ClaudevsQwen Chat
Two general assistant tools, the same questions. Every answer comes from the official pages, with the date we checked. Nothing here is ranked.
last check 2026-10-11
Claude
by Anthropic
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for writing and editing text, asking about an uploaded PDF or image, or questions that need a web search.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All Claude factsQwen Chat
by Alibaba (Qwen team)
Qwen Chat is an AI assistant built on Alibaba's Qwen models, used on the web and in mobile and desktop apps; a beginner might try it for questions with web search, summarizing uploaded documents, or asking about images.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All Qwen Chat factsWhere they differ
- Usage limitsClaude: Session-based usage limit that resets every five hours, Session-based usage limit that resets every five hours. Weekly usage limit across all models, 5x the Pro plan's per-session usage. 20x the Pro plan's per-session usage. Weekly usage limit across all models. Larger per-session allowance than Pro. Significantly more usage than Standard seats. No per-seat usage limits; all usage billed at API ratesQwen Chat: Each paid plan has a usage allowance per period; amounts not public
- Context windowClaude: Up to 1M tokens on the newest models; 500K or 200K tokens on othersQwen Chat: Up to 1 million tokens for documents
- Used to train AIClaude: Your choice: new users pick the model-training setting at sign-up, Not used to train models by defaultQwen Chat: Used to improve models (de-identified) unless you opt out by email
- Can switch off trainingClaude: SupportedQwen Chat: Limited
- How long data is keptClaude: Deleted chats are removed from back-end storage within 30 days. Up to 5 years (de-identified) if you allow model training. 30 days if you do not allow model trainingQwen Chat: Stored in Singapore; kept only as long as necessary
- Agent modeClaude: SupportedQwen Chat: Limited
Same answer, but for different plans or with different conditions: web search, deep research. The table below shows the conditions.
Confirmed for only one of the two so far: AI models, account, where it is available, projects, connects to. The table below shows which.
Same answer for both: free plan, file upload, image input, platforms, memory, voice conversation, runs code and analyses data.
Plans and prices
As listed on each official pricing page, in the currency we were shown. No conversion, no rounding.
Claude
- Free Free plan$0.00 / month, plus tax
- Pro Paid, individual$20.00 / month, plus tax
- Max Paid, individual$100.00 / month, plus tax
- Team Team$20.00 / month, billed annually, plus tax
Through the API: about $0.16 – $16 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 4 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.
Plan details and sources for ClaudeQwen Chat
- Free Free planPrice not confirmed
- Qwen Go Paid, individualPrice not confirmed
- Qwen Plus Paid, individualPrice not confirmed
- Qwen Pro Paid, individualPrice not confirmed
Through the API: about $0.04 – $2.40 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 4 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.
Plan details and sources for Qwen ChatFull comparison with sources
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| What it is for | Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for writing and editing text, asking about an uploaded PDF or image, or questions that need a web search. | Qwen Chat is an AI assistant built on Alibaba's Qwen models, used on the web and in mobile and desktop apps; a beginner might try it for questions with web search, summarizing uploaded documents, or asking about images. |
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| Free planA free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately. |
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| Through the APIPer 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month. |
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| AI modelsThe AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date. |
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| File uploadYou can give it files such as PDFs or documents. |
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| Image inputYou can give it an image to describe or analyse. |
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| Voice conversationTalk to it out loud and hear it answer. |
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| Runs code and analyses dataRuns code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text. |
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| Web searchIt can search the web while answering. |
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| Deep researchA mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations. |
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| PlatformsWhere the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension. |
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| MemoryRemembers things you told it in earlier chats. |
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| ProjectsGroup chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions. |
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| Agent modeCan take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms. |
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| Connects toApps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them. |
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| AccountWhether you need to sign up before using it. |
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| Where it is availableCountries or regions where the provider says it can be used. |
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| Custom assistantsMake your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems. |
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| Confidence | Last checked 2026-10-11 Not yet confirmed: Custom assistants | Last checked 2026-10-11 Not yet confirmed: AI models, Account, Where it is available, Projects, Custom assistants, Connects to |
What it is for
What it is for
Claude:
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for writing and editing text, asking about an uploaded PDF or image, or questions that need a web search.
Qwen Chat:
Qwen Chat is an AI assistant built on Alibaba's Qwen models, used on the web and in mobile and desktop apps; a beginner might try it for questions with web search, summarizing uploaded documents, or asking about images.
Editor's suggestion
Claude:
- Editor's suggestion: Try summarising a document you are allowed to share, then check the summary against the original.
- Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.
