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DeepSeek pricing
DeepSeek publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 29 August 2026, DeepSeek pricing is free across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
DeepSeek plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Chat | Free | 2 | Entry tier |
| API | On request | 2 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Web Chat
FreeThe entry tier. It covers conversation access, latest model access.
API
On requestOver Web Chat, this tier adds:
- Pay-per-token pricing
- Multiple models available
Where DeepSeek stops being free
Web Chat, Free
- Conversation access
- Latest model access
No paid tier on record
DeepSeek lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
How that compares in AI
Too few ai tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek (this page) | Free | freemium | - | |
| Avathon | On request | quote | - | vs DeepSeek |
| C3 AI Suite | On request | quote | - | vs DeepSeek |
| Rev | Free | Per minute for human work, per seat per month for AI | - | vs DeepSeek |
| Veritone | On request | quote | - | vs DeepSeek |
| Verbit | $24/month | Per month by transcription hours | - | vs DeepSeek |
| LatchBio | On request | quote | - | vs DeepSeek |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the DeepSeek badges page.
Before you pay for DeepSeek
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and On request, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
DeepSeek runs on web, ios, android, api. The full record is on the DeepSeek review, and the rest of the category is under best ai tools.
DeepSeek pricing questions
- How much does DeepSeek cost?
- DeepSeek publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Web Chat up to On request for API. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does DeepSeek have a free plan?
- Yes. The Web Chat tier costs nothing and covers conversation access, latest model access.
- What is the difference between Web Chat and API on DeepSeek?
- API costs On request against Free, and adds pay-per-token pricing, multiple models available.
- Which ai tools can I use without paying?
- 3 of the 8 ai tools listed alongside DeepSeek have a free tier: Rev, AutoGen, Vellum.
- What am I actually paying for with DeepSeek?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The DeepSeek review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does DeepSeek charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these DeepSeek prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare DeepSeek against before paying?
- The closest ai tools in this directory are Avathon, C3 AI Suite, Rev, Veritone. Each has a side-by-side comparison with DeepSeek covering price, platforms and features.