BELLISTE / AI COMPARISON

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DeepSeek

86%

Anthropic

Claude

93%

Estimated Belliste score, based on the available capabilities, quality, features and pricing information. It is an indicative profile estimate, not an independent benchmark.

How this profile estimate is calculated

Capabilities contribute 35%, quality wording 30%, listed features 20%, and pricing 15% when available. When capability fields are absent, specialization breadth supplies a 25% fallback. Missing categories are omitted and the remaining weights are rescaled. The estimate uses each model’s own published profile; it does not measure answer accuracy or replace a hands-on test.

OverviewDeepSeekClaude

PriceFree $0/month · API pay-as-you-goFree $0/month · Pro from $20/month

Free planFree assistant with no advertised in-app purchasesYes

Paid plansNo public paid chat plan; API metered per tokenPro $20/month ($17/month annual equivalent) · Max from $100/month · Team from $20/seat/month annually · Enterprise from $20/seat plus usage

Usage limitsApp usage thresholds not publicly specifiedUsage limits vary by plan and model. Free and paid plans use rolling session limits, with additional weekly limits on paid plans.

Key comparison

SpecificationDeepSeekClaude

Starting PriceFree $0/month · API pay-as-you-go (no paid chat subscription publicly listed)Free $0/month · Pro from $20/month

AI ModelsDeepSeek V4 Pro (Expert Mode); V4.1 Flash via API; app model availability may differSonnet / Opus / Fable / Haiku families; availability varies by plan

Context WindowUp to 1M tokens announced for DeepSeek V4 official services; effective app limits may vary; API V4 Pro/Flash 1MUp to 1M tokens depending on model

Advanced ReasoningDeep-Think/Expert reasoning; API supports reasoning effort low, high and max on V4 modelsExtended thinking for complex reasoning; availability and effort controls depend on model and plan

Web SearchWeb search in DeepSeek app with retrieved information; citation presentation variesLive web search + web fetch + image search; search responses include direct citations and source links

Deep ResearchDedicated Deep Research mode and quotas not officially disclosed; web-assisted multi-step reasoning availableResearch mode on Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise; performs multi-step searches across web and integrations and returns cited reports

Image UnderstandingDeepSeek V4.1 Flash API supports native visual understanding; app support varies by active modelJPEG, PNG, GIF and WebP uploads; images up to 8000×8000 px; Claude can analyze visual content

Image GenerationNative image generation in official DeepSeek chat not confirmedNo — does not natively generate photos or illustrations; can create diagrams, charts and interactive visuals

Voice InputNative voice input not clearly documented in current official app feature listVoice input available through dictation and Voice mode; Voice mode is beta across Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise

Voice ConversationsReal-time two-way voice mode not officially confirmedTwo-way Voice mode on web, desktop, iOS and Android; supports hands-free and push-to-talk modes and can use connected tools

Video UnderstandingVideo understanding in the current consumer app not officially documentedNot disclosed

Conversation MemoryCross-device synchronized chat history; persistent cross-chat preference memory not officially disclosedPaid plans can use memory and project summaries across conversations; behavior depends on account experience and settings

File AnalysisFile upload and text extraction in official app; supported formats and per-file caps not consistently disclosedPDF / DOCX / CSV / TXT / HTML / ODT / RTF / EPUB / JSON / XLSX and images

IntegrationsDeepSeek API supports OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions/Responses and Anthropic-compatible endpointsConnectors include services such as Google Workspace, Slack and other supported remote MCP integrations; availability varies by plan