Qwen Chat:
- Editor's suggestion: Try summarising a document you are allowed to share, then check the summary against the original.
- Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.
Cost
Free plan
A free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately.
Claude:
- Supportedclaude.comchecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Qwen Chat:
- Supportedqwen.aichecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Plans and prices
Claude:
- Free (Free plan)$0.00 / month, plus tax
- Pro (Paid, individual)$20.00 / month, plus tax
- Max (Paid, individual)$100.00 / month, plus tax
- Team (Team)$20.00 / month, billed annually, plus tax
- All plan details and sources
Qwen Chat:
- Free (Free plan)Price not confirmed
- Qwen Go (Paid, individual)Price not confirmed
- Qwen Plus (Paid, individual)Price not confirmed
- Qwen Pro (Paid, individual)Price not confirmed
- All plan details and sources
Through the API
Per 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month.
Claude:
- Claude Haiku 5.5$0.10 in · $0.50 out · about $0.16 a month
- Claude Sonnet 5.5$2.00 in · $10.00 out · about $3.12 a month
- Claude Opus 5.5$4.00 in · $20.00 out · about $6.24 a month
- Claude Fable 5.1$10.00 in · $50.00 out · about $16 a month
- Official price pageHow we count
Qwen Chat:
- qwen3.7-flash$0.03 in · $0.13 out · about $0.04 a month
- qwen3.8-flash$0.15 in · $0.47 out · about $0.18 a month
- qwen3.7-plus$0.40 in · $1.60 out · about $0.55 a month
- qwen3.8-max$2.00 in · $6.00 out · about $2.40 a month
- Official price pageHow we count
AI models
AI models
The AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date.
Claude:
- Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5, Claude Opus 5support.claude.com +1checked 2026-10-10
Qwen Chat:
- Not yet confirmed
Input and output
File upload
You can give it files such as PDFs or documents.
Claude:
- Supportedsupport.claude.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Qwen Chat:
- Supportedqwen.aichecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Image input
You can give it an image to describe or analyse.
Claude:
- Supportedsupport.claude.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Qwen Chat:
- Supportedqwen.aichecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Voice conversation
Talk to it out loud and hear it answer.
Claude:
- Supportedsupport.claude.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Qwen Chat:
- Supportedqwen.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Runs code and analyses data
Runs code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text.
Claude:
- Supportedsupport.claude.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Qwen Chat:
- Supportedqwen.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Checking facts
Web search
It can search the web while answering.
Claude:
- Supportedclaude.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plans: Free, Pro, Max
Qwen Chat:
- Supportedqwen.aichecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Deep research
A mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations.
Claude:
- Supportedsupport.claude.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Pro, Max, Team
Qwen Chat:
- Supportedqwen.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Workflow
Platforms
Where the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension.
Claude:
- Web, Desktop app, Mobile appclaude.comchecked 2026-10-10
Qwen Chat:
- Web, Desktop app, Mobile appqwen.aichecked 2026-10-10
Memory
Remembers things you told it in earlier chats.
Claude:
- Supportedsupport.claude.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Qwen Chat:
- Supportedqwen.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Projects
Group chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions.
Claude:
- Supportedsupport.claude.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Qwen Chat:
- Not yet confirmed
Agent mode
Can take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms.
Claude:
- Supportedsupport.claude.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Pro, Max, Team
Qwen Chat:
- Limitedqwen.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Described for the Qwen for Chrome extension in a model post; the extension is not on qwen.ai/download.
Connects to
Apps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them.
Claude:
- Linear, Slack, Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Canva, Microsoft 365, Notion, Figma, HubSpot, Asana, monday.comsupport.claude.com +2checked 2026-10-11
Qwen Chat:
- Not yet confirmed
Requirements
Account
Whether you need to sign up before using it.
Claude:
- Account required (log in with Google or with an email link)support.claude.comchecked 2026-10-10
Qwen Chat:
- Not yet confirmed
Where it is available
Countries or regions where the provider says it can be used.
Claude:
- Available in the countries listed on the official 'Where can I access Claude?' pagesupport.claude.comchecked 2026-10-10
Qwen Chat:
- Not yet confirmed
Not yet confirmed
Custom assistants
Make your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems.
Claude:
- Not yet confirmed
Qwen Chat:
- Not yet confirmed
Sources and confidence
Confidence
Claude:
Last checked 2026-10-11
Not yet confirmed: Custom assistants
Qwen Chat:
Last checked 2026-10-11
Not yet confirmed: AI models, Account, Where it is available, Projects, Custom assistants, Connects to