Blog/Call me AI: ChatGPT vs DeepSeek: Which is the AI tool for me?

10th February 2025

ChatGPT vs. DeepSeek: Benefits and drawbacks

There has been much chat about AI recently, and with the introduction of the Chinese-developed DeepSeek to the market, the global competition for artificial intellience supremacy has moved up a gear. The once US-dominated industry seems to have been leapfrogged by China, sending the share price of dozens AI pioneering silicon-valley tech firms into a tail-spin.

So what are ChatGPT and DeepSeek and what do they do?

ChatGPT (from the US) and DeepSeek (Hangzhou, China) are the leading technologies in the world of artificial intelligence designed to assist with tasks ranging from information retrieval to problem-solving. They are both powerful in their own right but have slightly different core functions and applications.

ChatGPT – an AI language model developed by OpenAI

Primarily focused on conversation and natural language processing ChatGPT excels at generating human-like text based on prompts and can assist with a wide range of tasks including answering questions, offering advice, and writing content. The key benefit of ChatGPT is its versatility and ability to understand complex questions and provide detailed responses. It can also adapt to different conversational tones and contexts. However, its drawback lies in its accuracy, as it generates responses based on patterns in data rather than real-time facts. Another ‘con’ is that it often provides overly general or vague answers.

DeepSeek – a specialized AI tool designed for in-depth searches and data analysis

DeepSeek excels at quickly processing and retrieving large amounts of information from a wide range of sources, making it an ideal choice for research and data-driven tasks. The primary benefit of DeepSeek is its ability to sift through vast amounts of data efficiently and return highly relevant results. However, its limitation is that it is not as interactive or versatile as ChatGPT. DeepSeek is more task-specific and does not engage in conversation or creative writing.

In conclusion, although they may appear to do the same job, ChatGPT and DeepSeek in actual fact serve different purposes. ChatGPT is ideal for conversations, creativity, and general knowledge inquiries, while DeepSeek is more suited for structured data retrieval and analysis. If you need an interactive assistant the CHatGPT might be the tool for you, whereas if it’s deep research you’re looking for, then DeepSeek might be more appropriate.

What I can’t tell you is which one will eventually decide that humans are the enemy and eventually wipe out the human race. That’s TBC.