Alibaba (Qwen), open weights

# Qwen3 Coder Next

> Qwen3 Coder Next by Alibaba (Qwen), released February 2026. Ranked #232 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 34.3. API: $0.12 in / $0.80 out per M tokens. 262K context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-coder-next
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Qwen3 Coder Next Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Qwen3 Coder Next by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 232nd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 34.3. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 196th. API pricing starts at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens, with a 262K-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #232 of 354
- **Index score:** 34.3
- **Evidence:** Reported 3 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba)
- **Released:** February 2, 2026
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** No
- **Context window:** 262K
- **Max output:** 66K
- **Input price:** $0.12 / M
- **Output price:** $0.80 / M
- **Blended price:** $0.29 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #54 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** September 2025
- **Input:** text
- **Hugging Face:** [Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next)

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Qwen3 Coder Next category scores

1.  Coding 36.3
2.  Reasoning 22.4
3.  152025303540

Qwen3 Coder Next category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 36.3 | #210 | 2 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 22.4 | #196 | 1 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Qwen3 Coder Next places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Qwen3 Coder Next: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 22.4 | −1.2 | #196 of 350, top 57% |

### Weakest categories

Qwen3 Coder Next: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 36.3 | −2.4 | #210 of 340, top 62% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Qwen3 Coder Next. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Qwen3 Coder Next
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb 2025)](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-2-0-flash) | #228 | 35.1 | — | 92 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-2-0-flash-vs-qwen3-coder-next) |
| [C4ai Aya Expanse 8b](https://noometry.com/models/c4ai-aya-expanse-8b) | #229 | 34.9 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/c4ai-aya-expanse-8b-vs-qwen3-coder-next) |
| [Qwen Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen-max) | #230 | 34.7 | $2.80 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen-max-vs-qwen3-coder-next) |
| [Claude 3.5 Sonnet](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-5-sonnet) | #231 | 34.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-5-sonnet-vs-qwen3-coder-next) |
| [Devstral Small 2505](https://noometry.com/models/devstral-small) | #233 | 34.3 | $0.15 | 88 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/devstral-small-vs-qwen3-coder-next) |
| [Qwen1.5-110B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen1-5-110b) | #234 | 34.2 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen1-5-110b-vs-qwen3-coder-next) |
| [o1-mini](https://noometry.com/models/o1-mini) | #235 | 34.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/o1-mini-vs-qwen3-coder-next) |
| [Qwen3.5-9B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-9b) | #236 | 33.8 | $0.11 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-5-9b-vs-qwen3-coder-next) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Qwen3 Coder Next Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [SciCode](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/scicode) | 32.3% | #104 of 121, top 86% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [WeirdML](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/weirdml) | 34.4% | #94 of 119, top 79% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Reasoning

Qwen3 Coder Next Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [CritPt](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/critpt) | 0% | #133 of 134, top 100% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

## API pricing by provider

Qwen3 Coder Next API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [bedrock](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/models-supported.html) | $0.50 | $1.20 | — | 2026-10-10 |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-coder-next) | $0.12 | $0.80 | $0.07 | 2026-10-10 |
| [together](https://docs.together.ai/docs/serverless-models) | $0.50 | $1.20 | — | 2026-10-10 |

[All Alibaba (Qwen) API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/alibaba) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare Qwen3 Coder Next

-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-5-sonnet-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs Devstral Small 2505](https://noometry.com/compare/devstral-small-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs Qwen Max](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen-max-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs Qwen1.5-110B](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen1-5-110b-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs C4ai Aya Expanse 8b](https://noometry.com/compare/c4ai-aya-expanse-8b-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs o1-mini](https://noometry.com/compare/o1-mini-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-qwen3-coder-next)
-   [Qwen3 Coder Next vs DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-qwen3-coder-next)

## Other Alibaba (Qwen) models

-   [Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-max)56.8
-   [Qwen3.7 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-max)51.5
-   [Qwen3.6 Max Preview](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-max-preview)51.5
-   [Qwen3.6 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-plus)47.5
-   [Qwen3.5 397B-A17B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-397b-a17b)46.0
-   [Qwen3.8 27B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-27b)46.0
-   [Qwen3.5 Max Preview](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-max-preview)45.3
-   [Qwen3.7 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-plus)45.3

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 232nd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 34.3. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 196th. API pricing starts at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens, with a 262K-token context window.

### How much does Qwen3 Coder Next cost?

Qwen3 Coder Next costs $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens on openrouter, with cached input at $0.07.

### What is Qwen3 Coder Next's context window?

Qwen3 Coder Next accepts up to 262K tokens of input and can write up to 66K tokens in one response.

### Is Qwen3 Coder Next open source?

Yes. Qwen3 Coder Next's weights are downloadable from Hugging Face (Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next); check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Qwen3 Coder Next's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Qwen3 Coder Next places best in reasoning and lowest in coding.

### What is Qwen3 Coder Next best at?

Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 196th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Qwen3 Coder Next benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-coder-next

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