[Alibaba Cloud](/ai-gateway/models/labs/alibaba)

# Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3 Coder Next is the forward-looking iteration of Alibaba Cloud's agentic coding model line, designed for developers who want rolling updates to code generation and software engineering capabilities as Alibaba Cloud publishes new Qwen3-Coder checkpoints. Your use is subject to Alibaba Cloud's [Terms](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/legal/latest/alibaba-cloud-international-website-product-terms-of-service-v-3-8-0) & [Privacy](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/legal/latest/alibaba-cloud-international-website-privacy-policy) Policies.

Tool Use

[Use with AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Futm_source%3Dgateway-model-page%26utm_campaign%3Dai-gateway-models&title=Get+Started+with+Vercel+AI+Gateway) [View docs](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway)

AI SDKChat CompletionsMessagesResponses

```
1import { streamText } from 'ai'
2

3const result = streamText({
4  model: 'alibaba/qwen3-coder-next',
5  prompt: 'Why is the sky blue?'
6})
```

[Read docs](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/sdks-and-apis/ai-sdk)

[Overview](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-coder-next) [API](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-coder-next/api) [About](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-coder-next/about) [Providers](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-coder-next/providers) [Latency](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-coder-next/latency) [Uptime](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-coder-next/uptime) [Status](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-coder-next/status) [Similar](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-coder-next/similar) [FAQ](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-coder-next/faq)

## [Copy link to heading](#playground)Playground

Try out Qwen3 Coder Next by Alibaba Cloud. Usage is billed to your team at API rates. Free users (those who haven't made a payment) get $5 of credits every 30 days.

![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%2520cloud.png&w=48&q=75)Qwen3 Coder Next

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Qwen3 Coder Next

## [Copy link to heading](#providers)Providers

Route requests across multiple providers. Copy a provider slug to set your preference. Visit the [docs](/docs/ai-gateway/provider-options) for more info. Using a provider means you agree to their terms, listed under Legal.

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| Context | Max Output | Latency | Throughput | Input | Output | Cache | Web Search | Capabilities | ZDR | No Training | Free Tier | Release Date |  |
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| ![bedrock logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Famazon%2520bedrock.png&w=48&q=75) [Bedrock](/ai-gateway/models/providers/bedrock) Legal:[Terms](https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/)•[Privacy](https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/) | 256K | 256K | 0.2s |  | $0.50/M | $1.20/M |  | — |  |  |  |  | 07/22/2025 |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

## [Copy link to heading](#throughput)Throughput24 hours

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P50 throughput on live AI Gateway traffic, in tokens per second (TPS). Visit the [docs](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/models-and-providers/metrics) for more info.

## [Copy link to heading](#latency)Latency24 hours

1W

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P50 time to first token (TTFT) on live AI Gateway traffic, in milliseconds. View the [docs](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/models-and-providers/metrics) for more info.

## [Copy link to heading](#uptime)Uptime24 hours

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Direct request success rate on AI Gateway and per-provider. Visit the [docs](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/models-and-providers/uptime) for more info.

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## [Copy link to heading](#more-models-by-alibaba-cloud)More models by Alibaba Cloud

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| Context | Latency | Throughput | Input | Output | Cache | Web Search | Capabilities | Providers | ZDR | No Training | Free Tier | Release Date |  |
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| ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.8-flash](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.8-flash) | 991K | 3.7s | 99tps | $0.16/M | $0.47/M | Read:$0.02/M Write:$0.20/M | — | +2 | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%2520cloud.png&w=48&q=75) |  |  |  | 08/26/2026 |  |
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| ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.8-27b](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.8-27b) | 1M | 0.2s | 139tps | $0.10/M | $0.40/M | Read:$0.01/M Write:$0.63/M | — | +1 | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%2520cloud.png&w=48&q=75) ![deepinfra logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fdeepinfra.png&w=48&q=75) ![morph logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmorph.png&w=48&q=75) +2 |  |  |  | 08/14/2026 |  |
| ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b) | 262K | 0.3s | 144tps | $1.65/M | $4.95/M | Read:$0.12/M Write:$2.50/M | — |  | ![deepinfra logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fdeepinfra.png&w=48&q=75) ![fireworks logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Ffireworks.png&w=48&q=75) ![gmicloud logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fgmicloud.png%3Fv%3D1785888489595&w=48&q=75) +4 |  |  |  | 08/03/2026 |  |
| ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.8-max](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.8-max) | 1M | 2.7s | 82tps | $2/M | $6/M | Read:$0.25/M Write:$2.50/M | — | +1 | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%2520cloud.png&w=48&q=75) ![fireworks logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Ffireworks.png&w=48&q=75) |  |  |  | 08/02/2026 |  |
| ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.7-flash](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.7-flash) | 991K | 1.8s | 179tps | $0.03/M+2 more | $0.13/M+2 more | Read: $0.006/M+2 more Write: $0.04/M+2 more | — | +2 | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%2520cloud.png&w=48&q=75) |  |  |  | 07/28/2026 |  |
| ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.7-plus](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.7-plus) | 1M | 2.1s | 58tps | $0.40/M+1 more | $1.60/M+1 more | Read: $0.08/M+1 more Write: $0.50/M+1 more | — | +2 | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%2520cloud.png&w=48&q=75) |  |  |  | 06/02/2026 |  |

