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DeepSeek
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DALL-E 3
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Cursor
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Groq
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TaglineChinese open-weight powerhouse. Crazy cheap, genuinely smart.OpenAI's image model. Built into ChatGPT Plus.VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.The fastest AI inference in the world. Crazy low latency.
CategoryChatbotsImageCodingDev Platform
PricingFree web + ultra-cheap API (~$0.14/M input tokens)Included with ChatGPT Plus $20/moFree + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo BusinessFree tier + pay-as-you-go API
Best forDevelopers + cost-conscious builders. Anyone fine with self-hosting.ChatGPT Plus users who want images without paying extra.Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.Developers who need sub-100ms LLM responses.
Strengths
  • Open weights you can self-host
  • Strong reasoning + math
  • Near-free API pricing
  • DeepSeek-V3 / R1 are serious models
  • Excellent prompt understanding
  • Built into ChatGPT — no extra subscription
  • Good at composition + concepts
  • Tab completion feels like mind-reading
  • Composer for multi-file edits
  • Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick
  • 500+ tokens/sec on Llama/Mixtral — feels instant
  • Custom LPU hardware
  • Great free tier
Weaknesses
  • Data goes to servers in China — privacy concerns for business use
  • Chinese policy filters
  • English polish trails Western models
  • Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney + Ideogram
  • Text rendering worse than Ideogram
  • No fine control
  • Can feel overwhelming for non-coders
  • Expensive at scale
  • Open-weight models only (no Claude/GPT)
  • Less flexibility on custom configs
Kai's verdictS-tier for price/performance. A-tier for consumer use. If you build apps, this is the budget pick.B-tier standalone, A-tier value if you already pay ChatGPT. Don't pay for it separately.S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.S-tier for speed. When latency is the product, start here.
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