Side-by-side comparison · AI Assistants & LLMs
DeepSeek vs Google Gemini vs Le Chat
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Anyone who wants a strong reasoning assistant for free, and developers watching their API costs.
Pick it if: People whose work already runs on Gmail, Google Workspace or an Android phone.
Pick it if: Teams that care where their data lives, and anyone after a capable assistant for less money.
Google Gemini scores highest overall, but DeepSeek gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | DeepSeek | Google Gemini | Le Chat |
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| In one line | A free Chinese assistant that's strong at maths, logic and code. | Google's assistant, built into Gmail, Docs, Drive and Android phones. | Mistral's fast European assistant, with a usable free plan and a cheaper Pro plan. |
| Pricing model | Free | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | Pay per use | US$4.99/mo | $14.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | No | No | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | DeepSeek | Google Gemini | Le Chat |
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| Overall rating | 3.8 | 4.2Winner | 4.1 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | DeepSeek | Google Gemini | Le Chat |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | No | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | Yes | No |
| API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | No | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | No | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | No | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | Yes | No | Yes |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | No | Yes | Yes |
| Makes video | No | Yes | No |
| Writes code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | No | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | Yes | Yes |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 8/ 17 | 16/ 17 | 15/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | DeepSeek | Google Gemini | Le Chat |
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| Plans | Chat appOur pick Free Anyone who wants a capable reasoning assistant at no cost. | Free Free Light use and seeing how it feels. | Free Free Everyday questions and a look at the Work and Code modes. |
API (deepseek-flash) Pay per use, from $0.15 per million input tokens Developers building cheap features into their own apps. | Google AI Plus US$4.99/mo Casual users who want Gemini in Gmail and more storage. | ProOur pick $14.99/mo Anyone who wants a capable daily assistant for less. | |
API (deepseek-v4-pro) Pay per use, from $0.66 per million input tokens Developers who want the stronger model. | Google AI ProOur pick US$19.99/mo Anyone who works in Google Workspace every day. | Team $24.99/user/mo Small teams that want shared billing and higher limits. | |
Google AI Ultra From US$99.99/mo Heavy creative and agent users. | Enterprise Custom Organisations with compliance and custom needs. | ||
| Which plan to pick | The app is free, so the only decision is whether the privacy trade-off is acceptable for what you're asking. If you need the model inside your own software, have a developer use the API or run the open model through a provider that keeps your data in Australia. | Skip the free plan for anything serious now that it's Flash-Lite only. AI Pro (US$19.99, or A$32.99 in Australia) is the one to buy: it's the cheapest way to get Gemini 4 Argon plus Gemini in Docs and Gmail, and the 5 TB of storage offsets a Google One bill. Ultra is for people generating video all day. | The free plan is enough to see if the speed and tone suit you. Pro is good value at $14.99 and a sensible second assistant next to Claude. Students can get Pro for $5.99 a month for up to 12 months. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek, Google Gemini or Le Chat?
Google Gemini scores highest overall in our ratings (DeepSeek 3.8/5, Google Gemini 4.2/5 and Le Chat 4.1/5). DeepSeek is best for Maths, logic and step-by-step problems and coding help. Google Gemini is best for searching and summarising your Gmail and drafting in Google Docs. Le Chat is best for fast everyday questions and privacy-conscious organisations.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek, Google Gemini or Le Chat?
DeepSeek: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at Pay per use. Google Gemini: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at US$4.99/mo. Le Chat: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $14.99/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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