Qwen Chat: The AI Chatbot that’s Better than ChatGPT and Grok

It’s been raining LLMs – week after week we are getting better and more advanced models. Powered by these LLMs, our AI chatbots are getting much more sophisticated and reliable. However, even now, we are having to juggle between multiple chatbots – ChatGPT for generating images, Veo for generating videos, Grok for extended thinking, Claude’s for live coding, and so on. There seem to be more chatbots than there are tasks, and yet there isn’t a single chatbot that can help us with all our tasks… Or is there? Qwen Chat has silently added all the features that we would need in an AI chatbot, and has even open-sourced it! In this blog, we will explore Qwen Chat and its various features in detail to find out how it has become a one-stop-shop for all AI tasks.

What All Can AI Chatbots Do?

We have so many new AI chatbots joining the parade that was started by ChatGPT in 2022. In fact, every week in 2025, we have been getting a better and more sophisticated AI model. But the problem is that none of the popular AI chatbots – be it ChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek, Claude or even Gemini – offer a one-stop solution for all of these tasks.

While OpenAI and Google offer a list of tools that can be leveraged to get all these tasks done, it comes with the inconvenience of switching between interfaces and at a cost of at least $20-30 per month. Moreover, most of the LLMs released by these companies are proprietary – meaning you cannot have a direct control over their training data or architecture. To use these models, you would either need API or licensed access, which again, incurs an associated cost.

This severely limits AI innovation and growth. On one side we have mediocre LLMs available for free, but with limited features. On the other hand, advanced LLMs and their paid versions which are more efficient, come with a selective list of features. So, technically, we have very limited choices and more often than not end up juggling between different apps to get our work done.

AI Chatbots: Feature Breakdown

Here is a list of popular and trending features that most paid AI chatbots support these days:

• Text Generation: To generate human-like text for writing, summarization, and content creation.
• Image Generation: To create AI-generated images based on text descriptions.
• Artifacts: To enable real-time execution of code, document creation, and content management within the chatbot.
• Voice Interaction: To support hands-free AI conversation through speech.
• Deep Research: To conduct in-depth analysis, synthesizing complex topics using AI reasoning.
• Enhanced Thinking: To assist with structured insights, logical reasoning, and problem-solving.
• Video Generation: To produce AI-generated videos from text-based inputs.
• Web Search: To retrieve real-time information from the internet for updated and accurate responses.

Now here’s a comparison of the features offered on the ‘free versions’ of various chatbots we have today.

Now here are two key highlights from the table:

1. No popular AI chatbot has it all: In their free versions, popular chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok offer very few features, and mostly with usage limits.
2. China leads the way: A Chinese AI chatbot “Qwen Chat” has managed to incorporate most of the above features into a single interface, overtaking the others.

So let’s go ahead and explore the silent winner of this AI chatbot race – Qwen Chat.

What is Qwen Chat?

Qwen Chat is an advanced conversational AI platform developed by Alibaba Cloud. Built on the Qwen series of large language models (LLMs), it serves as a versatile, web-based interface that caters to individuals, developers, and businesses alike. Since its debut in April 2023 alongside the foundational Qwen models, Qwen Chat has evolved significantly, with the latest iteration – QwQ-32B-Preview – released in March 2025. It competes with industry giants like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, standing out with its robust multimodal and multilingual capabilities.

Qwen Chat offers free access to essential features like text-based conversations, document analysis, and coding assistance. It supports an extended context window of up to 128,000 tokens, allowing it to process lengthy conversations and large documents while maintaining coherence. With multilingual support for over 29 languages, including English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese, and Korean, it caters to a diverse user base. Additionally, Qwen Chat is optimized for fast response times and lower computational costs, ensuring smooth performance even on lower-end hardware.

Key Features of Qwen Chat

Apart from the general features mentioned above, here are some of the key features of Qwen Chat that make it stand out:

• Multi-model Support: Qwen Chat allows you to simultaneously chat with multiple models for a single query. Users can set a model as default and add secondary models from the list of models in the drop down.

• Multiple Document and Data Handling: Users can upload multiple files (e.g., PDFs, Word documents, Excel sheets, JSON files) to provide context for queries.
• Specialized Models for Diverse Needs: Qwen Chat offers specialized models like Qwen-Coder 2.5 (for coding assistance), Qwen2.5-Max (for deep reasoning tasks), Qwen-VL (for vision-language tasks) and more.
• Agentic and Interactive Behavior: Qwen Chat supports agent-like capabilities for specific use cases, such as customer service, education, or personalized assistance.

How to Access Qwen Chat?

To access Qwen Chat,

• Head to https://chat.qwen.ai/.
• Log in or sign up to create your account.
• Select the model/models that you wish to work with, from the dropdown, and get started.

Now let’s see what all we can do with Qwen Chat.

Exploring the Applications of Qwen Chat

Qwen Chat offers features like image generation, video generation, artifacts, and enhanced thinking, which make it a strong competitor against conversational chatbot giants like ChatGPT, Grok, etc. Let’s now test out the different capabilities and features of Qwen Chat and see how it performs on the following tasks:

1. Drafting a social media post
2. Generating an advertisement banner
3. Creating a marketing video
4. Writing code for building a webpage
5. Searching the web
6. Reasoning with logic

For each of these tasks, I’ll prompt a suitable model on Qwen Chat and give a review on its performance. Let’s start.

Task 1: Text Generation – A Social Media Post

Prompt: “I wish to launch a new burger joint “Better Burger” which serves healthy burgers using just fresh & healthy ingredients. Write a fun and creative instagram post for the launch of my burger joint.”

