Google AI Studio vs Tongyi Lingma 通义灵码
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Google AI Studio
Free Gemini console — Pro models moved behind a paywall
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Tongyi Lingma 通义灵码
Alibaba's AI coding assistant — rebranded Qoder CN in May 2026
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.2 / 10 | 6.4 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | Permanently free Individual Edition (no Agent turn cap); Individual Pro Edition is free during a limited preview period and includes up to 50 Agent conversation turns per month |
| Paid from | — | USD 32/user/month (Enterprise Dedicated Edition, minimum 100 users) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | Over 13 million plugin downloads total by May 2025 (was 9 million by January 2025) |
| Founded | 2024 | 2023 |
| Maker | — | Alibaba Cloud (Alibaba Cloud Computing Co. Ltd., a division of Alibaba Group) |
| Verdict | AI Studio is still the fastest way to poke at Gemini without writing a line of code — test prompts, feed in images or video, tune system instructions, then export working code and an API key. It's genuinely free with no... |
This is now Qoder CN — Alibaba retired the Tongyi Lingma name on May 20, 2026 and folded the assistant into its Qoder agentic-coding line, with credit-metered pricing arriving the same day. The free-for-everyone era is o... |
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