L LLM Cloud Hub
Model

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)

Qwen Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) — pricing, 262k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.

By Qwen

🔧 Tools Function calling — the model can structure responses as tool calls with typed arguments. Reliability differs between providers. Glossary →
Context window Maximum tokens (input + output) the model can process in a single request. Glossary →
262,000
tokens
Input price What the model charges for tokens you send (prompt + context). Glossary →
$0.0000
per 1M tokens
Output price What the model charges for tokens it generates. Usually 3–5× pricier than input. Glossary →
$0.0000
per 1M tokens

Specs

Provider
Qwen
Slug
qwen/qwen3-coder-free
Capabilities
tools

Pricing freshness

Tier
standard
Currency
USD
As of
2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
Estimate monthly cost → See alternatives to Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) →

Pricing history

Tracking Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.

Quickstart — call Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) from your app

curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen/qwen3-coder-free",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs

Related models

Similar capabilities, context window, and price tier — drawn from across the catalog so you can compare alternatives in one click.

Frequently asked questions

What is Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) is a large language model API from Qwen with a 262k-token context window. It costs $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens.

How much does Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) cost?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) is priced at $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens via the Qwen API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $0.

What is the context window of Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) supports up to 262k tokens of context per request — roughly 524 pages of English text or 32750 lines of code at a typical density.

Does Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) supports tool/function calling. It does not support image input (vision) and structured JSON mode.

Who makes Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) is built and operated by Qwen. Pricing, context window, and capabilities on this page are refreshed nightly from Qwen's public catalog.

Can I self-host Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) is API-only — its weights are not publicly distributed by Qwen, so it cannot be self-hosted today.

Keyboard shortcuts

?
Show this overlay
/
Focus the first form field
g h
Go to / (home)
g b
Go to /best-llm-for
g c
Go to /cost
g s
Go to /self-hosted
g x
Go to /compliance
Esc
Close any overlay

Inspired by Linear and GitHub conventions. The two-key sequences (g then h) work within ~1 second.