--- title: "Qwen Code pricing, platforms and integrations" description: "Open source terminal coding agent from the Qwen Team. Works with Qwen, DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi and MiniMax models, plus VS Code (beta), Zed and JetBrains integrations." canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/tools/qwen-code" --- # Qwen Code > Open source terminal coding agent from the Qwen Team. Works with Qwen, DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi and MiniMax models, plus VS Code (beta), Zed and JetBrains integrations. - **Layer**: Terminal agent, Editor extension, Desktop app - **Vendor**: Qwen Team - **Platforms**: macOS, Windows, Linux - **Editors**: VS Code, JetBrains, Zed - **License**: Apache-2.0 - **Pricing**: Free tier - **Status**: Active - **JSON**: /api/v1/tools/qwen-code.json ## Links - [Website](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/overview) - [Pricing](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/coding-plan) - [Repo](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code) ## Pricing | Plan | Price | Included | Beyond that | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bring your own key (individual) | Free | — | — | Connect DeepSeek, MiniMax, Z.AI, Kimi, OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini with your own API key; Or point at a local server such as Ollama or vLLM | | Alibaba Cloud Coding Plan (individual) | $50/mo (per user) | 90,000 requests/mo. Also capped at 45,000 requests per week and 6,000 requests per 5 hours, whichever limit is reached first pauses calls | Blocked until upgrade | Limited to the exact Qwen, GLM, Kimi and MiniMax model versions listed on the plan page; Slots are limited and restocked daily, first come first served; Non-refundable subscription | Qwen Code itself is free and open source. The Coding Plan is an optional model subscription from Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, not part of Qwen Code itself. Source: [alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/coding-plan](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/coding-plan), verified 2026-10-02. ## Models - **Providers**: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, Moonshot, Alibaba, Zhipu, MiniMax, OpenRouter - **Bring your own key**: BYOK - **Local models**: Yes Third-party Providers connect with an API key (DeepSeek, Grok, MiniMax, Z.AI, Kimi, Idealab, ModelScope, OpenRouter, Requesty). Custom Provider supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and other compatible endpoints; vertex-ai is a separate built-in auth type. The Qwen OAuth free tier was discontinued on 2026-04-15. ## Features - **Git worktrees**: One isolated checkout per task - **Parallel agents**: Several agents running at once - **Subagents**: The agent can delegate to child agents - **MCP client**: Connects to MCP servers - **ACP agent**: Can be hosted by ACP clients such as Zed - **Browser automation**: Drives a browser to verify UI - **Sandboxing**: Runs commands in an isolated sandbox - **Scheduled tasks**: Automations that run on a schedule - **Diff review**: Review and annotate changes in the tool - **Checkpoints**: Snapshot and roll back agent changes - **Plugins**: Extensible through plugins or a marketplace - **Hooks**: Run your own commands at lifecycle points ## Install - **npm**: `npm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latest` - **brew**: `brew install qwen-code` - **curl**: `curl -fsSL https://qwen-code-assets.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/installation/install-qwen-standalone.sh | bash` ## License - **SPDX**: Apache-2.0 - **Kind**: Open source - **Repo**: [github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code) ## Sources Every fact above points at a vendor page and the date someone last checked it. | Source | Covers | Verified | | --- | --- | --- | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/overview](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/overview) | general, platforms | 2026-10-02 | | [github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code) | license, general | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/about](https://qwenlm.github.io/about/) | general | 2026-10-02 | | [alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/coding-plan](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/coding-plan) | pricing | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/configuration/auth](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/configuration/auth/) | models | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/configuration/model-providers](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/configuration/model-providers/) | models | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/integration-zed](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/integration-zed/) | features, platforms | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/integration-jetbrains](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/integration-jetbrains/) | features, platforms | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/integration-vscode](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/integration-vscode/) | features, platforms | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/checkpointing](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/checkpointing/) | features | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/multi-agent-coordination](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/multi-agent-coordination/) | features | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/code-review](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/code-review/) | features | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/browser-use](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/browser-use/) | features | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/mcp](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/mcp/) | features | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/hooks](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/hooks/) | features | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/sandbox](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/sandbox/) | features | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/scheduled-tasks](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/scheduled-tasks/) | features | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/worktree](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/worktree/) | features | 2026-10-02 | | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/extension/agent-plugins](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/extension/agent-plugins/) | features | 2026-10-02 | Source data: [content/tools/qwen-code.yml](https://github.com/benjamincanac/whichcodingtools/blob/main/content/tools/qwen-code.yml) ## Related - [Compare Qwen Code with another tool](https://whichcoding.tools/compare?tools=qwen-code) - [All terminal agents](https://whichcoding.tools/layers/harness) Data: CC BY 4.0. 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