Qwen2.5-Coder
Alibaba's open-source code-specialized LLM
Category
LLM Providers for Code
Platforms
api
Pricing
$0 — From $0.10/1M tokens
Open Source
Yes
LLMs Used
Qwen2.5-Coder
IDE Support
Any via API or Ollama
What is Qwen2.5-Coder?
Qwen2.5-Coder is Alibaba Cloud's open-source code-specialized language model series. Available in sizes from 0.5B to 72B parameters, it ranks among the best open-weight models for code generation and competes closely with proprietary models.
Who is it for? Developers building AI-powered applications who need reliable model APIs.
Key Features
Available on
Our Verdict
Top-tier open-source code model. 72B version rivals GPT-4 for coding tasks at zero hosting cost on capable hardware.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Excellent code generation quality
- + Free to self-host
- + Multiple size options
- + Commercial-friendly license
- + Strong benchmark scores
Cons
- - Large models require significant GPU RAM
- - Alibaba provenance may concern some orgs
- - Less documentation than OpenAI
- - Self-hosting complexity
Pricing
Open Source
$0
- Self-host via Ollama
- Commercial use allowed
- Multiple sizes
Alibaba Cloud API
From $0.10/1M tokens
- Hosted API
- Low latency
Supported Languages & IDEs
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About Alibaba Cloud
Company Alibaba Cloud
Founded 2024
HQ Hangzhou, China
Repository
github.com/QwenLM/Qwen2.5-Coder — 6.0k stars
Status Active
Data updated 2025-03-01