Comparison
ChatGPT vs Qwen Chat
ChatGPT: The world's most popular AI chatbot, built by OpenAI. Qwen Chat: Alibaba's free chatbot, with open-weight models.
| ChatGPT | Qwen Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| Price | Freemium Plus plan from $20/month. Free plan available. | Free Free web chat with no caps. Open models under Apache 2.0; Alibaba Cloud API is pay-as-you-go. |
| Free plan | ||
| API available | ||
| Open source | ||
| In Spanish | ||
| No watermark | — | — |
| Platforms | Web · Windows · Mac · iOS · Android | Web · iOS · Android |
ChatGPT
- The most complete ecosystem: voice, images, file analysis
- Excellent in Spanish
- Apps for every platform
- The free plan has strict usage limits
- It can make up facts (hallucinations)
Qwen Chat
- Completely free web chat with no message limits
- Open-weight models under Apache 2.0, free for commercial use
- Very strong at reasoning, maths and code
- The newest models (3.7 series) are API-only, with no open weights
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