Tencent ima (腾讯ima) vs Quark AI 夸克AI vs Nano AI (纳米AI, formerly 360 AI Search) vs Zhipu Qingyan 智谱清言 (ChatGLM)
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Tencent ima (腾讯ima)
Tencent's knowledge-base AI for search, Q&A and writing
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Quark AI 夸克AI
Alibaba's Qwen-powered search, browser and cloud-drive app for China
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Nano AI (纳米AI, formerly 360 AI Search)
Qihoo 360's AI search turned multi-agent app, now branded 纳米AI
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Zhipu Qingyan 智谱清言 (ChatGLM)
Zhipu's GLM-powered assistant, plus a GLM coding subscription
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6.1 / 10 | 5 / 10 | 5.3 / 10 | 7.7 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Knowledge bases, AI search, document Q&A and writing are free; the copilot agent spends credits, some granted free in promotions | AI search, the 千问 assistant, AI browser, scanner and PDF tools are free to use with a Quark account | Free AI search, agents and model chat; VIP adds monthly 纳米 credits for image/video generation, 1080p video and unlimited file analysis | Qingyan web/app chat is free with sign-in; memberships and points packs are optional. Z.ai API: GLM-4.7-Flash, GLM-4.5-Flash and GLM-4.6V-Flash are free |
| Paid from | ¥5 for 75 copilot credits (China App Store in-app pack) | ¥25/month 夸克网盘 SVIP on auto-renewal (App Store), ¥300/year list | VIP from ¥49/mo (China App Store), US$6.99/mo in the US store | Coding Plan from $18/mo; Qingyan membership ¥79/mo (China App Store) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | ~150 million monthly active users (March 2025) — China's most-used AI application. | — | — |
| Founded | 2024 | 2016 | 2024 | 2019 |
| Maker | Tencent | Alibaba Group | Qihoo 360 | Z.AI Co., Ltd. (北京智谱华章科技股份有限公司) |
| Verdict | ima is Tencent's knowledge-base AI: collect PDFs, web pages, audio and WeChat Official Account articles, then search, question and write against them with Tencent's HY models or DeepSeek. Few rivals can read WeChat artic... |
Quark is a capable, mostly free Qwen-powered everything-app for Chinese students and office workers: AI search, a desktop AI browser that summarises and compares tabs, PPT and PDF tools, a scanner and a large cloud drive... |
Nano AI is Qihoo 360's former 360 AI Search, now a Chinese-language search-and-agent app that answers questions from the web and can build reports, slide decks, images and short videos, with about sixteen domestic models... |
Qingyan is a capable, free Chinese AI assistant backed by Zhipu's strong GLM models, and the GLM Coding Plan offers an affordable alternative model for coding agents, with off-peak discounts in Singapore time. Prices hav... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.