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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
Gemini
by Google
Gemini is Google's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, summarising an uploaded document, or a Deep Research report built from Google Search results.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All Gemini 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
- Web searchGemini: LimitedQwen Chat: Supported
- Usage limitsGemini: Limit refreshes every 5 hours until the weekly limit is reached, Standard limits, 2x the standard limits, 4x the standard limits, 5x or 20x the AI Pro limits, depending on subscriptionQwen Chat: Each paid plan has a usage allowance per period; amounts not public
- Context windowGemini: 32k tokens, 128k tokens, 1 million tokensQwen Chat: Up to 1 million tokens for documents
- Used to train AIGemini: Used to improve services, including training generative AI models, while Keep Activity is onQwen Chat: Used to improve models (de-identified) unless you opt out by email
- Can switch off trainingGemini: SupportedQwen Chat: Limited
- How long data is keptGemini: 18 months by default; auto-delete can be set to 3 months, 36 months or indefinite. Chats reviewed by humans are kept up to three years, even after you delete your activity. 72 hours for temporary chats and chats with Keep Activity offQwen Chat: Stored in Singapore; kept only as long as necessary
- Agent modeGemini: SupportedQwen Chat: Limited
Confirmed for only one of the two so far: AI models, account, where it is available, projects, custom assistants, 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, deep research.
Plans and prices
As listed on each official pricing page, in the currency we were shown. No conversion, no rounding.
Gemini
- Free Free plan$0.00 / month
- Google AI Plus Paid, individual$4.99 / month
- Google AI Pro Paid, individual$19.99 / month
- Google AI Ultra Paid, individual$99.99 / month
Through the API: about $0.14 – $3.48 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 7 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.
Plan details and sources for GeminiQwen 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 | Gemini is Google's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, summarising an uploaded document, or a Deep Research report built from Google Search results. | 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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| Custom assistantsMake your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems. |
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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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| Where it is availableCountries or regions where the provider says it can be used. |
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| Confidence | Last checked 2026-10-11 All compared fields have a confirmed value. | 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
Gemini:
Gemini is Google's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, summarising an uploaded document, or a Deep Research report built from Google Search results.
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
Gemini:
- 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.
Gemini:
- Supportedgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Qwen Chat:
- Supportedqwen.aichecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Plans and prices
Gemini:
- Free (Free plan)$0.00 / month
- Google AI Plus (Paid, individual)$4.99 / month
- Google AI Pro (Paid, individual)$19.99 / month
- Google AI Ultra (Paid, individual)$99.99 / month
- 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.
Gemini:
- Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.10 in · $0.40 out · about $0.14 a month
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.30 in · $2.50 out · about $0.65 a month
- Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.30 in · $2.50 out · about $0.65 a month
- Gemini 3.8 Flash$0.75 in · $3.75 out · about $1.17 a month
- Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.75 in · $3.75 out · about $1.17 a month
- Gemini 2.5 Pro$1.25 in · $10.00 out · about $2.63 a month
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview$2.00 in · $12.00 out · about $3.48 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.
Gemini:
- 3.5 Flash-Lite, 3.6 Flash, 3.8 Flash, 3.1 Progemini.googlechecked 2026-10-10
Qwen Chat:
- Not yet confirmed
Input and output
File upload
You can give it files such as PDFs or documents.
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.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.
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.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.
Gemini:
- Supportedgemini.googlechecked 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.
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.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.
Gemini:
- Limitedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Confirmed for Deep Research, which uses Google Search as a source by default. Not confirmed for ordinary chats.
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.
Gemini:
- Supportedgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
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.
Gemini:
- Web, Desktop app, Mobile appgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-10
Qwen Chat:
- Web, Desktop app, Mobile appqwen.aichecked 2026-10-10
Memory
Remembers things you told it in earlier chats.
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.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.
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Qwen Chat:
- Not yet confirmed
Custom assistants
Make your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems.
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.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.
Gemini:
- Supportedgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Google AI Pro, Google AI Ultra · Region: United States
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.
Gemini:
- Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Keep, Google Tasks, Google Chat, Google Meet, Contacts, Messages, Phone, WhatsApp, Adobe, Canva, Picsart, Squarespace, Webflow, Wix, Device assistance (formerly Utilities), Google Home, Experian, Peloton, Zocdoc, Apartment List, Apartments.com, Find Hub, Google Play, Instacart, OpenTable, Zillow, Angi, Homh, Thumbtack, Urban Company, Google Photos, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Samsung Gallery, Spotify, YouTube Music, Airtable, Dropbox, Gemini Notebook, GitHub, Google Ads, Google Business Profile, Google Classroom, Google Workspace, Granola, HONOR Calendar, HONOR Notes, Hootsuite, Lenovo Notes, Linear, Mind Space, Miro, Monday.com, OnePlus Notes, OPPO Calendar, OPPO Notes, Otter.ai, PandaDoc, RD Station CRM, RD Station Marketing, Samsung Calendar, Samsung Notes, Samsung Reminder, Shopify, TECNO Calendar, TECNO Notepad, vivo Notes, Wispr AI, Xiaomi Calendar, Xiaomi Notes, Zoho Bigin, Zoho CRM, Zoho Desk, Zoho Mail, Zoho Projects, Bandsintown, Fever, GetYourGuide, Localiza, SeatGeek, Ticketmaster, Viatorsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11
Qwen Chat:
- Not yet confirmed
Requirements
Account
Whether you need to sign up before using it.
Gemini:
- Basic text chat in the web app works without signing in; a Google Account is needed for file upload, image generation, chat history and other featuressupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10
On: Web
Qwen Chat:
- Not yet confirmed
Where it is available
Countries or regions where the provider says it can be used.
Gemini:
- Web app available in over 230 countries and territories listed on the official page; mainland China is listed as Workspace only; mobile app availability may differsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10
On: Web
Qwen Chat:
- Not yet confirmed
Sources and confidence
Confidence
Gemini:
Last checked 2026-10-11
All compared fields have a confirmed value.
Qwen Chat:
Last checked 2026-10-11
Not yet confirmed: AI models, Account, Where it is available, Projects, Custom assistants, Connects to