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DeepSeek
B tier in Chat Assistants. DeepSeek's chat assistant, powered by the lab's open-weight models, with strong reasoning and coding for the cost.
Our take
DeepSeek sits in our B tier (good) for chat assistants. It's best for: Capable reasoning from an open-weight model family.
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- Made by
- DeepSeek
- Category
- Chat Assistants
- Tier
- B: Good
- Pricing
- Plans change often; see the official site.
- Last reviewed
- Oct 15, 2026
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