# Claude vs DeepSeek: UI comparison

- Week: week of October 19, 2026 (2026-10-19)
- Page: https://ai-portal-library.dev/compare/claude-vs-deepseek
- Open in Compare: https://ai-portal-library.dev/#compare?view=table&mode=portals&week=2026-10-19&portals=claude,deepseek&device=desktop

How Claude (Anthropic) and DeepSeek (DeepSeek) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 4 differences and 3 similarities, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.

## Differences

- Claude shows 4 menu items outside the sidebar; DeepSeek shows 5.
- DeepSeek's message box covers more of the screen than Claude's (9.5% vs 6.5%).
- Claude's sidebar takes 23% of the screen width, DeepSeek shows no sidebar.
- Claude uses 2 text sizes; DeepSeek uses 3.

## Similarities

- Neither shows a note about the AI's limits.
- Both were captured in dark mode.
- Both message boxes sit in the middle third of the screen.

## Latest menu changes

### Claude

No menu changes have been recorded for Claude yet.

### DeepSeek

No menu changes have been recorded for DeepSeek yet.

## Portal pages

- Claude: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/claude
- DeepSeek: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/deepseek

## Screenshots

- Claude, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/claude.local.png?v=1792783734060
- DeepSeek, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/deepseek.local.png?v=1792783914717