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Qwen Code

Open source

Alibaba's Apache-2.0 coding agent: terminal CLI, desktop app, and VS Code/Zed/JetBrains plugins, on the Coding Plan or any OpenAI/Anthropic/Gemini-style API.

Key facts

Pricing
Open source
Open source
Yes

Plans

Who you actually pay to run Qwen Code, and how far that locks you into one model.

Alibaba Cloud's own plans

PlanPriceModel access
Alibaba Cloud Coding Plan ProSubscribe ↗$50/moCurated multi-model list

Other ways to fund it

RouteIssuerHow it's billed
OpenRouter
Pay per token
OpenRouterGateway
Direct API key
Provider list price
Direct API keyDirect BYOK

Interfaces

Every surface Qwen Code ships, not just its main one.

CLImacOS DesktopWindows DesktopLinux DesktopWebVS Code extensionZed extensionJetBrains extension

Model support

Which models Qwen Code can run.

ModelSupport
Claude Fable 5byok
Claude Fable 5.1byok
Claude Haiku 4.5byok
Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest)byok
Claude Opus 4.5byok
Claude Opus 4.5 (latest)byok
Claude Opus 4.6byok
Claude Opus 4.7byok
Claude Opus 4.8byok
Claude Opus 5byok
Claude Sonnet 4.5byok
Claude Sonnet 4.5 (latest)byok
Claude Sonnet 4.6byok
Claude Sonnet 5byok
Deep Research Max Preview (Apr-21-2026)byok
Deep Research Preview (Apr-21-2026)byok
DeepSeek V4 Flashbyok
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Expbyok
DeepSeek V4 Probyok
DeepSeek V4.1 Flashbyok
Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview 10-2025byok
Gemini 2.5 Flashbyok
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Litebyok
Gemini 2.5 Probyok
Gemini 3 Flash Previewbyok
Gemini 3.1 Flash Litebyok
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Previewbyok
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Previewbyok
Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewbyok
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Toolsbyok
Gemini 3.5 Flashbyok
Gemini 3.5 Flash Litebyok
Gemini 3.6 Flashbyok
Gemini 3.7 Flashbyok
Gemini 3.8 Flashbyok
Gemini Flash Latestbyok
Gemini Flash-Lite Latestbyok
Gemma 4 26B A4B ITbyok
Gemma 4 31B ITbyok
GLM-4.5byok
GLM-4.5-Airbyok
GLM-4.5-Flashbyok
GLM-4.5Vbyok
GLM-4.6byok
GLM-4.6Vbyok
GLM-4.7byok
GLM-4.7-Flashbyok
GLM-4.7-FlashXbyok
GLM-5selectable
GLM-5-Turbobyok
GLM-5.1byok
GLM-5.2byok
GLM-5.3byok
GLM-5.3-Flashbyok
GLM-5V-Turbobyok
GPT-4byok
GPT-4 Turbobyok
GPT-4.1byok
GPT-4.1 minibyok
GPT-4.1 nanobyok
GPT-4obyok
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)byok
GPT-4o (2024-08-06)byok
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)byok
GPT-4o minibyok
GPT-5byok
GPT-5 Minibyok
GPT-5 Nanobyok
GPT-5 Probyok
GPT-5.1byok
GPT-5.2byok
GPT-5.2 Chatbyok
GPT-5.2 Probyok
GPT-5.3 Chat (latest)byok
GPT-5.3 Codexbyok
GPT-5.3 Codex Sparkbyok
GPT-5.4byok
GPT-5.4 minibyok
GPT-5.4 nanobyok
GPT-5.4 Probyok
GPT-5.5byok
GPT-5.5 Probyok
GPT-5.6byok
GPT-5.6 Lunabyok
GPT-5.6 Solbyok
GPT-5.6 Terrabyok
GPT-6 Astrabyok
GPT-Realtime-2.1byok
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)byok
Grok 4.20 (Reasoning)byok
Grok 4.3byok
Grok 4.5byok
Grok 4.6byok
Grok Build 0.1byok
Kimi K2.6byok
Kimi K2.7 Codebyok
Kimi K2.7 Code HighSpeedbyok
Kimi K3byok
MiMo-V2-Flashbyok
MiMo-V2-Omnibyok
MiMo-V2-Probyok
MiMo-V2.5byok
MiMo-V2.5-Probyok
MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeedbyok
Muse Spark 1.1byok
Muse Spark 1.2byok
Muse Spark 1.2 Contributorbyok
Muse Spark 1.3byok
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributorbyok
Nano Banana 2 Litebyok
o1byok
o1-probyok
o3byok
o3-minibyok
o3-probyok
o4-minibyok
Qwen Flashbyok
Qwen Maxbyok
Qwen Plusbyok
Qwen Plus Character (Japanese)byok
Qwen Turbobyok
Qwen-Omni Turbobyok
Qwen-Omni Turbo Realtimebyok
Qwen-VL Maxbyok
Qwen-VL Plusbyok
Qwen2.5 14B Instructbyok
Qwen2.5 32B Instructbyok
Qwen2.5 72B Instructbyok
Qwen2.5 7B Instructbyok
Qwen2.5-Omni 7Bbyok
Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instructbyok
Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instructbyok
Qwen3 14Bbyok
Qwen3 235B-A22Bbyok
Qwen3 32Bbyok
Qwen3 8Bbyok
Qwen3 Coder Flashbyok
Qwen3 Coder Plusdefault
Qwen3 Maxbyok
Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instructbyok
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instructbyok
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)byok
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instructbyok
Qwen3-Omni Flashbyok
Qwen3-Omni Flash Realtimebyok
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22Bbyok
Qwen3-VL 30B-A3Bbyok
Qwen3-VL Plusbyok
Qwen3.5 122B-A10Bbyok
Qwen3.5 27Bbyok
Qwen3.5 35B-A3Bbyok
Qwen3.5 397B-A17Bbyok
Qwen3.5 Plusselectable
Qwen3.6 27Bbyok
Qwen3.6 35B-A3Bbyok
Qwen3.6 Flashbyok
Qwen3.6 Max Previewbyok
Qwen3.6 Plusselectable
Qwen3.7 Maxbyok
Qwen3.7 Plusdefault
Qwen3.8 Flashbyok
Qwen3.8 Maxbyok
Seed 2.0 Codebyok
Seed 2.0 Litebyok
Seed 2.0 Minibyok
Seed 2.0 Probyok
Seed 2.1 Probyok
Seed 2.1 Turbobyok