Qwen3 Coder API

$0.9/Mtok in

Alibaba · code

Open-weight coding model that holds its own against frontier at a fraction of the price.

Overview

About Qwen3 Coder

Open-weight coding model that holds its own against frontier at a fraction of the price. Every model on CompanyFabric shares the same API key, billing balance, and rate-limit envelope — one integration covers the entire library.

Facts

At a glance

Availability

Live

Pricing

$0.9/Mtok in

Metered exactly per call

Context window

256k tokens

Commercial use

See license

Apache-2.0 open weights; commercial use permitted.

Variants

All endpoints

Prompt library

Example runs

Write a TypeScript function that debounces an async function and cancels stale calls. Include types and 3 unit tests.

export function debounceAsync<T…>(…)

This exact run cost $0.007

Write the SQL migration: add wallet_address + payment_method to usage_txn, backfill, index.

ALTER TABLE usage_txn ADD COLUMN wallet_address text…

This exact run cost $0.004

Convert this Express route to a Next.js App Router handler with zod validation.

export async function POST(req: Request) { const body = schema.parse(await req.json())…

This exact run cost $0.006

Quickstart

How to use the Qwen3 Coder API

  1. 1

    Create a free CompanyFabric account — starter credits are included, no card required.

  2. 2

    Copy your API key from the dashboard. One key covers every model in the library.

  3. 3

    Point any OpenAI SDK at api.companyfabric.com/v1 and set model to "qwen/qwen3-coder".

  4. 4

    Read the exact metered cost of the call from the response — the same number shown in the playground.

Use cases

What teams build with it

Coding agents

Agentic edit loops, repo comprehension, and tool-driven refactors.

coding agenttool use

Autocomplete & FIM

Editor completions and fill-in-the-middle at latency and prices built for every keystroke.

autocompletefim

Bulk code generation

Test scaffolding, migrations, and boilerplate at commodity cost — reviewed by a frontier model.

codegentests

Get better output

Prompting tips

  • Give the failing test or error output verbatim — it beats describing the bug.
  • Constrain the diff: name the files in scope and forbid drive-by refactors.
  • Ask for the plan before the patch on multi-file changes.

Exact, metered, prepaid

Pricing

EndpointTypePrice
Qwen3 CoderChat$0.9 / M input · $2.7 / M output
Qwen3 Coder FlashChat$0.3 / M input · $0.9 / M output

Production-grade

Code samples

import OpenAI from "openai"

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.companyfabric.com/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.COMPANYFABRIC_API_KEY,
})

const res = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "qwen/qwen3-coder",
  max_tokens: 1024,
  temperature: 0.7,
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Say hello from the fabric." }],
})

console.log(res.choices[0].message.content)

Playground

Try it in the browser

Playground$0.9 in / $2.7 out per 1M tokens
≈ $0.0028

Comparisons

Qwen3 Coder vs the alternatives

Qwen3 Coder vs Claude Sonnet 4.5

Qwen3 Coder and Claude Sonnet 4.5 compete for the same code workloads. Both run behind the same CompanyFabric key at exact metered prices — A/B them on your real prompts and let the outputs decide, then switch with a one-line change.

Qwen3 Coder vs Kimi K3

Qwen3 Coder and Kimi K3 compete for the same code workloads. Both run behind the same CompanyFabric key at exact metered prices — A/B them on your real prompts and let the outputs decide, then switch with a one-line change.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Qwen3 Coder API cost?

$0.9 / M input · $2.7 / M output. Every call is metered exactly and shown before you run it.

How do I get a Qwen3 Coder API key?

Create a CompanyFabric account, and one key unlocks Qwen3 Coder and every other model in the library. Free starter credits are included — no subscription, no card required to try it.

Why use Qwen3 Coder on CompanyFabric instead of going direct?

One key, one prepaid balance, and one rate-limit envelope across the whole library, at pricing at parity with or below the direct API. Model switching is a one-line change, and BYOK routing is 0% fee.

Is the API OpenAI-compatible?

Yes — point any OpenAI SDK at api.companyfabric.com/v1 and set model to "qwen/qwen3-coder".

Can I use the output commercially?

Apache-2.0 open weights; commercial use permitted.

How does billing work?

Prepaid credits via card, or BYOK with your own provider keys at 0% platform fee. No subscription required; balances never expire.

Provider

About Alibaba

Alibaba publishes the qwen3 family. Also in this family: Qwen3 Coder Flash. License: Apache-2.0 open weights; commercial use permitted.

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