Alibaba unveils cutting-edge AI coding model

Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group has launched Qwen3-Coder, its most advanced agentic artificial intelligence coding model, marking a significant step in bolstering AI advancements.

Designed for high-performance software development, Qwen3-Coder excels in agentic AI coding tasks, from generating new codes and managing complex coding workflows to debugging across entire codebases.

Built on a Mixture-of-Experts architecture, this open-sourced model has a total of 480 billion parameters and delivers efficiency without sacrificing performance. It achieves competitive results against leading models across key benchmarks in agentic coding, browser use, and tool use.

Additionally, Alibaba is open-sourcing Qwen Code, a powerful command-line interface tool that enables developers to delegate engineering tasks to AI using natural language.

Agentic AI coding is transforming software development by enabling more autonomous, efficient, and accessible programming workflows. 

With its open-source availability, strong agentic coding capabilities, and seamless compatibility with developer tools and interfaces, Qwen3-Coder is positioned as a valuable tool for global developers in software development.

Qwen-based coding models have already surpassed 20 million downloads globally, Alibaba said.

fanfeifei@chinadaily.com.cn