Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)
Qwen Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) — pricing, 262k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.
By Qwen
Specs
- Provider
- Qwen
- Slug
- qwen/qwen3-coder-free
- Capabilities
- tools
Pricing freshness
- Tier
- standard
- Currency
- USD
- As of
- 2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
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
# pip install openai
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key=os.environ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"],
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="qwen/qwen3-coder-free",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)
Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs
// npm install openai
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY,
});
const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "qwen/qwen3-coder-free",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);
Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs
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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.