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Amanda Caswell

I tested ChatGPT vs DeepSeek with 10 prompts — here’s the surprising winner

ChatGPT and Deepseek side by side on smartphones.

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup founded in 2023, has gained significant popularity over the last few days, including ranking as the top free app on Apple's App Store.

After last week’s ChatGPT outage, users were left scrambling for the best ChatGPT alternative, which might explain why DeepSeek is quickly emerging as a formidable player in the AI landscape.

Eager to understand how DeepSeek RI measures up against ChatGPT, I conducted a comprehensive comparison between the two platforms. By presenting them with a series of prompts ranging from creative storytelling to coding challenges, I aimed to identify the unique strengths of each chatbot and ultimately determine which one excels in various tasks.

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