
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Thinking mode
    Clay
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Open weights
    Clay
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • OpenAI and Anthropic compatible API
    Clay
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Tool calls and JSON output
    Clay
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Search and Fetch APIs
    Clay
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Agent tool integrations
    Clay
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • DeepSeek Harness
    Clay
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Vision on Flash
    Clay
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Clay
    Freemium
    DeepSeek
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Clay
    Yes
    DeepSeek
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Clay
    $0
    DeepSeek
    $0
  • Plans
    Clay
    4 plans
    DeepSeek
    3 plans

Clay plans

  • Free

    $0

    Starter plan to explore enrichment and Claygent

    • 500 actions/mo
    • 100 data credits/mo
    • unlimited seats and tables
    • waterfall enrichment
    • Claygent
    • bring your own API key
    • 200 rows per table

  • Launch

    $167/month

    Individuals and small teams automating first prospecting workflows

    • 15K actions/mo
    • 3K data credits/mo
    • phone number enrichment
    • unlimited Audiences search
    • signals
    • reusable functions
    • email sending

  • Growth

    Most popular

    $446/month

    Teams scaling their GTM motion

    • 40K actions/mo
    • 6K data credits/mo
    • CRM auto-sync
    • data warehouse sync
    • HTTP API integrations
    • web intent signals
    • priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Large organizations with security and volume needs

    • Custom credits and actions
    • bulk enrichment over 50K records
    • SSO/SAML
    • SCIM
    • RBAC
    • IP allowlists
    • dedicated growth strategist

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.

Clay
7.9overall
DeepSeek
8.8overall

Clay leads in 0 categories and DeepSeek in 1.

  • Ease of Use

    DeepSeek leads by 1.0
    Clay
    7.0
    DeepSeek
    8.0

  • Feature Depth

    Clay
    9.2
    DeepSeek
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Clay
    7.3
    DeepSeek
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    Clay
    8.0
    DeepSeek
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Clay
    8.2
    DeepSeek
    Not rated

  • Reasoning & Logic

    Clay
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    8.8

  • Coding & Syntax

    Clay
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    8.7

  • Cost Efficiency

    Clay
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    9.6

  • Long Context

    Clay
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    8.8

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

Clay

Pros

  • Access to 150+ data providers with waterfall enrichment in a single workspace.
  • Claygent applies AI web research to custom questions about each lead or account.
  • Free plan with unlimited seats and tables for testing workflows.
  • Outputs reach email, LinkedIn/Meta/Google ads and CRMs without extra tooling.
  • Frequent product updates, with weekly changelog roundups.

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing with two credit types is harder to forecast than flat per-seat pricing.
  • Free plan is limited to 500 actions, 100 data credits and 200 rows per table, with no phone enrichment or signals.
  • CRM sync, warehouse sync and API access require Growth ($446/mo list) or higher.
  • Pricing page figures are inconsistent between headline prices and FAQ text.

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
    Clay
    Supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • Windows
    Clay
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • macOS
    Clay
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • iOS
    Clay
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • Android
    Clay
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • API
    Clay
    Supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Clay
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Clay
    Supported
    DeepSeek
    Not supported

Integrations

Clay

18 integrations
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Snowflake
  • Google BigQuery
  • Airtable
  • Apollo.io
  • ZoomInfo
  • Clearbit
  • Crunchbase
  • PitchBook
  • Semrush
  • Lusha
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Google Gemini
  • LinkedIn
  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads

DeepSeek

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

Company

  • Company
    Clay
    Clay
    DeepSeek
    DeepSeek
  • Founded
    Clay
    2017
    DeepSeek
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Clay
    New York, NY
    DeepSeek
    Hangzhou, China
  • Listing
    Clay
    Claimed
    DeepSeek
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Clay better than DeepSeek?

It depends on your workflow. Clay is built for Multi-provider lead enrichment, AI-assisted account research, building custom outbound and inbound workflows. DeepSeek is built for Low-cost API integration.

What are the key feature differences between Clay and DeepSeek?

Clay: Enrich leads with 150+ data sources and AI research agents to run go-to-market plays. DeepSeek: Free AI chat app and low-cost API running DeepSeek's open-weights V4 models.

Does Clay or DeepSeek have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, Clay or DeepSeek?

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