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COMPARE/AI ASSISTANTS/CLAUDE · DEEPSEEK
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Claude
Starts at$20/mo
Free planYes
Plans8 tiers
Features11 features
Integrations24 native
PlatformsWeb · iOS · Android · Desktop · API
MCP serverYes
DeepSeek
Starts atN/A
Free planYes
Plans3 tiers
Features12 features
Integrations2 native
PlatformsWeb · iOS · Android · API
MCP serverYes
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CAPABILITIES
Where they overlap, where they don't
Functional roles from both tools, split by coverage. The corners are where the two tools become different products.
Only ClaudeRoles covered exclusively by this tool.
29- Script Writer
- Copy Writer
- Long Form Writer
- Short Form Writer
- Email Writer
- Ad Copywriter
- Seo Writer
- Product Description Writer
- Technical Writer
- Proofreader Editor
- Translator
- Content Repurposer
- Summariser
- Classifier
- Data Extractor
- Sentiment Analyser
- Trend Analyser
- Competitive Analyser
- Fact Checker
- Ai Tutor
- Recommendation Engine
- Code Reviewer
- Test Writer
- Data Analyst
- Customer Support
- Ui Designer
- Mockup Creator
- Presentation Designer
- Visual Asset Creator
Both5 of 34 roles in the verified union.
PLAN LADDER
Every plan, mapped to one ladder
Both tools laid out by ascending monthly cost. Expand any plan to see what's included.
AT A GLANCE
More comparable fields
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FACT
Category
AI Assistants
AI Assistants
Starting Price
$20/mo
N/A
Pricing Model
Freemium
Paid
Plans
8 tiers
3 tiers
Free Plan
Yes
Yes
Free Trial
No
No
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android · Desktop · API
Web · iOS · Android · API
Top Features
11 features
12 features
Integrations
24 native
2 native
Public API
Yes
Yes
Webhooks (In)
No
INTEGRATIONS · 26 TOOLS
Integrations from both tools, side by side
Integrations sourced from each tool's own documentation. Where both tools connect to the same app, you see it once. The rest shows where their ecosystems diverge.
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24
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INTEGRATION
NOTES
Ableton
✓
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Live and Push documentation connector. Launched April 28, 2026. Source: 9to5mac.com/2026/04/28 Anthropic announcement.
Adobe
✓
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Adobe Creative Cloud connector including Photoshop, Premiere, Express, and 50+ tools. Launched April 28, 2026. Source: 9to5mac.com/2026/04/28 Anthropic announcement.
Affinity by Canva
✓
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Connector for batch production tasks. Launched April 28, 2026. Source: 9to5mac.com/2026/04/28 Anthropic announcement.
DEEP READ
What it does
Features and capabilities sourced from each tool's own documentation, structured for comparison.
Claude
TOP FEATURES · 11
F01
Claude DesignimageGenerates visual output from text prompts, including designs, prototypes, slides, and one-pagers. Powered by Claude Opus 4.7, it reads a team's codebase and design files to build a consistent design system. Output exports to Canva, PDF, PPTX, or standalone HTML. Currently in research preview.
F02
Cowork Task AutomationautomationHandles multi-step knowledge work autonomously on desktop, reading files, extracting key points, finding action items, and producing summary deliverables without the user coordinating each step. Operates across local files, folders, and applications.
F03
Claude Code with Agent TeamsapiA terminal-based agentic coding tool that generates code, manages Git workflows, and handles full feature implementation. The agent teams feature runs multiple Claude Code instances in parallel on a shared codebase for tasks requiring broader autonomous scope.
F04
Connector and MCP EcosystemintegrationClaude supports 160+ curated connectors, with direct workplace integrations for Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, GitHub, Microsoft 365, and Slack on Team and Enterprise plans. The Model Context Protocol (MCP), authored by Anthropic and at 100M+ monthly downloads, lets developers add custom connections to any tool or data source.
