100 Hours Testing Deepseek Harness vs. Claude Code. What You Need to Know.

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My playbook for growing a $1M AI agency: https://app.aiautomationsociety.ai/opaa-ads-optin My FREE resources: https://www.skool.com/ai-automation-society/about?el=deepseek-harness-tested&hcategory=youtube-videos&utm_campaign=free-group My Tools💻 FREE MONTH voice to text: https://get.glaido.com/nate Code NATEHERK for 10% off VPS (annual plan): https://www.hostinger.com/vps/claude-code-hosting I spent a week testing Deepseek Harness to see how it compares with Claude Code in speed, output quality, cost, reliability, and customization. In this video, I walk through the interface, test both harnesses with the same model, and explain where Deepseek is already impressive and where it still feels like a developer preview. Sponsorship Inquiries: 📧 nate@smoothmedia.co Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nateherkelman/ https://x.com/nateherk https://www.instagram.com/nateherk/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 One Week With Deepseek Harness 0:18 What Is Deepseek Harness? 2:29 Setup, Models & Modes 5:52 Cost & Model Limitations 7:28 Reliability & Bugs 8:23 Unmatched Customization 10:42 Does It Replace Claude Code? 11:33 Speed Test: Deepseek vs Claude 13:43 Quality Test: Same Model 17:38 Final Verdict

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