Qwen Code
Open-source terminal-based AI coding agent built on the Qwen model family.
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The CLI agent is free and open source; running it against Qwen models consumes usage-based API credits billed separately through Model Studio.
What it does
- Agentic coding
- Code generation
- Code review
How it compares
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Official documentation · 30 Sep 2026
Read with pagetext 2026-09-30. README install route: "npm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latest" (also curl script and "brew install qwen-code"). Licence: "Apache-2.0 license". Free OSS install counts as standalone (batch 1 precedent). Models come from the user's own provider: "Inside the session, run /auth to configure your provider and API key."
- Interfaces
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Official documentation · 28 Sep 2026
README gives npm/curl installs for CLI; a desktop app for macOS/Windows/Linux; qwen serve --open for a web UI; VS Code/Zed/JetBrains plugin support; TypeScript/Python/Java SDKs; Telegram/DingTalk/WeChat/Feishu channel support; qwen serve for HTTP+SSE clients.
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