Qwen Code
Canonical page on the main site: sinoaihub.com/agents/qwen-code
Type
agent
Key facts
- Company: Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)
- Type: coding
- Capabilities: tool calling, browser use, computer use, MCP
- Open source: yes (Apache-2.0)
- Pricing: CLI free (Apache-2.0); user pays the model provider. Alibaba Cloud Coding Plan (intl) Pro $50/month; Token Plan (CN, Beijing only) Personal Lite ¥39 / Essential ¥79 / Standard ¥139 / Pro ¥499 per month, team seats ¥150-¥1398; or pay-as-you-go Model Studio API keys; BYO keys to other providers.
Company
API Platform
Description
Alibaba Qwen team's open-source AI coding agent (Apache-2.0) for terminal, editor, desktop, browser and chat. Originally based on Google Gemini CLI v0.8.2, independent development since v0.1 as a multi-protocol, multi-platform agent framework. Ships as CLI (npm), Desktop app, VS Code 'Qwen Code Companion' (Beta), Web UI and IM channels (Telegram/DingTalk/WeChat/Feishu). Includes 5 permission modes, Seatbelt/Docker sandboxing, auto-memory, subagents, MCP, computer use and multi-protocol model support.
Agent Type
coding
Framework
Multi-protocol agent framework (TypeScript); supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Qwen APIs plus DeepSeek, MiniMax, Z.AI, Kimi, OpenRouter and local models (Ollama/vLLM)
Tool Calling
Yes
Browser Use
Yes
Computer Use
Yes
Mcp
Yes
Memory
Yes
Planning
Yes
Multi Agent
Yes
Api
Yes
Pricing
CLI free (Apache-2.0); user pays the model provider. Alibaba Cloud Coding Plan (intl) Pro $50/month; Token Plan (CN, Beijing only) Personal Lite ¥39 / Essential ¥79 / Standard ¥139 / Pro ¥499 per month, team seats ¥150-¥1398; or pay-as-you-go Model Studio API keys; BYO keys to other providers.
Deployment
self_hosted
Open Source
Yes
License
Apache-2.0
Github
https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code
Documentation
https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/overview/
Use Cases
- Building features from natural-language descriptions
- Debugging and fixing issues in existing codebases
- CI automation and pipe-friendly Unix workflows (qwen -p)
- Remote agent via chat channels (Telegram, DingTalk, WeChat, Feishu)
- Multi-model head-to-head comparisons via Agent Arena
Limitations
- Web UI and daemon (qwen serve) marked experimental
- Qwen OAuth free tier discontinued 2026-04-15
- Sandboxing reduces but does not eliminate all risks; GUI apps may not work in sandboxes
- Default Docker sandbox image is intentionally minimal (Java not included by default)
- Auto Mode classifier biased toward blocking and fails closed on classifier outage
- Auto-memory is best-effort; QWEN.md is the guaranteed instruction file
Verification Status
verified
Last Verified
2026-09-20
Source history
No documented source-change events located as of 2026-09-20.
Sources
| evidence_id | source_name | source_url | source_type | published | verified | confidence | conflict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| src-agents-qwen-code-1 | Qwen Code GitHub repository | https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code | Official documentation | — | 2026-09-20 | high | — |
| src-agents-qwen-code-2 | Qwen Code docs - overview | https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/overview/ | Official documentation | — | 2026-09-20 | high | — |
| src-agents-qwen-code-3 | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Coding Plan | https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/coding-plan | Official documentation | — | 2026-09-20 | high | — |
| src-agents-qwen-code-4 | Alibaba Cloud Token Plan overview | https://help.aliyun.com/en/model-studio/token-plan-overview | Official documentation | — | 2026-09-20 | high | — |