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Qwen 3 Coder

#9 on Kyma

Qwen 3 Coder is a text-only language model optimized for code generation and debugging. Developers building code assistants, automated debugging workflows, or agentic systems should use it when they need strong reasoning and tool-use capabilities at a balanced cost.

Modalities

Text → Text

Below release

fp4 · fp8

Weights

Published

Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct

Where it sits in the catalogue Kyma measures

Every number against every text model Kyma prices per token — a stated rule, not a chosen line-up.

Price · input#18/70

$0.334

output $1.519 · cached $0.135

median $0.977 · best $0.0494

Price · output#21/70

$1.519

per 1M tokens generated

median $3.531 · best $0.2164

Availability · 30d#10/68

99.02%

716 observations since 2026-05-02

median 96.2% · best 100.0%

Throughput#32/68

45.8 tok/s

probe median, one fixed prompt

median 40.8 tok/s · best 308.3 tok/s

Response time#11/68

1.21 s

probe median, to a complete answer

median 2.50 s · best 0.52 s

Context

131K

max output 32,768

published by Alibaba, not measured here

Tick above each rail is this model, below it the other 69. Dashed rule is the field median, solid is its best. Better is left; the axis stops at the 90th percentile, so a few models sit past its right edge.

Usage

How much this model is actually called here.

Rank

#9

of 113 active models

Tokens served

79.6M

all-time

Platform share

2.5%

of all tokens

Tokens · last 15 daysAug 21Sep 4

How it behaves under real clients

The same model answering different prompt shapes — measured, not benchmarked.

ClientRequestsTokensThroughputTo first tokenp95 totalCompleted
Claude Code125277.7K12 tok/s1.85 s4.66 s11.2%

Grouped by the client that sent the request. Not a benchmark: the same model on different prompt shapes. Throughput and time-to-first-token are medians; p95 is the slowest response in twenty.

Two clocks, and why they disagree

Kyma measures this model twice. Both are real; they answer different questions.

Probe · every 6h · 30 days

1.21s to answer

One fixed prompt, on a schedule, to every model. Comparable, because the model is the only thing that changes.

Observations
716
Answered by a substitute
1

Real traffic · last 7 days

0.79s to answer

Your requests, at the lengths clients actually send. Not comparable between models, but it is what running this one feels like.

Requests
36
Completed
100%
p95
5.2 s

Caching, as realised · last 7 days

0.0% of input cached

The share of input that actually hit cache, so the effective rate below is what was charged, not a best case.

Cached input
0
Fresh input
72
List input
$0.334 /1M
Effective input
$0.334 /1M

Production prompts here are shorter than the probe's. Use the probe figure to choose between models, the traffic figure to budget for your own.

Pricing

Pay per token. Cached input bills at this model’s own cached rate, listed below.

$0.334 /1M input$1.519 /1M output
Hobby10 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$0.43/mo
Production1,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$42.83/mo
Scale20,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$857/mo
+ Estimate your workload
1,000
2,000
500
30%

Estimated monthly cost

$39.24

$1.31 / day on Qwen 3 Coder

Same workload on:

Qwen 3.8 27B$94.77+141%
Qwen 3.7 Flash$6.23-84%

Estimates use list pricing with cached input at this model's own cached rate. Actual bills depend on real token counts, and every response includes its exact cost.

When to use Qwen 3 Coder

Updated 2026-07-29

Where this model earns its cost — and where it doesn't.

Created by Alibaba, this model is purpose-built for code generation and debugging. It supports tool use, structured outputs, and reasoning, with a 131,072-token context window and a 32,768-token maximum output. It processes text-only inputs and outputs.

On Kyma, it routes through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint with automatic failover. Prompt caching is supported, billing repeated prefixes at this model's cached input rate, and the exact request cost is returned in the usage.cost field.

It does not support vision or multimodal inputs. The medium speed tier means it is not optimized for ultra-low-latency streaming. Output is capped at 32,768 tokens, which may be restrictive for generating extremely large codebases in a single pass.

Automated Code Generation

Translates plain-text requirements into functional code snippets.

Interactive Code Debugging

Identifies logical errors and suggests fixes from stack traces.

Agentic Development Workflows

Coordinates tool calls and structured outputs for multi-step coding tasks.

Conversational Coding Sessions

Maintains context across long debugging sessions within a 131k token window.

Not ideal for: Avoid this model when you need image analysis, multimodal inputs, or ultra-low latency responses for real-time applications.

How it compares

Against the peers people actually weigh it against.

SpecQwen 3 CoderQwen 3.8 27BQwen 3.7 Flash
Input /1M$0.334$0.567$0.0498
Output /1M$1.519$4.05$0.2164
Context131K1M1M
ToolsYesYesYes
ReasoningNoYesYes
Throughput45.8 tok/s50.2 tok/s108.3 tok/s

Quick start

Up and running in under two minutes.

  1. 1

    Create an API key

    Sign up and grab a key from the dashboard — $0.50 free credit, no card required.

    Get API key →
  2. 2

    Make your first request

    Drop in your key and send a chat completion — fully OpenAI-compatible.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "qwen-3-coder",
        "messages": [
          {"role": "user", "content": "Explain prompt caching in one paragraph."}
        ]
      }'
  3. 3

    Stream responses

    Add "stream": true to receive tokens as they arrive.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "qwen-3-coder",
        "stream": true,
        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
      }'

FAQ

Common questions about this model.

What is the context window of Qwen 3 Coder?

Qwen 3 Coder has a 131K-token context window — roughly 193 pages of text in a single request.

How much does the Qwen 3 Coder API cost?

$0.334 per 1M input tokens and $1.519 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.135/1M — 60% off the input rate on repeated prompt prefixes. No subscription; you pay only for what you use.

Does Qwen 3 Coder support function calling?

Yes — Qwen 3 Coder supports tool/function calling and structured outputs (JSON mode), so it works with agent frameworks out of the box.

Are the weights for Qwen 3 Coder publicly available?

Yes. Alibaba publishes Qwen 3 Coder's weights as Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct, so you can download and run the model yourself (https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct, read 2026-08-14). Kyma serves it because it is convenient and has failover behind it, not because it is the only way to reach it.

Is Qwen 3 Coder ever served below the precision its creator released it at?

Sometimes. Qwen 3 Coder was released by Alibaba at bf16 (https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct, read 2026-08-14), and at least one route serving it here reports fp4 or fp8 — narrower than that. Weights compressed below the release usually answer close to it, but it is not the identical artefact, and nothing in the response tells you which one answered. Kyma checked the routes on 2026-09-03, so it is your call rather than a silent one.

How do I use Qwen 3 Coder?

Kyma is OpenAI-compatible: point your SDK's base URL at https://kymaapi.com/v1, use your Kyma API key, and set the model to qwen-3-coder. Signing up is free and includes $0.50 of credit — no card required.

Does this model support image inputs or vision tasks?

No, it is a text-only language model and does not support vision or multimodal inputs.

How does prompt caching affect pricing on Kyma?

Repeated prompt prefixes are billed at this model's cached input rate.

Can I use the alias code to call this model?

Yes, the alias code resolves directly to qwen-3-coder on Kyma.

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