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AQwen3 Coder NextOPEN

Qwen3 Coder Next (Alibaba): live API pricing, context window and the best open-source alternatives, tracked daily by OpenSourceAI.tech.

Context window
262K
tokens
Input price
$0.12
per M tokens
Output price
$0.8
per M tokens
Provider
Alibaba

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Benchmarks & performance

Independent benchmark scores for Qwen3 Coder Next, measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

6.1×
More intelligence per dollar than Claude Opus 5.
For the same budget, Qwen3 Coder Next delivers 6.1 times more capability. Open weights also mean you can self-host it and pay nothing per token.
Intelligence index21.1
Coding index36.2
GPQA73.7%
Humanity's Last Exam9.3%
Long Context Reasoning40%
SciCode32.3%
IFBench35.2%
τ²-Bench79.5%
τ-Bench Banking5.2%
Terminal-Bench38.2%
Terminal-Bench Hard18.2%
⚡ Speed131.4 tokens/sec
⏱ Latency0.99s to first token
💰 Blended price$0.563 / 1M tokens
📈 Value37.5 intelligence points per $
Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis

About this model

Qwen3 Coder Next is an open-weight AI model by Alibaba. You can download and self-host it for free; the prices below are hosted-API list prices, tracked hourly, for when you prefer convenience over self-hosting.

Frequently asked questions

What is Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next is an AI language model from Alibaba. It is open-weight: you can download it and run it on your own hardware, for free. It scores 21.1 on the Artificial Analysis intelligence index.

Is Qwen3 Coder Next free?

The weights are free and open — you can self-host Qwen3 Coder Next and pay nothing per token. If you prefer a hosted API, list prices are $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.8 per million output tokens.

What is Qwen3 Coder Next good at?

Independent benchmarks from Artificial Analysis give it GPQA 73.7%, Humanity's Last Exam 9.3%, Long Context Reasoning 40%, SciCode 32.3%, IFBench 35.2%, τ²-Bench 79.5%, τ-Bench Banking 5.2%, Terminal-Bench 38.2%, Terminal-Bench Hard 18.2%. It is particularly used for code generation.

How fast is Qwen3 Coder Next?

It generates about 131.4 tokens per second, with a median 0.99s delay before the first token. Measured independently by Artificial Analysis.

Can I self-host Qwen3 Coder Next?

Yes. Qwen3 Coder Next has open weights, so you can download it and run it on your own GPU or server with tools like Ollama, vLLM or llama.cpp — with no per-token cost.

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