Qwen Code
Alibaba's terminal coding agent, tuned for Qwen models.
An open-source CLI agent adapted from Gemini CLI and tuned for the Qwen Coder models. Install with npm and point it at an API key or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint; the free Qwen OAuth sign-in ended in April 2026.
Key info
- Pricing
- Open source
- Platform
- macOS · Windows · Linux
- Category
- CLIs
- Best for
- Intermediate
- Cost
- Free and open source; you pay the model provider
- Install
- npm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latest
- Needs
- Node.js 20 or newer
- Sign in
- An API key or an OpenAI-compatible endpoint; free Qwen OAuth ended in April 2026
- Good for
- A terminal agent on Qwen models