ChatGPT vs Qwen: Features, Pricing and User Reviews 2026

ChatGPT offers a free plan plus several paid tiers built for different needs.

• Free ($0/month): Limited access to GPT-5.5 Instant, messages, image creation, and Codex.

• Go ($8/month): More messages, uploads, image creation, and longer memory, with possible ads.

• Plus ($20/month): Advanced reasoning with GPT-5.6, expanded Deep Research, Projects, scheduled tasks, and custom GPTs.

• Pro (from $100/month): Five to twenty times more usage, top level reasoning, and maximum Codex and research limits.

For teams, Business costs $20 per user per month billed yearly, or $25 monthly, with a two user minimum, adding admin controls and app connectors. Enterprise uses custom pricing with advanced security, data residency, and dedicated support.

Qwen Studio, the chat assistant, is free to use for everyday chats, image help, and code help. For heavier use, Alibaba offers a Token Plan with paid tiers.

• Lite ($6/month): 2,500 credits every week plus 700 credits every 5 hours, good for running 1 to 2 agents at once.

• Standard ($18/month): 10,000 credits every week, four times the Lite credits, for running 3 to 4 agents at once.

• Pro ($68/month): 40,000 credits every week, sixteen times the Lite credits, for running 6 to 8 agents at once.

Yearly billing lowers the cost on every plan. Teams can also buy seats starting at $20 per seat a month, up to $200 per seat a month for the Max seat, each with its own monthly credit allowance.