DeepSeekvsGemini
Two general assistant tools, the same questions. Every answer comes from the official pages, with the date we checked. Nothing here is ranked.
last check 2026-10-11
DeepSeek
by DeepSeek
DeepSeek is an AI chat assistant on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions, writing help, or answers that use its web search function.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All DeepSeek factsGemini
by Google
Gemini is Google's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, summarising an uploaded document, or a Deep Research report built from Google Search results.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All Gemini factsWhere they differ
- AI modelsDeepSeek: V4 ProGemini: 3.5 Flash-Lite, 3.6 Flash, 3.8 Flash, 3.1 Pro
- Web searchDeepSeek: SupportedGemini: Limited
- PlatformsDeepSeek: Web, Mobile appGemini: Web, Desktop app, Mobile app
- AccountDeepSeek: Account required (email or third-party login)Gemini: Basic text chat in the web app works without signing in; a Google Account is needed for file upload, image generation, chat history and other features
- Context windowDeepSeek: 1M tokens by default across official DeepSeek servicesGemini: 32k tokens, 128k tokens, 1 million tokens
- Used to train AIDeepSeek: Used to improve models unless you turn it offGemini: Used to improve services, including training generative AI models, while Keep Activity is on
- How long data is keptDeepSeek: Stored in the People's Republic of China. Kept as long as needed to provide the service; no fixed period statedGemini: 18 months by default; auto-delete can be set to 3 months, 36 months or indefinite. Chats reviewed by humans are kept up to three years, even after you delete your activity. 72 hours for temporary chats and chats with Keep Activity off
- Agent modeDeepSeek: LimitedGemini: Supported
- Voice conversationDeepSeek: LimitedGemini: Supported
Confirmed for only one of the two so far: file upload, image input, where it is available, usage limits, memory, projects, custom assistants, runs code and analyses data, deep research, connects to. The table below shows which.
Same answer for both: free plan, can switch off training.
Plans and prices
As listed on each official pricing page, in the currency we were shown. No conversion, no rounding.
DeepSeek
- Free Free planPrice not confirmed
Through the API: about $0.41 – $1.58 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 2 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.
Plan details and sources for DeepSeekGemini
- Free Free plan$0.00 / month
- Google AI Plus Paid, individual$4.99 / month
- Google AI Pro Paid, individual$19.99 / month
- Google AI Ultra Paid, individual$99.99 / month
Through the API: about $0.14 – $3.48 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 7 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.
Plan details and sources for GeminiFull comparison with sources
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| What it is for | DeepSeek is an AI chat assistant on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions, writing help, or answers that use its web search function. | Gemini is Google's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, summarising an uploaded document, or a Deep Research report built from Google Search results. |
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| Free planA free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately. |
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| Through the APIPer 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month. |
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| AI modelsThe AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date. |
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| File uploadYou can give it files such as PDFs or documents. |
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| Image inputYou can give it an image to describe or analyse. |
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| Voice conversationTalk to it out loud and hear it answer. |
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| Runs code and analyses dataRuns code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text. |
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| Web searchIt can search the web while answering. |
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| Deep researchA mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations. |
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| PlatformsWhere the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension. |
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| MemoryRemembers things you told it in earlier chats. |
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| ProjectsGroup chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions. |
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| Custom assistantsMake your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems. |
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| Agent modeCan take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms. |
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| Connects toApps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them. |
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| AccountWhether you need to sign up before using it. |
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| Where it is availableCountries or regions where the provider says it can be used. |
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| Confidence | Last checked 2026-10-11 Not yet confirmed: File upload, Image input, Where it is available, Usage limits, Memory, Projects, Custom assistants, Runs code and analyses data, Deep research, Connects to | Last checked 2026-10-11 All compared fields have a confirmed value. |
What it is for
What it is for
DeepSeek:
DeepSeek is an AI chat assistant on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions, writing help, or answers that use its web search function.
Gemini:
Gemini is Google's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, summarising an uploaded document, or a Deep Research report built from Google Search results.
Editor's suggestion
DeepSeek:
- Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.
Gemini:
- Editor's suggestion: Try summarising a document you are allowed to share, then check the summary against the original.
- Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.
Cost
Free plan
A free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately.
DeepSeek:
- Supporteddeepseek.comchecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Gemini:
- Supportedgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Plans and prices
DeepSeek:
- Free (Free plan)Price not confirmed
- All plan details and sources
Gemini:
- Free (Free plan)$0.00 / month
- Google AI Plus (Paid, individual)$4.99 / month
- Google AI Pro (Paid, individual)$19.99 / month
- Google AI Ultra (Paid, individual)$99.99 / month
- All plan details and sources
Through the API
Per 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month.
