Quick winner
Summary badges based on structured data only — no invented claims.
Both vendors offer a free plan
GitHub Copilot publishes an enterprise tier
DeepSeek exposes a public API
Wider plan coverage across free, team and enterprise tiers
Pricing comparison
How GitHub Copilot and DeepSeek price their plans side by side.
| Feature | GitHub Copilot | DeepSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Entry monthly price | $10/mo | — |
| Entry annual price | $100/yr | — |
| Team / Business plan | $19/mo | — |
| Enterprise plan | $39/mo | — |
| Credits (entry paid tier) | Unlimited completions | — |
| Public API | No | Yes |
| SSO / SAML | No | No |
| Admin Console | No | No |
| Priority / dedicated support | No | No |
| Billing model | Flat / month, Per seat / month | Usage-based |
| Annual billing discount | 17% off | — |
| Last pricing update | 2026-06-20 | 2026-10-03 |
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Feature comparison
Capability strengths derived from vendor category and published features.
Pros & cons
Derived from published plan structure and billing model.
- Free plan available — 2,000 completions / month
- Annual billing with discount available
- Enterprise tier with knowledge bases, fine-tuning
- Low entry price at $10/seat/mo
- Category strengths: coding, ide integration, autocomplete
- No public API — limited automation options
- Enterprise pricing requires a sales conversation
- Free plan available — pay per 1m tokens
- Public API for developers and automation
- Category strengths: general ai, writing, reasoning
- No published enterprise tier
Best for
Recommendations based on structured capabilities.
Free tier plus low-cost entry paid plan
Public API and coding-oriented capabilities
Published enterprise plan with SSO and admin controls
Strong writing, image or productivity features
Annual billing plus predictable per-seat model
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Frequently asked
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GitHub Copilot and DeepSeek start at the same entry price of $10/seat/mo.
Both GitHub Copilot and DeepSeek offer a free plan. GitHub Copilot free: 2,000 completions / month. DeepSeek free: Pay per 1M tokens.
GitHub Copilot team option: Business at $19/seat/mo. DeepSeek team option: not published at custom pricing.
GitHub Copilot publishes an enterprise tier. DeepSeek does not currently list one.
Yes. Both vendors offer month-to-month billing on their entry paid plans, so you can migrate without long-term lock-in. Import your team's spend into AIFinOps to model the switch before committing.
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