by Alibaba (Qwen Team)

Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next.

text open weights datacenter 480B params 262K ctx
Cheapest input
$0.11/M
on Alibaba DashScope
Cheapest output
$0.8/M
on Alibaba DashScope
Fastest
81 tok/s
on OpenRouter
Smallest GPU
2× AMD MI300

Qwen3-Coder-Next is an open-weight causal language model optimized for coding agents and local development workflows. It uses a sparse MoE design with 80B total parameters and only 3B activated per...

Smallest GPU to run it See all quantisations →

2× AMD MI300.

Most-aggressive quantisation we have a working recommendation for. Lower precision = less VRAM = cheaper hardware, at a small accuracy cost.

Where to use it

Cheapest hosted endpoints.

Provider Access $/M in $/M out
Alibaba DashScope api direct $0.11 $0.8 Launch ↗
OpenRouter api aggregator $0.11 $0.8 Launch ↗
Performance

Speed across providers.

Tokens/sec and time-to-first-token measured against the same prompt template on each provider's API.

Provider Tokens/sec TTFT Total
OpenRouter 80.7 1490 ms 1784 ms
FAQ

Frequently asked.

How do I run Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next is open-weight, so you can self-host on rented GPUs. See the Run It Yourself tab for GPU configurations + cost estimates, or use one of the hosted inference providers listed on this page.
Where can I access Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next is available via Alibaba DashScope, OpenRouter. Each access option lists its own pricing (per million tokens or hourly hosting).
How much does it cost to run Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next?
API pricing starts at $0.11/M input tokens and $0.8/M output tokens. Self-hosting cost depends on the GPU you rent — see the Run It Yourself tab.
Is Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next open-source or proprietary?
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next is open-weight under the license. You can download and self-host it.