Side-by-side comparison · AI Assistants & LLMs
Duck.ai 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 quick AI help without an account or a record of what they asked.
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.
Overview
| Attribute | Duck.ai | Meta AI | Qwen Chat |
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| In one line | DuckDuckGo's private AI chat: no account, no stored prompts, free to use. | 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 | $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr | $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 | Duck.ai | Meta AI | Qwen Chat |
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| Overall rating | 4.0 | 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. | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Duck.ai | 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 | No | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | No | No | No |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | No | No | No |
| Connects to other apps | No | – | 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 | No | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | No | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 9/ 17 | 10/ 17 | 11/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Duck.ai | Meta AI | Qwen Chat |
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| Plans | FreeOur pick Free Quick private questions with no sign-up. | 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. |
Plus $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr Regular users who also want a VPN. | 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. | |
Pro $19.99/mo or $199.99/yr People who want the top models privately. | 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 $99/mo Heavy video and image users who need priority. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Stay on Free unless you also want a VPN. Plus is good value if you'd pay for a VPN anyway. Pro is $19.99, the same as ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro, so only pick it if anonymity matters more to you than features. | 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, Duck.ai, Meta AI or Qwen Chat?
They tie on our overall rating (Duck.ai 4.0/5, Meta AI 3.9/5 and Qwen Chat 4.0/5). Duck.ai is best for quick private questions and Using AI without signing up. 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, Duck.ai, Meta AI or Qwen Chat?
Duck.ai: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr. 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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