3 Ways You Can Use DeepSeek's AI Assistant on Mobile

David Adubiina -

For a long time, ChatGPT has maintained its dominance in AI, even in the face of tech giants like Meta, Google, and Microsoft. However, the past few days have shown a remarkable shift as the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek released its AI model, DeepSeek R1—trained via large-scale reinforcement learning (RL) without supervised fine-tuning (SFT).

Unlike OpenAI, which operates as a closed-source model, DeepSeek R1 is open-source, meaning developers and AI enthusiasts can access its architecture, modify it, and integrate it into various applications. This makes it a powerful alternative to mainstream AI models, offering transparency and flexibility.

But how exactly can you use DeepSeek? In this article, you will learn three key ways and how you can use them.

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Currently, DeepSeek's web version doesn't seem to be working due to large-scale malicious attacks.

1. DeepSeek Chat

Similar to ChatGPT and Claude, DeepSeek Chat is an AI-powered chatbot designed to generate human-like responses in real-time. You can use it to answer complex questions with structured and relevant responses, assist with content creation, including blog posts, essays, and reports, support developers with programming queries and debugging, and provide personalized recommendations for various tasks.

To access the DeepSeek Chat:

Step 1. Go to the Google Play Store or App Store to download and install DeepSeek

Step 2. Next, tap "Open". If you are a new user, you will be required to sign in with an account. You can log in with your Google account or email and password.

Step 3. Input your "Prompt" and tap the "Send" icon.

2. DeepThink(R1)

One key feature that has made DeepSeek surpass ChatGPT is the free reasoning feature– DeepThink(R1) which allows you to break down complex problems step by step. In addition, it performs logical reasoning and generates structured outputs, including tables, code snippets, and detailed explanations.

This makes it a better option than the ChatGPT o1 reasoning model, which is only available as a paid version. Whether you want to write code for a website or solve arithmetic problems, you can access this feature when you:

Step 1. On the DeepSeek home screen, tap the "DeepThink(R1)". This will highlight a blue color, indicating the feature has been selected.

Step 2. Now, input your question or problem and tap "Send". DeepSeek will break it down with detailed reasoning and explanations.

If you have ever used ChatGPT before, you would see that the DeepSeek Search feature is similar to SearchGPT– ChatGPT's AI-powered search engine.

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From Techloy's test, DeepSeek is currently unable to generate realtime search like SearchGPT, but it's able to give a generic response on your search topic.

To use this key feature on DeepSeek

Step 1. Tap "Search" on the DeepSeek home screen. Once you click on it, it will highlight a blue color indicating the feature has been selected.

Step 2. Enter your query, and DeepSeek will provide instant, AI-powered results with direct answers.

Conclusion

While DeepSeek is yet to match ChatGPT in key areas like the search engine’s accuracy, response coherence, and overall user experience, it is undeniably a promising alternative—especially with its open-source approach and free access to advanced reasoning capabilities.

However, if you are seeking a cheap, flexible, and user-friendly AI assistant, DeepSeek could be worth exploring.

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