Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence runs small models on-device with Private Cloud Compute for heavier requests, and hands off broader questions to a partner chatbot.
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Apple Intelligence vs DeepSeek
Apple Intelligence (Apple) and DeepSeek (DeepSeek) both sit in Writing. DeepSeek shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (11 vs 2). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Apple Intelligence Apple | DeepSeek DeepSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Writing | Writing |
| Version | Apple Intelligence | DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 |
| Entry cost | Free to use on compatible Apple devices. Free API access to Apple Foundation Models on PCC for eligible developers. | Pay-as-you-go API pricing (not fully detailed in text). Free tier or flat-rate seats not specified. |
| Pricing tiers | On-device & Private Cloud Compute free | Pay-as-you-go API free |
| Model stack | Apple Foundation Models · Apple On-Device (~3B) · Apple Server Foundation · Third-party chatbot handoff | deepseek-flash · DeepSeek-R1 · DeepSeek-V3.2 · deepseek-v4-flash · DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 · DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp · DeepSeek-V4-Pro · DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 · DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash · DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 |
| Context window | Device-dependent | 1000000 |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 2 | 11 |
| Origin | Global | China |
| Capabilities | On-device models, Private Cloud Compute, Writing Tools, Image Playground, Foundation Models framework, Siri AI, Visual Intelligence, Write with Siri | Reasoning mode, Open weights (MIT), OpenAI-compatible API, Context caching, Function calling, Thinking Mode, Context Caching, JSON Output |
DeepSeek
Hangzhou lab whose V and R series models are released under permissive licences and undercut Western API pricing by an order of magnitude.
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