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Gemini vs DeepSeek
Gemini scores higher overall (9.3 vs 7.6), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose DeepSeek if…
People who want a capable chatbot at no cost and are comfortable with where it stores data
7.6/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Gemini | DeepSeek | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 9.3/10 | 7.6/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 | #10 of 10 |
| Price | Freemium · from £4.49/month | Free |
| Free version | Fast model, some Pro access, image generation, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas and Gems | The chatbot is free on the web and in the apps |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Desktop app | Web, iOS, Android |
| Made by | Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd. | |
| Answer quality | 9 | 8 |
| Ease of use | 9 | 7.5 |
| Features | 10 | 5.5 |
| Value for money | 9 | 9.5 |
| Platforms | 9.5 | 7 |
Gemini: what the AI does
- Gemini Live voice with screen and camera sharing
- Deep Research
- Image and video generation
- Gemini in Gmail, Docs and other Google apps (paid)
- A personal agent and Daily Brief
- Canvas and Gems
- Top answer quality on independent leaderboards
- Deep Google Workspace and Android integration
- Low-cost entry plan with storage bundled
- Feature-rich free tier
- Response quality can be inconsistent
- Plans and features vary by country
- Heavy data ties to your Google account
DeepSeek: what the AI does
- Chat with reasoning on the V4 model family
- Vision (image understanding)
- File uploads and analysis
- Chat history search
- Open-weight models you can self-host
- Fully free
- Open-weight models that can be run elsewhere
- Reviewers praise answer reliability for a free tool
- Data is stored on servers in China, and several governments restrict its use
- Reviewers report content filtering on some topics and weak memory in long chats
- Lowest App Store rating in this list (3.9)