qwen3-coder vs qwen3-coder:free
Input price
$0.22
$0.00
Output price
$1.00
$0.00
Context window
262K
262K
Throughput
133 tok/s
162 tok/s
Availability
99.2%
96.3%
Cost / task
$0.001
$0.000
Efficiency score
90
90
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
QWEN3-CODER
QWEN3-CODER-FR
Chat assistant
$186.00
$0.00
RAG / long context
$354.00
$0.00
Agent / tool use
$518.40
$0.00
Efficiency score: qwen3-coder:free
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-coder:free offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is qwen3-coder or qwen3-coder:free cheaper?+
qwen3-coder:free has the lower input price — $0.00 vs $0.22 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, qwen3-coder or qwen3-coder:free?+
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-coder:free offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.