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CGeneral-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, research, coding and everyday tasks
Free, from $8/mo
DeepSeek vs Talkie
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
D
Choose DeepSeek if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: developers, ai app builders
T
Choose Talkie if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: roleplay enthusiasts, anime and gaming fans
Side by side
Feature DeepSeek Talkie
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
GitHub stars263.8K—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb
CategoryAI ChatbotsCharacters & Companions
CompanyDeepSeekTalkie (powered by MiniMax)
Based in——
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
D DeepSeek
- Web chat at chat.deepseek.com
- Mobile app and DeepSeek Harness desktop client
- OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible API
- 1M-token context window, 384K max output
- Thinking mode with adjustable reasoning effort
- Web search and page fetch through the API
- Discounted pricing for cache hits and off-peak hours
T Talkie
- Chat with AI characters across many genres
- Create custom characters with Create a Talkie
- Character categories such as anime, fantasy and sci-fi
- Memory section for character conversations
- Community section for discovering characters
- Helper characters like a language tutor or meal planner
- Multilingual interface
- Data export and account deletion options
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
DeepSeek
deepseek-flash API$0.15/1M input tokens (cache miss, off-peak), $0.6/1M output tokens off-peak; peak rates are double
deepseek-v4-pro API$0.66/1M input tokens (cache miss, off-peak), $1.98/1M output tokens off-peak; peak rates are double
Search & Fetch$0.75 per 1,000 successful requests
Talkie
FreeFree
Talkie+Not listed on site
Strengths and limitations
DeepSeek
- Off-peak API prices are 50% of peak prices
- 1M-token context on both API models
- Works with OpenAI and Anthropic API formats
- Available on web, mobile, and desktop
- Peak-hour API rates are twice the off-peak rates
- Web search and fetch through the API cost extra per request
- The site does not state free-tier terms or limits for the chat apps
Talkie
- Free to start chatting
- Users can create their own characters
- Wide range of character categories
- Lets users export their data and delete their account
- Talkie+ prices are not shown on the website
- No API or developer access listed
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