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Qwen

Free AI assistant from Alibaba Cloud with search, Deep Research and image generation

78.5
Score in best AI chatbots
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Ranked 10 of 10 in best AI chatbots

Qwen is free to use and has web search, Deep Research and a Web Dev feature, along with an OpenAI-compatible API. Its homepage describes no paid tiers, which makes it less clear than ChatGPT or Claude on what extra usage costs.

Best for Free search and image generation in one assistant

About Qwen

Qwen is an AI assistant from Alibaba Cloud, powered by its Qwen series of models. It offers chat with image and video understanding, image and video generation, Deep Research and a Search mode for finding information on the web. Its Web Dev feature builds a complete web page from a text prompt, and Artifacts is a separate tab in the same app.

The homepage describes Qwen as free to use and open to all, and it links to apps for phones and desktops. The Qwen API platform uses an API format compatible with the OpenAI API, so developers familiar with that format can work with it. The research page lists open-source models, such as Qwen-Image-2.1. The homepage describes no paid tiers or usage limits, which makes Qwen less clear than ChatGPT or Claude about what extra usage costs.

Key features

  • Web search and Deep Research
  • Image and video generation
  • Web Dev builds pages from a prompt
  • Artifacts
  • Qwen API with OpenAI-compatible format

Strengths

  • Free to use, with web search and Deep Research
  • OpenAI-compatible API format for developers
  • Image and video generation in the same app

Limits

  • Paid plans and usage limits are not described on the homepage
  • Less detail on the homepage than ChatGPT or Claude

Where Qwen ranks

  • Best AI chatbots#10of 10 · 78.5

    Best for: Free search and image generation in one assistant

How Qwen compares

ProductScorePricePlatformsMade bySearches the webCoding toolsDeveloper API
#6Grok82.0Free plan, paid upgradesWebiOSAndroidxAIYesNot listedYes
#7Mistral Vibe81.0Free plan, paid upgradesWebMistral AIYesCLI and IDE coding agentYes
#8DeepSeek79.5Free plan, paid upgradesWebiOSAndroidDeepSeekYesNot listedYes
#9Kimi79.0Free plan, paid upgradesWebAndroidMoonshot AIYesKimi Code, a coding productKimi API platform
#10Qwen78.5FreeWebiOSAndroidAlibaba CloudYesWeb Dev builds pages from a promptQwen API, OpenAI-compatible format

The full comparison table for best AI chatbots has all 10 products.

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Questions about Qwen

Is Qwen free?
Qwen can be used without paying: Free to use; API is a separate developer platform. Check the vendor’s pricing page for current limits.
Is Qwen open source?
No. Qwen is proprietary software; its source code is not public.
Which platforms does Qwen support?
Qwen is available on: Web, iOS, Android.
What is Qwen best for?
Free search and image generation in one assistant. In our ranking of AI chatbots it is number 10 of 10 with a score of 78.5.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen?
The highest-ranked alternatives on listme.name are ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot.

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