AI PRICING COMPARE · US / USD

ChatGPT vs DeepSeek

Compare ChatGPT and DeepSeek: subscription prices, documented feature access and usage conditions.

ChatGPT

General chat, writing and coding

Plus: $20.00/mo
Pro: From $100.00/mo
Free: Free
Go: $8.00/mo

DeepSeek

Free chat with separate API billing

Free: Free

Selected plans: Plus vs Free

These are specific plan tiers. Use the full plan lists below to compare other budgets.

Feature	ChatGPT Plus	DeepSeek Free
Monthly price	$20.00/mo Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Free Source & conditions The official download page describes chat as free. This does not establish unlimited usage or free API access. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
General chat & writing	Included Source & conditions General chat access. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Included Source & conditions The official page offers free AI chat. No unlimited-use claim is made. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Native research tool	Included Source & conditions Expanded Deep Research; availability and limits apply. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Unverified Source & conditions This feature has not been verified for this plan. Not yet verified
Native photo & image generation	Included Source & conditions Image generation with limits. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Unverified Source & conditions This feature has not been verified for this plan. Not yet verified
Codex via ChatGPT	Included Source & conditions Expanded Codex usage. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Unverified Source & conditions This feature has not been verified for this plan. Not yet verified
Claude Code via Claude	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Anthropic plans, so this row does not apply to ChatGPT. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Unverified Source & conditions This feature has not been verified for this plan. Not yet verified
Cursor editor plan allowance	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Cursor plans, so this row does not apply to ChatGPT. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Unverified Source & conditions This feature has not been verified for this plan. Not yet verified
GitHub Copilot plan allowance	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to GitHub plans, so this row does not apply to ChatGPT. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Unverified Source & conditions This feature has not been verified for this plan. Not yet verified
Gemini writing in Gmail & Docs	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Google plans, so this row does not apply to ChatGPT. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Unverified Source & conditions This feature has not been verified for this plan. Not yet verified
5 TB Google storage	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Google plans, so this row does not apply to ChatGPT. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Unverified Source & conditions This feature has not been verified for this plan. Not yet verified
Usage limits	Tool, upload and model allowances vary. Developer API billing is separate. Source & conditions Tool, upload and model allowances vary. Developer API billing is separate. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	No numeric usage allowance has been verified. Availability and capacity can vary. API usage is billed separately. Source & conditions No numeric usage allowance has been verified. Availability and capacity can vary. API usage is billed separately. Official source Checked 2026-10-01

How to choose

ChatGPT is listed here for general chat, writing and coding. DeepSeek is listed for free chat with separate api billing. Compare the specific tools and allowances you need before choosing.

A lower fee does not establish better output quality or sufficient capacity. “Unverified” means we have not confirmed a fact; it does not mean the feature is absent.

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All tracked plans

Plan	Monthly fee	Annual billing	Usage conditions	Sources
ChatGPT Plus	$20.00/mo	Annual offer unverified	Tool, upload and model allowances vary. Developer API billing is separate.	Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
ChatGPT Pro	From $100.00/mo	Annual offer unverified	OpenAI now lists three monthly Pro tiers: Pro 100 at USD100, Pro 200 at USD200 and Pro 500 at USD500, which adds Astra Ultrafast and the highest included usage. Only the starting price is stored, so this family is excluded from automated cost matching. OpenAI has removed the older 5x and 20x Plus-usage wording, so no usage multiple is claimed here. Pro 200 reopened to new sign-ups with a lower included allowance taking effect on 30 October 2026. Tool, model and usage limits still apply; developer API billing is separate. No annual billing is offered for Go, Plus or Pro.	Source & conditions Starting price; exact tier cost requires confirmation. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
ChatGPT Free	Free	No subscription fee	Advanced tools and Codex have limited access. No fixed quota is assumed.	Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
ChatGPT Go	$8.00/mo	Annual offer unverified	Everything in Free plus more messages with tools, more uploads, more image creation, more voice chats and longer memory. OpenAI plans to test ads in Free and Go in the US. Plan limits still apply; developer API billing is separate.	Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
DeepSeek Free	Free	No subscription fee	No numeric usage allowance has been verified. Availability and capacity can vary. API usage is billed separately.	Source & conditions The official download page describes chat as free. This does not establish unlimited usage or free API access. Official source Checked 2026-10-01

Selected individual plans · USD · Before tax. Source check dates apply to individual facts, not the entire site. Older facts require review after 30 days. API billing is separate.