FinderAtlas
Sign in

DeepSeek vs Yike AI

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

Verdict

DeepSeek is listed under AI Assistants and Yike AI under Sales & Marketing AI. DeepSeek scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.8 vs 6.1 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only DeepSeek is available on iOS and Android and offers an API.

Best overall

DeepSeek

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

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.

Choose Yike AI if

  • You want a tool built for finding public buying signals that match a described offering and keeping the source evidence for follow-up.
  • Every opportunity keeps its original text, source and match reasons for verification.
  • Outreach is drafted for human review rather than sent automatically.
Best for beginners
Yike AI
Best for business
Yike AI

Features

17 features compared.

  • V4 model family
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Thinking mode
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Open weights
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • OpenAI and Anthropic compatible API
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Tool calls and JSON output
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Search and Fetch APIs
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Agent tool integrations
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • DeepSeek Harness
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Vision on Flash
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Business profile
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Sales lead library
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Evidence-based opportunities
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Multi-platform discovery
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Outreach drafts
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Customer Intelligence CRM
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • AI research briefs
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Desktop clients
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    DeepSeek
    Freemium
    Yike AI
    Free trial
  • Free plan
    DeepSeek
    Yes
    Yike AI
    Yes
  • Starting price
    DeepSeek
    $0
    Yike AI
    $0
  • Plans
    DeepSeek
    3 plans
    Yike AI
    2 plans

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

Yike AI plans

  • Free Trial

    $0/72 hours

    One 72-hour trial after first SMS verification, not converted to paid automatically.

    • Demand search
    • Original text and match reasons
    • Lead saving
    • Outreach drafts

  • Paid

    Custom/custom

    Price, scope and term are confirmed with the product team before purchase.

    • Plan agreed by quote
    • Enterprise deployments scoped per project

Our ratings

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

DeepSeek
8.8overall
Yike AI
6.1overall

  • Reasoning & Logic

    DeepSeek
    8.8
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Coding & Syntax

    DeepSeek
    8.7
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Cost Efficiency

    DeepSeek
    9.6
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Long Context

    DeepSeek
    8.8
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    DeepSeek
    8.0
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Lead Relevance

    DeepSeek
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    7.0

  • Evidence Traceability

    DeepSeek
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    8.0

  • CRM Depth

    DeepSeek
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    6.8

  • Language Accessibility

    DeepSeek
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    4.5

  • Pricing Clarity

    DeepSeek
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    4.0

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

Yike AI

Pros

  • Every opportunity keeps its original text, source and match reasons for verification
  • Outreach is drafted for human review rather than sent automatically
  • Combines lead discovery and a CRM for follow-up
  • Names its operating company and describes limits and roadmap candidly
  • Windows and Apple Silicon desktop clients plus a web app

Cons

  • Website and interface are Chinese only, with SMS phone-number login
  • No public pricing; only a 72-hour trial and quotes
  • Platform coverage depends on authorization and connection status
  • The site's own filing page says the ICP filing number is still pending verification
  • Some capabilities, such as monitoring and team features, are listed as enterprise or in development

Platforms

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

Integrations

DeepSeek

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

Yike AI

4 integrations
  • Xiaohongshu
  • Douyin
  • Bilibili
  • Zhihu

Company

  • Company
    DeepSeek
    DeepSeek
    Yike AI
    Beijing Xinghe Zhuoyue Technology Co., Ltd. (北京星河卓越科技有限公司)
  • Founded
    DeepSeek
    2023
    Yike AI
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    DeepSeek
    Hangzhou, China
    Yike AI
    Beijing, China
  • Listing
    DeepSeek
    Claimed
    Yike AI
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek better than Yike AI?

It depends on your workflow. DeepSeek is built for Low-cost API integration. Yike AI is built for finding public buying signals that match a described offering and keeping the source evidence for follow-up.

What are the key feature differences between DeepSeek and Yike AI?

DeepSeek: Free AI chat app and low-cost API running DeepSeek's open-weights V4 models. Yike AI: Chinese-language AI lead discovery with source evidence and a B2B sales CRM.

Does DeepSeek or Yike AI have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek or Yike AI?

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