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DeepSeek vs. GitHub Copilot
pricing checked June 2026
Cheaper start
$0/mo
Open-weight LLM with cheap API access and strong reasoning benchmarks.
- Best for: developers who need cheap inference
- Model: custom
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$10/mo
AI pair programmer with chat and inline completions in major IDEs.
- Best for: devs already living in VS Code/JetBrains
- Model: per-seat
Pricing math
DeepSeek is 100% cheaper than GitHub Copilot on starting plans — roughly $10/mo · $120/yr per seat.
Formula: monthly = pricier − cheaper · percent = round((monthly / pricier) × 100) · annual = monthly × 12
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek if you're developers who need cheap inference. Pick GitHub Copilot if you're devs already living in vs code/jetbrains.
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Caveats
- DeepSeek: China-based; review data residency and compliance
- GitHub Copilot: Less agentic than Cursor for multi-file refactors
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