Gemini vs Qwen Studio

Gemini

• People who already use Gmail, Docs, Drive and Google Calendar
• Buyers who want AI features bundled with Google storage
• College students, who are offered a free year of the Pro plan

Qwen Studio

• People who want to use Alibaba's Qwen models in a chat app
• Working with images, audio and video as well as text
• Free everyday chat, search and image generation on a phone

Gemini

• Paid tiers are Google AI plans that bundle storage and other Google services; no Gemini-only paid plan is listed.
• Google AI plans require age 18 or over, and features vary by region and platform.
• Google AI Ultra starts at $99.99 per month, and its 20x usage level costs $199.99 per month.
• The macOS desktop app requires Apple Silicon and macOS Sequoia (15.0) or later.

Qwen Studio

• Prices for the Go, Plus and Pro tiers could not be confirmed: the pricing view on chat.qwen.ai did not load when read, and the store listings show no in-app purchases.
• The iOS app was not found on the US App Store when checked, though it is listed in other storefronts such as Canada and the UK.
• No Windows or Mac app is listed; the store listings cover iPhone, iPad and Android.
• The app stores list the app as Qwen Studio, while the website's page title still reads Qwen.

Gemini

Chat with Gemini models

The free plan includes the 3.6 Flash model and varying access to 3.1 Pro. Paid plans raise usage limits, from 2x on Plus to as much as 20x the Pro limits on Ultra.

Deep Research

A research tool that is included in the free plan, with higher access on the paid Google AI plans.

Gemini Live

Have a spoken conversation, switch between talking and typing, and show Gemini what you are looking at while you talk.

Image and video generation

Generate and edit images on every plan, and create or edit video by describing what you want. Paid plans include Google Flow credits.

Google app integration

Works with Gmail, Drive, Docs and Calendar, and paid plans add Gemini inside Gmail, Docs and Vids.

Desktop app

Apps for Windows and macOS open with a keyboard shortcut, accept voice dictation and can share your screen for answers that take it into account.

Qwen Studio

Deep Thinking

A reasoning mode for complex problems that draws on real-time internet data to work toward a logical, step-by-step answer.

Search

Finds answers and resources from across the web, using the context of the query to narrow the results.

Multimodal understanding

Processes text, images, audio and video together, for example reading data from a chart or pulling key points from an audio clip.

Image generation and editing

Creates images from a description for presentations, illustrations or concept designs, and the site also lists image editing.

Voice and video chat

The site lists voice and video chat with the assistant among its functions, alongside document processing, tool use and artifacts.

Gemini

• Free$0

  Access to 3.6 Flash, varying access to 3.1 Pro, image generation, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas and Gems, with 15 GB of storage.

• Google AI Plus$4.99

  per month

  2x higher usage than Free, 200 Google Flow credits, Gemini in Gmail and Vids, and 400 GB of storage.

• Google AI Pro$19.99

  per month

  4x higher usage than Free, 1,000 Flow credits, higher access to Gemini 3 Pro, Jules, Chrome auto browse, YouTube Premium Lite and 5 TB of storage.

• Google AI UltraFrom $99.99

  per month

  5x the usage limits of AI Pro at $99.99 or 20x at $199.99, with Deep Think, Project Genie, YouTube Premium and 20 TB or more of storage.

Qwen Studio

Pricing could not be confirmed. See chat.qwen.ai.

Gemini

• Education

  Free Pro plan for college students for a year

  Google's US subscriptions page says college students get a free Google AI Pro plan for one year, through its student offer.

Qwen Studio

No public discounts listed.