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Code By AI vs DeepSeek

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

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Code By AI

One API key for Claude Code, Codex and Gemini — billed per token, from 1/6 of the official price.

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Verdict

Code By AI is listed under Coding AI and DeepSeek under AI Assistants. Only DeepSeek has a free plan or trial. Only Code By AI 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 Code By AI if

  • You want a tool built for developers who code with Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI.

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 value
DeepSeek
Best for beginners
Code By AI
Best for business
DeepSeek

Features

12 features compared.

  • One API key for Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI
    Code By AI
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • One OpenAI-compatible endpoint
    Code By AI
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • Pay per token from 1/6 of official prices
    Code By AI
    Available
    DeepSeek
    Not available
  • V4 model family
    Code By AI
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Thinking mode
    Code By AI
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Open weights
    Code By AI
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • OpenAI and Anthropic compatible API
    Code By AI
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Tool calls and JSON output
    Code By AI
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Search and Fetch APIs
    Code By AI
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Agent tool integrations
    Code By AI
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • DeepSeek Harness
    Code By AI
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available
  • Vision on Flash
    Code By AI
    Not available
    DeepSeek
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Code By AI
    Paid
    DeepSeek
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Code By AI
    No
    DeepSeek
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Code By AI
    0
    DeepSeek
    $0
  • Plans
    Code By AI
    1 plan
    DeepSeek
    3 plans

Code By AI plans

  • Pay per token

    0/month

    Pay per token from 1/6 of official prices across 21 models. Top up a balance; no subscription.

    • One API key for Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI
    • One OpenAI-compatible endpoint
    • 21 models
    • Pay per token from 1/6 of official prices
    • No subscription

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 November 2026.

Code By AI
Not rated yet
DeepSeek
8.8overall

  • Reasoning & Logic

    Code By AI
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    8.8

  • Coding & Syntax

    Code By AI
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    8.7

  • Cost Efficiency

    Code By AI
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    9.6

  • Long Context

    Code By AI
    Not rated
    DeepSeek
    8.8

  • Ease of Use

    Code By AI
    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

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
    Code By AI
    Supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • Windows
    Code By AI
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • macOS
    Code By AI
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • iOS
    Code By AI
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • Android
    Code By AI
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • API
    Code By AI
    Supported
    DeepSeek
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Code By AI
    Not supported
    DeepSeek
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Code By AI
    Supported
    DeepSeek
    Not supported

Integrations

Code By AI

3 integrations
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Gemini CLI

DeepSeek

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

Company

  • Company
    Code By AI
    Not listed
    DeepSeek
    DeepSeek
  • Founded
    Code By AI
    Not listed
    DeepSeek
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Code By AI
    Not listed
    DeepSeek
    Hangzhou, China
  • Monthly users
    Code By AI
    1277
    DeepSeek
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Code By AI
    Not claimed
    DeepSeek
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Code By AI better than DeepSeek?

It depends on your workflow. Code By AI is built for developers who code with Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI. DeepSeek is built for Low-cost API integration.

What are the key feature differences between Code By AI and DeepSeek?

Code By AI: One API key for Claude Code, Codex and Gemini — billed per token, from 1/6 of the official price. DeepSeek: Free AI chat app and low-cost API running DeepSeek's open-weights V4 models.

Does Code By AI or DeepSeek have a free plan?

DeepSeek has a free plan or trial; Code By AI is paid only.

Which is cheaper, Code By AI or DeepSeek?

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