Output:

Review:

Qwen Chat gave me an engaging and action-packed social media post that truly grabs attention! I loved how the model perfectly captured the energetic tone I wanted while making the healthy pitch stand out. The writing feels refreshingly natural – concise, compelling, and free from that overly artificial touch.

Task 2: Image Generation – A Banner

Prompt: “Create a banner image for “Better Burger” to go with the instagram post. The banner should show a healthy looking burger in the center, covering the majority of the area, with a dull background and the burger at the center should be highlighted with lights from above.”

Note: Within the prompt box, select “image generation” and select the required aspect ratio.

Output:

Review:

Qwen Chat generated a quite impactful image. I really like the speed with which the model generated the result. Although it only generates a single image per prompt, it strictly adheres to all the details that you mention in your prompt. I asked for a burger taking major space and kept under lights – and that’s exactly what I got!

Also Read: Imagen 3 vs DALL-E 3: Which is the Better Model for Images?

Task 3: Video Generation – An advertisement

Prompt: “Create an advertisement of a burger getting prepared in a kitchen, with burger elements falling from top and stacking up one by one to form a burger against a blurred white background with focus entirely on the burger and its elements, shot directly from the front.”

Note: Within the prompt box, select “video generation” and select the required aspect ratio.

Output:

Review:

The model took quite some time to generate a 5 second video, due to the high load on the server. However, I found the generated video to be quite good. The video quality is superb and the way it tries to include all the essentials from the prompt shows its enhanced contextual awareness.

Also Read: 10 Amazing Video Generation Tools You Need to Check Out Today!

Task 4: Code Generation – A Simple Webpage

Prompt: “Write a clean and simple HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code for my burger joint website, Better Burger. The website should:
Display the name ‘Better Burger’ with a welcoming message and images.
Show a basic menu with a few burger options.
Allow users to select a burger and customize it with toppings (checkboxes for lettuce, cheese, bacon, etc.).
Give them a total for their order.
Include an ‘Order Now’ button to submit the selection.
Keep the design minimalistic, mobile-friendly, and visually appealing, with separate HTML, CSS, and JavaScript sections.”

Note: Within the prompt box, select “Artifacts” and an execution window will appear on the right hand side of screen.

Output:

Review:

I got what I asked. A simple web interface with a clear menu and add-on options. The model sticks to the prompt, without really adding much creativity. While this is both a pro and a con, at the end it comes down to the prompt that you give to Qwen Chat.

Also Read: Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Qwen 2.5 Coder: Which is Better for Coding Tasks?

Task 5: Web Search – Finding Competitors

Prompt: “List down popular “healthy burger joints” in Gurgaon” 

Note: Within the prompt box, select “Web Search”.

Output:

Review:

I did get relevant results for my query along with search links that I can quickly refer to crosscheck the information. While I do like the concise manner in which it presents the whole information, I would have preferred a bit more detailed result. What was impressive in this task was the speed with which it searches the web.

Task 6: Reasoning: A Logical Evaluation

Prompt: “Suppose I am paying 50 K rent for my burger joint, 1 Lac  in salaries for my employees and spending another 50 K on inventory and 20 K on additional overheads, how many burgers should I sell per month to be able to make a profit of 12 lacs by the end of the year. The average cost of a burger comes out to be Rs. 150 and I make a profit of Rs 50 per burger on an offline purchase and a profit of Rs 65 on online purchase. Also let me know a few strategies in which I can maximise my profit”

Note: Within the prompt box, select “Thinking (QwQ)”

Output:

Review:

The model thinks through the problem statement and its entire thinking process stays visible. It explores all possible paths and performs several calculations during this process. In its response, it gives detailed mathematical calculations finding the fixed costs, variable costs, and desired profits. It also thinks analytically, giving key insights, various strategies to maximize profits, and a final conclusion that summarises all its findings. Overall, I found this response quite knowledgeable and useful.

Also Read: Can o3-mini Replace DeepSeek-R1 for Logical Reasoning?

Qwen Chat: Overall Review

Qwen Chat is like a director’s actor – it follows the script you give it with precision. The model shines in its ability to strictly adhere to the prompt, making it a powerful tool for users who know how to craft effective instructions. Whether it’s text generation, coding, image or video creation, its outputs are on par with top models like o3-mini, Grok 3, and DeepSeek-R1. Its interface is intuitive, and responses are generally fast and concise, unless mentioned otherwise in the prompt.

One of Qwen Chat’s standout qualities is that it offers premium features for free, which are typically locked behind paywalls on other chatbots. Although it currently lacks voice interaction, and specialized tools like memory functions and advanced agentic capabilities, these are expected to be integrated soon. With its robust feature set and open accessibility, Qwen Chat is making generative AI more democratic, offering premium capabilities to everyone without a price tag.

Conclusion

AI chatbots are evolving rapidly, but most still come with limitations – either in features, accessibility, or cost. Qwen Chat challenges this norm by offering a well-rounded, feature-packed AI assistant that competes with industry leaders while remaining completely free.

Its ability to handle text, images, videos, and code within a single interface, makes it a strong contender in the AI chatbot race. It presents a perfect solution for users looking for versatility without the hassle of switching between different platforms or using multiple tools. Being an all-in-one chatbot that doesn’t compromise on quality, Qwen Chat is a game-changer worth exploring.

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Anu Madan

Anu Madan has 5+ years of experience in content creation and management. Having worked as a content creator, reviewer, and manager, she has created several courses and blogs. Currently, she working on creating and strategizing the content curation and design around Generative AI and other upcoming technology.