Microsoft Copilot vs Qwen Chat — which one should you pick?

Microsoft Copilot starts at $20/mo — Microsoft's AI assistant baked into Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365. Qwen Chat is free — Alibaba's open-source Qwen models in a free chat interface. Both are chat & assistants tools. Compare pricing, features, and use cases below.

TOOL	Microsoft CopilotAGENT Chat & Assistants Microsoft's AI assistant baked into Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365.	Qwen Chat Chat & Assistants Alibaba's open-source Qwen models in a free chat interface.
PRICING MODEL	Freemium	Free
STARTING PRICE	$20/mo	Free
CATEGORY	Chat & Assistants	Chat & Assistants
AI AGENT	Yes	No
EDITOR'S PICK	No	No
KEY FEATURES	Microsoft 365 integration Copilot Pages Image generation Voice mode Enterprise data protection	Qwen2.5-Max Vision and video Open weights Free access Image generation
USE CASES	Document drafting Email Slide creation Web search	Multilingual chat Vision tasks Coding Reasoning
TAGS	#chatbot#microsoft#productivity	#chatbot#open-source#multilingual
WEBSITE	copilot.microsoft.com	chat.qwen.ai

At a glance

Pricing: Microsoft Copilot is freemium, Qwen Chat is free. Starting prices: Microsoft Copilot $20/mo, Qwen Chat Free.
AI agent: Microsoft Copilot includes an AI agent; Qwen Chat doesn't.
Editor’s pick: Neither is currently featured.

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