{"name":"Qwen Code","tagline":"Open-source terminal coding agent from Alibaba, forked from Gemini CLI.","url":"https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code","category":"coding","pricing":"freemium","price_note":"CLI is free/open source; hosted free tier restricted to ~100 requests/day as of April 2026; Coding Plan Pro ~$50/month (~90K requests/month); BYOK available","free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"api":true,"self_host":true,"model_routing":"byok","verdict":"situational","verdict_text":"The CLI is free and open source, so it costs nothing to try with your own keys. The hosted free tier is basically gone, and the paid coding plan is mid-priced. Best for teams that already use Qwen or want a Gemini-CLI-like workflow.","limitations":["Free hosted inference was cut to roughly 100 requests/day in April 2026.","Less mature agent ecosystem than Claude Code or Kimi Code.","Configuration surface is larger than single-vendor tools.","Strongest when paired with Qwen models; other providers are supported but less optimized."],"strengths":["CLI is free and open source — costs nothing to try with your own keys.","Gemini-CLI-shaped workflow if that is already how you work.","Strongest on Qwen models; BYOK keeps the hosted plan optional."],"use_for":["Teams already on Qwen who want a terminal agent, not another IDE.","Self-hosted / BYOK coding where a $50 plan is the fallback, not the start."],"skip_when":["You expected a generous hosted free tier — that was cut in April 2026.","You need the mature agent ecosystem around Claude Code or Kimi Code.","You do not want to operate a larger config surface."],"receipts":["https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code","https://aicoolies.com/reviews/qwen-code-review","https://aiidelist.com/ide/qwen-code","https://inventivehq.com/blog/qwen-code-still-free-2026-shutdown"],"affiliate":"none","evidence_tier":"source-verified","momentum":"blueshift","featured":false,"data_sensitivity":{"trains_on_inputs":"unknown","local_processing":true},"last_verified":"2026-08-24","observed_by":"whysanesanders","slug":"qwen-code","canonical_url":"https://noemium.com/tools/qwen-code/","attribution":"Noemium catalog data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See https://noemium.com/method/ for how entries are verified."}