Comparison
DeepSeek vs Gemini
DeepSeek: Free, unlimited AI chatbot with very capable open-weight models. Gemini: Google's AI, built into its entire ecosystem.
| DeepSeek | Gemini | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Price | Free Free, unlimited chat. Pay-as-you-go API from $0.14 per million tokens. | Freemium Google AI Pro from €21.99/month. Very complete free plan. |
| Free plan | ||
| API available | ||
| Open source | ||
| In Spanish | ||
| No watermark | — | — |
| Platforms | Web · iOS · Android | Web · iOS · Android |
DeepSeek
- Completely free chat, with no daily limits or paywalled features
- Open-weight models you can run or audit yourself
- Extremely cheap API (~10x less than equivalent competitors)
- 'Server busy' notices at peak times
- Chinese company: its data policy raises concerns in corporate settings
Gemini
- Very generous free plan
- Integrates with Gmail, Docs and Drive
- Image and video generation included
- Less accurate on complex coding tasks
- Requires a Google account