# Poe vs Qwen Chat: UI comparison

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

How Poe (Quora) 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

- Poe shows 13 menu items; Qwen Chat shows 12.
- Poe's message box covers more of the screen than Qwen Chat's (6.2% vs 4.3%).
- Qwen Chat's sidebar is wider than Poe's (19% vs 5% of the screen width).
- Poe was captured in dark mode; Qwen Chat in light mode.

## Similarities

- Both use 3 text sizes.
- Neither shows a note about the AI's limits.
- Both message boxes sit in the middle third of the screen.

## Latest menu changes

### Poe

Week of October 5, 2026, compared with the week of September 28, 2026:

- An icon button (slider icon) now 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

- Poe: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/poe
- Qwen Chat: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/qwen

## Screenshots

- Poe, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/poe.local.png?v=1792783971026
- Qwen Chat, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/qwen.local.png?v=1792783990543