# Kimi vs Qwen Chat: UI comparison

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

How Kimi (Moonshot AI) and Qwen Chat (Alibaba) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 6 differences and 1 similarity, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.

## Differences

- Kimi shows 14 menu items outside the sidebar; Qwen Chat shows 3.
- Kimi's message box covers more of the screen than Qwen Chat's (8.6% vs 4.3%).
- Qwen Chat's sidebar takes 19% of the screen width, Kimi shows no sidebar.
- Kimi uses 2 text sizes; Qwen Chat uses 3.
- Kimi shows a note about the AI's limits; Qwen Chat does not.
- Kimi was captured in dark mode; Qwen Chat in light mode.

## Similarities

- Both message boxes sit in the middle third of the screen.

## Latest menu changes

### Kimi

Week of October 19, 2026, compared with the week of October 12, 2026:

- A new 3D Make item appears in the input area.

### 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

- Kimi: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/kimi
- Qwen Chat: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/qwen

## Screenshots

- Kimi, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/kimi.local.png?v=1792784010585
- Qwen Chat, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/qwen.local.png?v=1792783990543