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Claude vs DeepSeek

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

Claude

Chat, writing and Claude Code

Pro: $20.00/mo
Max: From $100.00/mo
Free: Free

DeepSeek

Free chat with separate API billing

Free: Free

Selected plans: Pro vs Free

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

Feature	Claude Pro	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 Chat on web, desktop and mobile. 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 Research is listed on Pro. 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	Not included Source & conditions Claude does not natively generate photos or illustrations. HTML/SVG visuals and analysis of uploaded images are different capabilities. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Unverified Source & conditions This feature has not been verified for this plan. Not yet verified
Codex via ChatGPT	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to OpenAI plans, so this row does not apply to Claude. 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
Claude Code via Claude	Included Source & conditions Claude Code draws from the same plan allowance. 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 Claude. 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 Claude. 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 Claude. 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 Claude. 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	Claude and Claude Code share a pool. Five-hour and weekly limits depend on workload. Source & conditions Claude and Claude Code share a pool. Five-hour and weekly limits depend on workload. 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

Claude is listed here for chat, writing and claude code. 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
Claude Pro	$20.00/mo	$200.00 upfront	Claude and Claude Code share a pool. Five-hour and weekly limits depend on workload.	Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Claude Max	From $100.00/mo	Annual offer unverified	Anthropic publishes two Max levels: Max 5x at USD100/month and Max 20x at USD200/month, both web-subscription prices with no annual option. Only the starting price is stored, so this family is excluded from automated cost matching. Limits still apply.	Source & conditions Starting price; exact tier cost requires confirmation. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Claude Free	Free	No subscription fee	Lower usage allowance; advanced paid features are not included.	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.