DeepSeek alternatives
10 tools that do a similar job to DeepSeek in chat & assistants.
Alternatives listed
10
Free options
2
Open source
3
Free picks: HuggingChat, Meta AI. Open source: HuggingChat, Le Chat, Qwen Chat.
The alternatives
Claude
Free plan
Anthropic's assistant for long-context reasoning, writing and code.
HuggingChat
Free
Free chat interface over open-weight models, no account needed.
Le Chat
Free plan
Mistral's assistant built on their open-weight European models.
Qwen Chat
Free plan
Alibaba's assistant with strong multilingual and coding support.
ChatGPT
Free plan
OpenAI's general assistant with browsing, files and image input.
Gemini
Free plan
Google's multimodal assistant, wired into Search and Workspace.
Grok
Free plan
xAI's assistant with real-time access to posts on X.
Kimi
Free plan
Moonshot's assistant, built around very long document context.
Meta AI
Free
Llama-powered assistant inside WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.
Microsoft Copilot
Free plan
Assistant embedded across Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365.
Side by side
| Tool | Pricing | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek (current) | Free plan | Open-weight reasoning models with an aggressive price floor. |
| Claude | Free plan | Anthropic's assistant for long-context reasoning, writing and code. |
| HuggingChat | Free | Free chat interface over open-weight models, no account needed. |
| Le Chat | Free plan | Mistral's assistant built on their open-weight European models. |
| Qwen Chat | Free plan | Alibaba's assistant with strong multilingual and coding support. |
| ChatGPT | Free plan | OpenAI's general assistant with browsing, files and image input. |
| Gemini | Free plan | Google's multimodal assistant, wired into Search and Workspace. |
| Grok | Free plan | xAI's assistant with real-time access to posts on X. |
| Kimi | Free plan | Moonshot's assistant, built around very long document context. |
| Meta AI | Free | Llama-powered assistant inside WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. |
| Microsoft Copilot | Free plan | Assistant embedded across Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365. |
Head to head
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