# Claude vs Qwen Chat: UI comparison

- Week: week of October 19, 2026 (2026-10-19)
- Page: https://ai-portal-library.dev/compare/claude-vs-qwen
- Open in Compare: https://ai-portal-library.dev/#compare?view=table&mode=portals&week=2026-10-19&portals=claude,qwen&device=desktop

How Claude (Anthropic) and Qwen Chat (Alibaba) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 4 differences and 3 similarities, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.

## Differences

- Claude shows 14 menu items; Qwen Chat shows 12.
- Claude's message box covers more of the screen than Qwen Chat's (6.5% vs 4.3%).
- Claude uses 2 text sizes; Qwen Chat uses 3.
- Claude was captured in dark mode; Qwen Chat in light mode.

## Similarities

- Both sidebars take a similar share of the screen width (23% vs 19%).
- Neither shows a note about the AI's limits.
- Both message boxes sit in the middle third of the screen.

## Latest menu changes

### Claude

No menu changes have been recorded for Claude yet.

### Qwen Chat

Week of October 12, 2026, compared with the week of October 5, 2026:

- A new Create item appears in the sidebar.

## Portal pages

- Claude: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/claude
- Qwen Chat: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/qwen

## Screenshots

- Claude, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/claude.local.png?v=1792783734060
- Qwen Chat, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/qwen.local.png?v=1792783990543