Side-by-side comparison · AI Assistants & LLMs
ChatGPT vs Meta AI vs Qwen Chat
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Anyone who wants one general-purpose assistant that handles most everyday jobs.
Pick it if: Heavy WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook users, and Ray-Ban Meta glasses owners, who want a free assistant without installing anything new.
Pick it if: Anyone after a capable free assistant with image, video, slides and website tools, and developers who want open models.
ChatGPT scores highest overall, but Qwen Chat gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | ChatGPT | Meta AI | Qwen Chat |
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| In one line | OpenAI's all-rounder: chat, images, voice, web search and agents in one app. | Meta's free assistant, built into WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Ray-Ban Meta glasses. | Alibaba's generous free assistant for research, slides, websites, images and video. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $8/mo | $7.99/mo | $4/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | No | No | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | ChatGPT | Meta AI | Qwen Chat |
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| Overall rating | 4.3Winner | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | ChatGPT | Meta AI | Qwen Chat |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | Yes | No | No |
| Browser extension | Yes | No | No |
| API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | No | No |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | No | No |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | – | No |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | Yes |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes video | No | Yes | Yes |
| Writes code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | Yes | No | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 15/ 17 | 10/ 17 | 11/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | ChatGPT | Meta AI | Qwen Chat |
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| Plans | Free Free Trying it out and everyday questions. | FreeOur pick Free Almost everyone. Chat, search and voice cost nothing. | FreeOur pick Free Most people. The free limits are generous for chat and research. |
Go $8/mo Casual users who hit the free limits. | Meta One Core $7.99/mo People who make lots of AI images and clips for social. | Go $4/mo Regular users who want higher chat limits. | |
PlusOur pick $20/mo Anyone using it most days for work. | Meta One Premium $19.99/mo Heavy creators who keep hitting the Core limits. | Plus $19/mo Creators making images and video most days. | |
Pro From $100/mo Heavy users and people living in Codex. | Pro $99/mo Heavy video and image users who need priority. | ||
Business See website Teams from 2 people up. | |||
| Which plan to pick | The free plan is now good enough to use properly, so stay on it until the image, voice or research limits annoy you. Plus is the sensible upgrade. Only look at Pro if you run Codex or deep research all day, and read the current tier details first: Pro 200 now comes with a smaller allowance than it did before 29 September. | Stay on the free plan. The paid Meta One bundles only raise image and video limits, and Meta doesn't publish the actual numbers, so only pay if you're making a lot of AI visuals for social. | Start free; most people never need to pay. Go at $4 is cheap if you hit the chat limits. Prices are App Store prices, so check the in-app screen before you subscribe. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, ChatGPT, Meta AI or Qwen Chat?
ChatGPT scores highest overall in our ratings (ChatGPT 4.3/5, Meta AI 3.9/5 and Qwen Chat 4.0/5). ChatGPT is best for everyday questions and brainstorming and making and editing images in the chat. Meta AI is best for quick answers inside WhatsApp or Instagram and free image and short video generation. Qwen Chat is best for A free assistant that does a bit of everything and quick webpages and slide decks from a prompt.
Which is cheaper, ChatGPT, Meta AI or Qwen Chat?
ChatGPT: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $8/mo. Meta AI: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $7.99/mo. Qwen Chat: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $4/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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