Choose Claude if you need
- macOS, Windows or Chrome extension. We haven't found them on DeepSeek's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Claude's lowest paid plan is Pro at $17 per month with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front), as of October 23, 2026.
- Both are available on Web, iOS, Android and API.
- Only Claude lists macOS, Windows and Chrome extension.
- Claude lists SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for DeepSeek.
- Both have a public API.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose DeepSeek if you need
No checked fact sets DeepSeek apart from Claude yet.
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Review DeepSeekThe facts
- What it does
- ClaudeYour thinking partner for big ambitions
- DeepSeekThe official AI assistant from DeepSeek
- Free plan
- ClaudeYes
- DeepSeekYes
- Pricing
- ClaudePer user, monthly
- DeepSeekNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- ClaudePro: $17 per month with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front)
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- API
Only Claude
- macOS
- Windows
- Chrome extension
Only DeepSeekNothing else listed
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Claude and DeepSeek yet.
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