Qwen3 Coder Next: API pricing, context window and capabilities

Prices from official vendor price lists · October 2026

Qwen3 Coder Next costs $0.12 per 1M input tokens and $0.8 per 1M output tokens, with a 262.1K context window. Mid-priced: dearer than 25% of this rating, with Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct as the nearest cheaper Alibaba option. Recorded for coding, reasoning, adjustable thinking.

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Capabilities

API $/1M (in / out)

$0.12 / $0.8

Context window

262.1K tokens

Price / mo

API only

Overview Reviews

Qwen3 Coder Next is an AI model from Alibaba (Qwen), priced at $0.12 input and $0.8 output per 1M tokens. That places it in the budget tier of this rating — cheaper than 75% of the 205 priced models listed.

It holds 262.1K tokens in a single conversation. Capabilities recorded in this rating: text & chat, coding, reasoning, adjustable thinking, tool calling. Access is through the API rather than a consumer subscription.

API price$0.12 / $0.8per 1M tokens, in / out

Context262.1K tokenstokens per conversation

VendorAlibaba (Qwen)all models from this vendor

TierBudgetcheaper than 75% of models

Cost calculator

1M tokens/mo10M tokens/mo50M tokens/mo200M tokens/mo

Standard$0.63~~AED 2 per month~~

With batch −50%$0.32~~AED 1 per month~~

With caching on input$0.60~~AED 2 per month~~

Standard$6.30~~AED 23 per month~~

With batch −50%$3.15~~AED 12 per month~~

With caching on input$6.03~~AED 22 per month~~

Standard$31.50~~AED 116 per month~~

With batch −50%$15.75~~AED 58 per month~~

With caching on input$30.15~~AED 111 per month~~

Standard$126~~AED 463 per month~~

With batch −50%$63.00~~AED 231 per month~~

With caching on input$121~~AED 443 per month~~

Assumes a 1:3 input-to-output ratio, which is typical for chat and generation. Dirham figures use 3.6725 per dollar. Batch and caching discounts apply where the vendor offers them.

Compared with alternatives

How Qwen3 Coder Next sits against its neighbours in this rating. Tap a card to open that model.

Mercury 2

Cheaper

Inception

$0.25 / $0.75128K tokens

Trinity Large Thinking

Closest match

Arcee Ai

$0.25 / $0.8262.1K tokens

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

Step up

Xiaomi

$0.435 / $0.871.05M tokens

Good and poor fit

Good fit

Multi-step analysis, planning and code review, where the first plausible answer is often wrong.
Writing, reviewing and refactoring code, including fill-in-the-middle edits.

Poor fit

Anything requiring image input — this model does not accept it.

Related filters

Text & chat234 models for text generation and chat

Coding17 models built for writing code

Reasoning175 models that think before answering

Adjustable thinking85 models with a reasoning depth dial

Tool calling172 models that call your functions

Alibaba (Qwen)40 models from this vendor

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Qwen3 Coder Next cost?

$0.12 / $0.8 per 1M tokens, input and output. In dirhams that is roughly AED 0.44 per 1M input tokens. Batch processing halves it where the vendor offers it.

What is the context window of Qwen3 Coder Next?

262.1K tokens in a single conversation.

What can Qwen3 Coder Next do?

In this rating it is recorded with: text & chat, coding, reasoning, adjustable thinking, tool calling, structured JSON output, prompt caching, batch API, free tier, multilingual, open weights.

Is Qwen3 Coder Next a good choice?

It depends on the job. See the good-fit and poor-fit lists above, and compare against the neighbouring models before committing.

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