Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) by Alibaba excels in the Coding category, where it ranks #87 with a composite score of 54/100. Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct is a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) code generation model developed by the Qwen team. It is optimized for agentic coding tasks such as function calling, tool use, and long-context reasoning over repositories. The model features 480 billion total parameters, with 35 billion active per forward pass (8 out of 160 experts). Pricing for the Alibaba endpoints varies by context length. Once a request is greater than 128k input tokens, the higher pricing is used. It is particularly strong in areas highlighted by its top benchmark performance and adoption metrics, making it suitable for both individual developers and enterprise teams looking for a reliable coding solution.

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) is priced at $0.00 per million input tokens and $0.00 per million output tokens (USD). Contact the provider for volume discounts and enterprise pricing. Pricing is competitive within the coding category and reflects the model's quality-to-cost ratio.

In the Coding category, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) holds rank #87 out of 6 models tracked. Its quality rank is #87 and adoption rank is #87. You can use our comparison tool at /compare to see detailed side-by-side metrics with specific alternatives. Key differentiators include its composite scoring across benchmarks, community sentiment, and real-world adoption rates.

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) has been evaluated across 6 different signals. Its strongest areas include Capabilities (29/100), Context Window (86/100), Output Capacity (90/100). These scores are derived from industry-standard benchmarks, community ratings, and real-world performance metrics. The composite score of 54/100 reflects a weighted combination of all tracked signals.

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) is available as a free, open-source model. You can run it locally or use it through various hosting providers. Some API providers may charge for hosted inference, so check individual provider pricing.