Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen API model specs with normalized input price, output price, context window, sample workload cost, and related comparisons.

Page updated:  Data confirmed:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget brief

Qwen3 Coder Next is estimated at $0.51 for the standard workload.

Qwen3 Coder Next is best suited for cost-sensitive production traffic. A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $0.51.

Input price$0.11per 1M tokens
Output price$0.8per 1M tokens
Context window262.14Kreported maximum
Popularity#872.9B tokens signal volume

Use this as a first-pass planning estimate, then verify provider limits, routing, discounts, and availability before production deployment.

Model Specs
ProviderQwen
Model IDqwen/qwen3-coder-next
Prompt Price
per 1M tokens
$0.11
Completion Price
per 1M tokens
$0.8
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output
$0.51
Context Window262.14K
Release Date
Popularity#87
Popularity Signal2.9B tokens

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Unit prices $0.11 input / $0.8 output Per 1M tokens

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Model Introduction

Qwen3-Coder-Next is an open-weight causal language model optimized for coding agents and local development workflows. It uses a sparse MoE design with 80B total parameters and only 3B activated per...

Best Fit

Qwen3 Coder Next is best suited for cost-sensitive production traffic.

Cost Example

A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $0.51.

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