DeepSeekDeepSeek's free AI assistant with strong reasoning and coding capabilities, available on the web and mobile.
🇨🇳 DeepSeek · Hangzhou, China
Overall score
How it is scored74 /100
Strong
- Pricing
- Free
- Members
- No reviews yet
- Maker
- DeepSeek
- Website
- chat.deepseek.com
- 80Strong
Ease of use
- —Not rated
Output quality
- 92Excellent
Value
- 40Weak spot
Privacy
- 75Strong
Features
- 54Weak spot
Integrations
- 91Excellent
Platforms
- 88Excellent
Momentum
At a glance
- StrengthFree chat tier with no daily message cap for basic use
- StrengthReasoning mode shows step-by-step thinking
- WatchSubject to Chinese data laws, which may concern users handling sensitive content
- WatchNo built-in web search in the standard chat interface
Every facetof DeepSeek.
Eight facets, one tool. Turn it around and see where it cracks.
54 /100
Integrations
Documented integrations, and whether there is an API.
About
DeepSeek is an AI assistant from the Chinese AI research lab of the same name. It provides access to DeepSeek's models, including versions optimised for deep reasoning and long-context tasks. The chat interface is free to use; an API is available for developers on a usage-based model. DeepSeek is operated by a Chinese company and its service is subject to Chinese law; data may be stored and processed in China. It is available as a web app and mobile app.
Features
- Extended chain-of-thought reasoning mode
- Code generation and debugging
- File and document uploads
- Long context window
- Usage-based API for developers
Best for
- Coding tasks and debugging sessions
- Extended reasoning over complex problems
- Users looking for a capable free-tier assistant
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FAQ
- What is DeepSeek?
- DeepSeek is an AI assistant from the Chinese AI research lab of the same name. It provides access to DeepSeek's models, including versions optimised for deep reasoning and long-context tasks. The chat interface is free to use; an API is available for developers on a usage-based model. DeepSeek is operated by a Chinese company and its service is subject to Chinese law; data may be stored and processed in China. It is available as a web app and mobile app.
- Is DeepSeek free?
- Yes, DeepSeek is free to use.
- Who makes DeepSeek?
- DeepSeek is built by DeepSeek, based in Hangzhou, China.
- What can I use DeepSeek for?
- DeepSeek is listed for chat assistant, coding, model apis.
How it is scored
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Output quality
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Value
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Privacy
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Features
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Integrations
Documented integrations, and whether there is an API.
Platforms
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Momentum
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