Tencent Yuanbao 腾讯元宝 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 Yuanbao 腾讯元宝
Tencent's free consumer AI assistant, tied into WeChat
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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 | 6.3 / 10 | 7.7 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Free tier | Free on web, mobile and inside WeChat; Tencent publishes no consumer paid plan or usage limits | 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 | — | Coding Plan from $18/mo; Qingyan membership ¥79/mo (China App Store) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | ~57 million MAU (March 2026), 4th in China behind Doubao, Qianwen, and DeepSeek | — |
| Founded | 2024 | 2019 |
| Maker | Tencent Holdings | Z.AI Co., Ltd. (北京智谱华章科技股份有限公司) |
| Verdict | Yuanbao's strength is distribution: it sits next to WeChat, reads Official Account articles and summarises chat histories, and since July 2026 runs on Tencent's own Hy3 model with a free agent that produces slides, docum... |
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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