Software & Digital Services
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What the AIs say
#25 best · 4 of 6 agree“ChatGPT ranks DeepSeek highest (avg #8.0 over 1 mention); Gemini is the most sceptical (#23.0).”
synthesised · the AI panel
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the whole category and rank DeepSeek's products — model by model, list by list, over time.
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
ChatGPT ranks DeepSeek highest (avg #8.0 over 1 mention); Gemini is the most sceptical (#23.0).
ChatGPT
#8.0
avg over 1 mention · best #8
Claude
#9.0
avg over 1 mention · best #9
Perplexity
#9.0
avg over 1 mention · best #9
Gemini
#23.0
avg over 1 mention · best #23
The words the panel uses
AI most often praises DeepSeek for being "coding" (3 mentions) and "reasoning" (2).
- coding3
- reasoning2
- cost-effective1
- open architecture1
- open model1
- open-source1
- strong reasoning1
- value1
- cost efficiency1
Wins & misses?
Where it leads, where it lags.
DeepSeek lands 1 top-10 placement with no clear weak spots in tracked intents.
Top wins
Where it lags
No misses below #20 — DeepSeek is a top-tier presence everywhere it appears.
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Across 3 weeks of tracking: 1 intent steady, 0 climbed, 1 slipped. Biggest move: slipped 1 rank in Best AI Chatbots (now #8).
Act three
The lineup, ranked.
Every DeepSeek product with its AI rank — reviewer verdicts join the board as coverage lands.
The lineup, reconciled?
Every product — both verdicts.
DeepSeek V3.1 is DeepSeek's most-recommended product, ranking across 1 buyer question, with DeepSeek-V3 close behind.
Rivals?
Who it competes against.
DeepSeek's closest rival is Amazon — and DeepSeek comes out ahead in 1 of 1 of the questions they both answer (100%).
- AmazonSoftware & Digital ServicesDeepSeek leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- AdobeSoftware & Digital ServicesDeepSeek leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- AppleSoftware & Digital ServicesDeepSeek leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- HubSpotSoftware & Digital ServicesDeepSeek leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- CanvaSoftware & Digital ServicesDeepSeek leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- SalesforceSoftware & Digital ServicesDeepSeek leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
- IBMSoftware & Digital ServicesDeepSeek leads 1–0 · 1 shared · 1 categoryCompare
The recap
Where it stands today.
- FootprintStrongest in Software & Digital Services (best single-question rank #8), across 1 buying intent.
- AI verdictChatGPT ranks DeepSeek highest (avg #8.0); Gemini most sceptical (#23.0).
- TraitsMost often associated with “coding” (3 mentions) and “reasoning” (2).
- Top productDeepSeek V3.1 is the most-mentioned DeepSeek product this snapshot.
- Closest rivalAmazon (1–0 across 1 shared intent).
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