F05
Claude in Excel, PowerPoint, and WordcollaborationNative integrations into Microsoft 365 applications. Claude in Excel supports MCP connectors including S&P Global, LSEG, PitchBook, Moody's, and FactSet. Claude in PowerPoint and Word are also available. Architecture documentation published at trust.anthropic.com.
F06
Extended Context WindowdataAll paid plans include a 200,000-token context window for analysing entire codebases, long contracts, or multi-part research in one session. Sonnet 4.6 and Opus 4.6 additionally offer 1M token context in beta.
DeepSeek
TOP FEATURES · 12
F01
DeepSeek-V4 ModelsaiDeepSeek's V4 model family includes two API tiers — V4-Flash for fast general-purpose inference and V4-Pro for maximum reasoning performance. Both run on a Mixture-of-Experts architecture with a 1M token context window and 384K max output. Models are accessible via the free web chat at chat.deepseek.com, iOS/Android apps, and the REST API. Context caching reduces repeated prefix costs by 90%.
F02
Thinking Mode (Chain-of-Thought Reasoning)aiBefore outputting a final answer, DeepSeek's thinking mode produces a chain-of-thought reasoning trace (reasoning_content) to improve accuracy on complex tasks. Thinking mode is the default on V4-Pro and available on V4-Flash. Outputs run up to 384K tokens for extended reasoning chains.
F03
Tool Calls (Function Calling)automationDeepSeek's API allows the model to call external functions and tools to enhance its capabilities. Supported in both thinking and non-thinking modes, with a strict mode (Beta) that enforces exact JSON schema compliance on tool outputs.
F04
JSON Output (Structured Output)dataDeepSeek provides a JSON Output mode that guarantees the model returns valid, parseable JSON strings. Users set the response_format parameter to json_object and include a JSON example in their prompt to guide structured output for downstream parsing.
F05
Context Caching (KV Cache on Disk)storageThe DeepSeek API automatically caches request prefixes on disk for all users at no extra configuration. Repeated prefix tokens in subsequent requests trigger a cache hit, reducing cost from $0.28 to $0.0028 per 1M input tokens — a 90% discount.
F06
FIM Completion — Fill in the Middle (Beta)editingUsers can supply a code or text prefix and optional suffix, and the model fills in the middle content. Commonly used for code completion and content completion tasks, integrating natively with VS Code via the Continue plugin. Non-thinking mode only (V4 restriction). In V3.2, FIM was available in both modes; V4 restricts it to non-thinking mode.
WHO IT'S FOR
Who each tool is built for
Use cases and fit tags from each tool's own positioning. Match these to your context, not their marketing.
developerLoad your entire codebase into Claude's 200K context, ask for a refactoring strategy, and iterate. Claude Code can then implement the changes end-to-end, managing Git branches and pull requests.
researchResearchers and analysts load 10-50 page documents or research corpora into a single session. Claude reads across the full context to identify patterns, contradictions, and actionable insights without the user managing splits.
enterpriseTeam Standard and Enterprise members connect their Google Drive, Gmail, GitHub, and Slack. Ask Claude to search across all of them in a single prompt to surface and synthesize information across the organization.
developerTeams use V4-Pro's thinking mode to construct autonomous agents that reason before acting. The model outputs chain-of-thought internally, then calls external tools (database queries, API hits, calculations) based on that reasoning. Thinking blocks remain cached across turns, reducing token cost by 90% when the same reasoning pattern repeats. Ideal for code review workflows, data validation pipelines, and itinerary planning agents.
developerExisting OpenAI SDK codebases switch to DeepSeek by changing one line (the base_url), keeping all tool-calling logic and streaming intact. V4-Flash delivers GPT-4 level output performance at Flash pricing ($0.28/M tokens output). Supports Anthropic SDK format too, so teams running both OpenAI and Anthropic models can route to DeepSeek without refactoring.
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