## [Copy link to heading](#about-qwen3-coder-next)About Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3 Coder Next is the forward-tracking identifier in the Qwen3-Coder model series: it resolves to whichever checkpoint Alibaba Cloud assigns to the rolling Qwen3-Coder line. Rather than referencing a fixed model version, it tracks forward progress as the team continues refining the model's coding, reasoning, and agentic capabilities.

The Qwen3-Coder family was built on the recognition that production software engineering requires more than code completion. It requires models that can plan across multi-step tasks, use tools, interpret execution results, and maintain coherence across extended sessions. The "Next" designation points at the rolling checkpoint for that line.

For developers building applications that need to follow ongoing improvements in open agentic coding capability, automated software development tools, AI pair programmers, or repository-level automation, Qwen3 Coder Next is the identifier that tracks those improvements without requiring code changes when underlying model weights are updated. The tradeoff is that behavior may shift between underlying versions; applications that need strict reproducibility should pin to a versioned model identifier instead.

The core capabilities of the Qwen3-Coder line (deep code understanding, multi-turn agentic task execution, tool calling, and long context support) carry through to this variant.

## [Copy link to heading](#what-to-consider-when-choosing-a-provider)What To Consider When Choosing a Provider

- Configuration: Because this model tracks a moving development line, provider availability may shift as new checkpoints are deployed. AI Gateway's failover mechanism helps maintain continuity during transitions.
- Zero Data Retention: Zero Data Retention is available for this model. It is offered on a per-provider and model basis. See the [documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/security-and-compliance/zdr) for details.
- Authentication: AI Gateway authenticates requests using an [API key](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/authentication-and-byok#api-key-authentication) or [OIDC token](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/authentication-and-byok#oidc-token-authentication). You do not need to manage provider credentials directly.

## [Copy link to heading](#when-to-use-qwen3-coder-next)When to Use Qwen3 Coder Next

### Best for

- Applications where recency of capability matters: For teams who want their coding AI to automatically pick up new Qwen3-Coder checkpoints as Alibaba Cloud releases them, this identifier avoids manual version updates
- Exploratory and research-oriented coding tools: When you're building and iterating rapidly and want whatever checkpoint this identifier resolves to at each stage of development rather than maintaining a pinned version
- Agentic software engineering workflows: The Qwen3-Coder foundation (long-horizon agent RL, tool calling, plan-execute-debug loops) applies to this variant, making it suitable for multi-step coding automation
- Prototyping new coding AI capabilities: Testing what each new checkpoint can do before deciding whether to pin a specific version for production is a natural use of a "next" model identifier

### Consider alternatives when

- Reproducibility is required: "Next" model identifiers may point to different underlying checkpoints over time. For production systems where consistent behavior is a compliance or quality requirement, use a specific versioned model ID
- You need guaranteed stability across deployments: Applications in production where behavior consistency is critical (code review systems, automated test generation with known expectations) should pin to a fixed model version
- Cost predictability is important: As model versions update, performance characteristics including speed and token usage may change. Fixed model versions are easier to budget around

## [Copy link to heading](#conclusion)Conclusion

Qwen3 Coder Next gives development teams a stable API integration that tracks ongoing work in Alibaba Cloud's agentic coding line. The practical advantage is receiving checkpoint updates without migration effort; the practical caution is that behavior isn't frozen. For most exploratory and rapid-iteration use cases, this tradeoff is favorable. AI Gateway adds reliability across Bedrock on top of that access.