Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)
Analysis Summary
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) is a large mixture-of-experts coding model from Alibaba's Qwen team, released July 2025 with a 1M token context window and tool use and function calling support. No benchmark data is available for this variant, so its coding, reasoning, or agentic capability cannot be assessed.
The free tier and very large context window are attractive on paper, and the 480B parameter scale suggests potential for strong coding performance if benchmarks confirm it. However, without data, it cannot be scored above the no-benchmark cap regardless of the model's theoretical scale.
Teams interested in this model should run their own evaluations on representative coding tasks and wait for independent benchmark results before committing to production use.
Assessed June 6, 2026
Editorial notes
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) has no benchmark data; the 1M token context and tool use are noted, but no performance evidence exists to support a higher score.
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Performance Profile
How Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) compares
Its 1M-token context window is larger than 97% of the models we list. Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
About Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)
Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct is a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) code generation model developed by the Qwen team. It is optimized for agentic coding tasks such as function calling, tool use, and long-context reasoning over..
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
qwen/qwen3-coder:free
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| Provider | qwen |
| Release Date | July 23, 2025 |
| Context Length | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Max Completion | 262,000 tokens |
| Status | Active |
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Frequently asked questions about Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)
How much does Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) cost?
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
What is the context window of Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)?
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M).
What can Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) do?
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) supports tool use and function calling.
Who created Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)?
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free) is developed by Qwen and was released on July 23, 2025.
