Is DeepSeek cheaper than Gemini Advanced?

Yes. On their starting paid plans, DeepSeek is about 100% cheaper than Gemini Advanced — roughly $240 per seat per year.

Does Gemini Advanced have a free plan?

Gemini Advanced does not advertise an ongoing free tier as of pricing checked June 2026. Pricing starts at $19.99/mo flat.

Yes — DeepSeek's pricing page lists a free tier (Free chat; API ~$0.27 per 1M input tokens). Limits apply; see source for current caps.

Pick Gemini Advanced if you're users in the google ecosystem. Pick DeepSeek if you're developers who need cheap inference.

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pricing checked June 2026

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$20/mo

Google's Pro AI assistant

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Open-weight LLM with cheap API access and strong reasoning benchmarks.

DeepSeek is 100% cheaper than Gemini Advanced on starting plans — roughly $20/mo · $240/yr per seat.

Formula: monthly = pricier − cheaper · percent = round((monthly / pricier) × 100) · annual = monthly × 12

Pick DeepSeek if you're developers who need cheap inference. Pick Gemini Advanced if you're users in the google ecosystem.

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