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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DeepSeek vs Meta AI
DeepSeek (DeepSeek) and Meta AI (Meta) both sit in Writing. Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | DeepSeek DeepSeek | Meta AI Meta |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Writing | Writing |
| Version | DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 | Muse Wonder Full |
| Entry cost | Pay-as-you-go API based on usage. deepseek-flash from $0.003/1M input tokens. | Pricing is not published on the provided pages. Self-serve and contact sales options exist. |
| Pricing tiers | deepseek-flash (Cache Hit Off-Peak) $0.003 · deepseek-flash (Cache Hit Peak) $0.006 · deepseek-flash (Cache Miss Off-Peak) $0.15 · deepseek-flash (Cache Miss Peak) $0.3 · deepseek-v4-pro (Cache Hit Off-Peak) $0.022 · deepseek-v4-pro (Cache Hit Peak) $0.044 · deepseek-v4-pro (Cache Miss Off-Peak) $0.66 · deepseek-v4-pro (Cache Miss Peak) $1.32 | Free / Self-Serve API access free |
| Model stack | 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 | Llama · Llama 3 · Llama 3.3 · Llama 4 · Llama 4 Maverick · Llama 4 Scout · Muse · Muse Ember · Muse Glimmer · Muse Image · Muse Spark · Muse Spark 1.1 · Muse Spark 1.2 · Muse Spark 1.3 · Muse Spark Open · Muse Voice Transcribe · Muse Wonder · Muse Wonder Full · SAM 3.1 · Segment Anything (SAM) 3.1 |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 11 | 11 |
| Origin | China | Global |
| Capabilities | Reasoning mode, Open weights (MIT), OpenAI-compatible API, Context caching, Function calling, Thinking Mode, Context Caching, JSON Output | In-app assistant, Image generation, Voice mode, Standalone app, Ray-Ban glasses integration, image generation, agentic planning, task execution |
Meta AI
Meta AI is the widest-distributed assistant by install base, running Meta's own Llama models and available free inside the social apps.
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