Comparison
DeepSeek vs Le Chat (Mistral)
DeepSeek: Free, unlimited AI chatbot with very capable open-weight models. Le Chat (Mistral): Mistral AI's European chatbot: fast, capable and cheaper than ChatGPT.
| DeepSeek | Le Chat (Mistral) | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Price | Free Free, unlimited chat. Pay-as-you-go API from $0.14 per million tokens. | Freemium Free plan (~25 messages/day). Pro $14.99/month, Team $24.99/month. |
| 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
Le Chat (Mistral)
- Cheaper than ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro ($14.99/month)
- European company: GDPR compliance and data sovereignty
- Extremely fast responses (Flash mode)
- Its flagship models trail the best from OpenAI/Anthropic
- The free plan is capped at around 25 messages a day