Using Qwen3-Coder-Next on OpenRouter
Implementation guide · Qwen3-Coder · Alibaba
Quick Start
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- 2Use the OpenRouter SDK or REST API to call
qwen/qwen3-coder-next— see the documentation for request format. - 3
Code Examples
About OpenRouter
OpenRouter provides a unified interface for Large Language Models with better pricing, improved uptime, and no subscription requirements. Route across providers for cost optimization and reliability.
OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
Pricing on OpenRouter
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.12 |
| Output tokens | $0.80 |
Capabilities
About Qwen3-Coder-Next
Qwen3-Coder-Next is an ultra-sparse Mixture-of-Experts coding agent model from Alibaba's Qwen team, released February 3, 2026 under Apache 2.0. It has 80B total parameters with 3B active at inference, delivering substantially higher throughput than comparable dense models. It supports a native 256K context window, function calling, structured outputs, Claude Code, Qwen Code, Cline, Kilo, and other scaffold templates. Benchmarks reported in the DAT-3724 datapack include SWE-Bench Pro 44.3%, SWE-Bench Resolved 70.6%, and TerminalBench 2 36.2%.