Best DeepSeek alternatives

Comparison

Tool	Price from	Free plan	Category
DeepSeek	0.02 USD	?	Chatbots & AI assistants
Grok	30 USD/mo	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
ChatGPT	34,99 PLN/mo	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
HuggingChat	not listed	?	Chatbots & AI assistants
Kimi	15 USD/mo	?	Chatbots & AI assistants
Jan	not listed	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
Open WebUI	not listed	yes	Chatbots & AI assistants
Microsoft Copilot	27.73 EUR/mo	trial	Chatbots & AI assistants

Each alternative in short

1. Grok

Frontier AI models from SpaceXAI for chat, code, voice, images and video, available via apps, X and a developer API.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan gives access to Grok within generous limits, including voice mode, connectors and real-time web and X search, with limited Grok Bot and Expert features.

2. ChatGPT

AI assistant for chatting, research, image creation, file analysis, and coding, for individuals and teams.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan includes unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails, with limited messages with uploads, limited image creation, limited voice chats, limited deep research, limited memory and context, limited Codex access, and limited ChatGPT Work access on desktop.

3. HuggingChat

Chat app with open source AI models; Omni auto-picks the best model or you choose one yourself.

The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.

4. Kimi

AI assistant from Moonshot AI for chat, agentic coding, slide decks and deep research, aimed at developers and knowledge workers.

The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.

5. Jan

Open-source desktop app to run open AI models locally or connect to cloud models like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, for private and flexible chat.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free and open source, with local model use; the page does not specify any limits.

6. Open WebUI

Self-hosted AI chat interface that connects local and cloud models, with Python extensions, for individuals and organizations that want to keep control of their data.

Yes, there is a free plan. The open-source platform can be installed for free with pip or Docker, with no account required.

7. Microsoft Copilot

AI chat assistant from Microsoft for creating, brainstorming, learning and solving everyday problems, with a Microsoft 365 Copilot tier for work.

There is a free trial. Free trial offered for the Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot plan (terms linked on the page). The free tier of the basic chat is not described in the provided text.

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