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GitHub Copilot vs DeepSeek

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

GitHub Copilot

Coding assistance in your editor

Pro: $10.00/mo
Free: Free
Pro+: $39.00/mo
Max: $100.00/mo

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	GitHub Copilot Pro	DeepSeek Free
Monthly price	$10.00/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	Unverified Source & conditions Coding help is included. We haven’t verified general-purpose chat and writing as a separate feature of this plan. 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	Unverified Source & conditions We haven’t verified a built-in deep research tool in this plan. Web search and coding agents alone don’t meet this requirement. 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	API key required Source & conditions GitHub’s documented image plugin requires your own OpenAI or Gemini API key. We haven’t verified that Copilot covers those image costs, so we don’t count them as included. 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 GitHub Copilot. 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	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Anthropic plans, so this row does not apply to GitHub Copilot. 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 GitHub Copilot. 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	Included Source & conditions IDE assistance and code suggestions. 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 GitHub Copilot. 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 GitHub Copilot. 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	Chat, agents and reviews consume GitHub AI Credits. Additional usage can cost more. Source & conditions Chat, agents and reviews consume GitHub AI Credits. Additional usage can cost more. 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

GitHub Copilot is listed here for coding assistance in your editor. 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
GitHub Copilot Pro	$10.00/mo	Annual offer unverified	Chat, agents and reviews consume GitHub AI Credits. Additional usage can cost more.	Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
GitHub Copilot Free	Free	No subscription fee	Limited chat and agent usage. Feature and credit limits apply.	Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
GitHub Copilot Pro+	$39.00/mo	Annual offer unverified	GitHub lists more than 4.6x the monthly AI credits of Pro, worth $70 at list rates. Chat, agents and reviews consume GitHub AI Credits. Additional usage can cost more.	Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
GitHub Copilot Max	$100.00/mo	Annual offer unverified	GitHub lists more than 13.3x the monthly AI credits of Pro, worth $200 at list rates. Chat, agents and reviews consume GitHub AI Credits. Additional usage can cost more.	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.