Quick winner
Summary badges based on structured data only — no invented claims.
Both vendors offer a free plan
Cognition publishes an enterprise tier
Both vendors expose a public API
Wider plan coverage across free, team and enterprise tiers
Pricing comparison
How DeepSeek and Cognition price their plans side by side.
| Feature | DeepSeek | Cognition |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Entry monthly price | — | $20/mo |
| Entry annual price | — | — |
| Team / Business plan | — | $40/mo |
| Enterprise plan | — | Custom |
| Credits (entry paid tier) | — | Increased daily and weekly quotas |
| Public API | Yes | Yes |
| SSO / SAML | No | Yes |
| Admin Console | No | Yes |
| Priority / dedicated support | No | Yes |
| Billing model | Usage-based | Flat / month, Per seat / month, Custom |
| Annual billing discount | — | — |
| Last pricing update | 2026-10-03 | 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 — pay per 1m tokens
- Public API for developers and automation
- Category strengths: general ai, writing, reasoning
- No published enterprise tier
- Free plan available — light agent quota
- Public API for developers and automation
- Enterprise tier with saml / oidc sso, enterprise admin
- Category strengths: coding, ide integration, autocomplete
- Enterprise pricing requires a sales conversation
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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DeepSeek and Cognition start at the same entry price of custom pricing.
Both DeepSeek and Cognition offer a free plan. DeepSeek free: Pay per 1M tokens. Cognition free: Light agent quota.
DeepSeek team option: not published at custom pricing. Cognition team option: Teams at $40/seat/mo.
Cognition 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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