DeepSeek:
- DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash$0.30 in · $1.20 out · about $0.41 a month
- DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813$1.32 in · $3.96 out · about $1.58 a month
- Official price pageHow we count
Gemini:
- Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.10 in · $0.40 out · about $0.14 a month
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.30 in · $2.50 out · about $0.65 a month
- Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.30 in · $2.50 out · about $0.65 a month
- Gemini 3.8 Flash$0.75 in · $3.75 out · about $1.17 a month
- Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.75 in · $3.75 out · about $1.17 a month
- Gemini 2.5 Pro$1.25 in · $10.00 out · about $2.63 a month
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview$2.00 in · $12.00 out · about $3.48 a month
- Official price pageHow we count
AI models
AI models
The AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date.
DeepSeek:
- V4 Proapi-docs.deepseek.comchecked 2026-10-10
Gemini:
- 3.5 Flash-Lite, 3.6 Flash, 3.8 Flash, 3.1 Progemini.googlechecked 2026-10-10
Input and output
File upload
You can give it files such as PDFs or documents.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Image input
You can give it an image to describe or analyse.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Voice conversation
Talk to it out loud and hear it answer.
DeepSeek:
- Limitedcdn.deepseek.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Only evidence is voice input listed in the privacy policy; no voice feature page was found.
Gemini:
- Supportedgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Runs code and analyses data
Runs code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Checking facts
Web search
It can search the web while answering.
DeepSeek:
- Supportedcdn.deepseek.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Gemini:
- Limitedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Confirmed for Deep Research, which uses Google Search as a source by default. Not confirmed for ordinary chats.
Deep research
A mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Gemini:
- Supportedgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Workflow
Platforms
Where the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension.
DeepSeek:
- Web, Mobile appcdn.deepseek.comchecked 2026-10-10
Gemini:
- Web, Desktop app, Mobile appgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-10
Memory
Remembers things you told it in earlier chats.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Projects
Group chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Custom assistants
Make your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Agent mode
Can take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms.
DeepSeek:
- Limiteddeepseek.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
This is the separate DeepSeek Harness desktop app, in public preview, not the chat app.
Gemini:
- Supportedgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Google AI Pro, Google AI Ultra · Region: United States
Connects to
Apps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Gemini:
- Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Keep, Google Tasks, Google Chat, Google Meet, Contacts, Messages, Phone, WhatsApp, Adobe, Canva, Picsart, Squarespace, Webflow, Wix, Device assistance (formerly Utilities), Google Home, Experian, Peloton, Zocdoc, Apartment List, Apartments.com, Find Hub, Google Play, Instacart, OpenTable, Zillow, Angi, Homh, Thumbtack, Urban Company, Google Photos, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Samsung Gallery, Spotify, YouTube Music, Airtable, Dropbox, Gemini Notebook, GitHub, Google Ads, Google Business Profile, Google Classroom, Google Workspace, Granola, HONOR Calendar, HONOR Notes, Hootsuite, Lenovo Notes, Linear, Mind Space, Miro, Monday.com, OnePlus Notes, OPPO Calendar, OPPO Notes, Otter.ai, PandaDoc, RD Station CRM, RD Station Marketing, Samsung Calendar, Samsung Notes, Samsung Reminder, Shopify, TECNO Calendar, TECNO Notepad, vivo Notes, Wispr AI, Xiaomi Calendar, Xiaomi Notes, Zoho Bigin, Zoho CRM, Zoho Desk, Zoho Mail, Zoho Projects, Bandsintown, Fever, GetYourGuide, Localiza, SeatGeek, Ticketmaster, Viatorsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11
Requirements
Account
Whether you need to sign up before using it.
DeepSeek:
- Account required (email or third-party login)cdn.deepseek.comchecked 2026-10-10
Gemini:
- Basic text chat in the web app works without signing in; a Google Account is needed for file upload, image generation, chat history and other featuressupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10
On: Web
Where it is available
Countries or regions where the provider says it can be used.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Gemini:
- Web app available in over 230 countries and territories listed on the official page; mainland China is listed as Workspace only; mobile app availability may differsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10
On: Web
Sources and confidence
Confidence
DeepSeek:
Last checked 2026-10-11
Not yet confirmed: File upload, Image input, Where it is available, Usage limits, Memory, Projects, Custom assistants, Runs code and analyses data, Deep research, Connects to
Gemini:
Last checked 2026-10-11
All compared fields have a confirmed value.