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Why use Qwen3-Coder-Plus on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers Qwen3-Coder-Plus with pay-as-you-go pricing at $1.00/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare Qwen3-Coder-Plus across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],alibaba/qwen3-coder-plusRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="alibaba/qwen3-coder-plus",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "alibaba/qwen3-coder-plus", not the LLMReference slug "qwen3-coder-plus".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare Qwen3-Coder-Plus Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud PAI-EAS | $1.00 | $5.00 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $1.00 | $5.00 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $1.00 |
| Output tokens | $5.00 |
Capabilities
About Qwen3-Coder-Plus
Qwen3-Coder-Plus is Alibaba's premium API-only code generation model in the Qwen3-Coder family, released September 23, 2025 via DashScope (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio). It is not an open-weight model. Supports 1 million token context with up to 65,536 output tokens. Built for autonomous programming and agentic workflows with strong coding agent capabilities: tool invocation, environment interaction, multi-turn context management, and context cache for repetitive prefixes. Pricing is tiered by context length: input $1-$6 per 1M tokens, output $5-$60 per 1M tokens. Available via DashScope API (qwen3-coder-plus or versioned alias qwen3-coder-plus-2025-09-23) and Vercel AI Gateway (alibaba/qwen3-coder-plus).
FAQ
What does Qwen3-Coder-Plus cost on Vercel AI Gateway?
On Vercel AI Gateway, Qwen3-Coder-Plus costs $1 per 1M input tokens and $5 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Qwen3-Coder-Plus on Vercel AI Gateway?
Qwen3-Coder-Plus supports a 1m token context window on Vercel AI Gateway.
How does Vercel AI Gateway compare to other Qwen3-Coder-Plus providers?
Qwen3-Coder-Plus is available from 2 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $1.00/1M tokens from Alibaba Cloud PAI-EAS.
What API model ID do I use for Qwen3-Coder-Plus on Vercel AI Gateway?
Use the model ID alibaba/qwen3-coder-plus when calling Vercel AI Gateway's API.
Who created Qwen3-Coder-Plus?
Qwen3-Coder-Plus was created by Alibaba as part of the Qwen3-Coder model family.
Is Qwen3-Coder-Plus open source?
Qwen3-Coder-Plus is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.