Service comparison

Claude vs. DeepSeek

Claude vs. DeepSeek — reliability, API availability, and incident frequency head-to-head.

Last 90 days · 98 incidents total · Data via Pulsetic monitoring

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Claude

claude.ai

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  86.63%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  98
  
  32 major · 66 minor
- Median resolution
  
  59m
- Longest outage
  
  99h 20m
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DeepSeek

deepseek.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  100.00%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  0
  
  0 major · 0 minor
- Median resolution
  
  —
- Longest outage
  
  —
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Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window	Claude	DeepSeek	Δ
Last 24 hours	100.00%	100.00%	0.00 pp
Last 7 days	94.46%	100.00%	-5.54 pp
Last 30 days	83.80%	100.00%	-16.20 pp
Last 90 days	86.63%	100.00%	-13.37 pp

Δ is percentage-point difference (Claude minus DeepSeek). Higher is better.

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

Claude

98 total

32 major 66 minor
- Median resolution
  
  59m
- Longest outage
  
  99h 20m
DeepSeek

0 total

0 major 0 minor
- Median resolution
  
  —
- Longest outage
  
  —

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

Claude
- Sep 16
  
  Issues with Google Play subscriptions
  
  32m
  
  Minor
- Sep 15
  
  Intermittent error spikes for Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Fable 5.1
  
  1h 26m
  
  Major
- Sep 11
  
  Elevated errors for Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Fable 5.1
  
  17m
  
  Major
- Sep 10
  
  Elevated latency on the Claude API for some users
  
  1h 40m
  
  Minor
- Sep 10
  
  Degraded functionality for Claude Cowork on Windows
  
  4d 3h 20m
  
  Major
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DeepSeek
- May 8
  
  【已恢复】DeepSeek 网页/API不可用（[Resolved]DeepSeek Web/API Service Not Available）
  
  33m
  
  Major
- May 6
  
  【已恢复】DeepSeek 网页/API 性能异常（[Resolved]DeepSeek Web/API Service Degraded Performance）
  
  6m
  
  Minor
- May 6
  
  【已恢复】DeepSeek 网页/API 性能异常（[Resolved]DeepSeek Web/API Service Degraded Performance）
  
  11m
  
  Major
- Apr 22
  
  【已恢复】DeepSeek API 异常（[Resolved]DeepSeek API Abnormal）
  
  1h 3m
  
  Major
- Apr 20
  
  【已解决】DeepSeek Web/APP 快速模式性能异常（[Resolved]DeepSeek Web/APP Instant Mode Performance Abnormal）
  
  3h 28m
  
  Minor
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Bottom line

DeepSeek wins

DeepSeek edges out on 90-day uptime.

Claude posted 86.63% vs. 100.00% for DeepSeek (Δ -13.37 pp). Incidents: 98 vs. 0 (+98).

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