qwen-code
by QwenLM
Qwen Code is an open-source AI coding assistant that runs in your terminal, and also in editors, a desktop app, a web page and chat apps. It reads your project, answers questions about it and carries out coding tasks, using Qwen models or other providers you choose.
- Stars
- 28.8k +22 a day
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- TypeScript
- Age
- 491 days
What you can do with it
- Ask it to explain an unfamiliar codebase and show where to start
- Have it write, edit and test code in your project from the terminal or an editor such as VS Code
- Run it in scripts or automated pipelines, or connect it to Telegram, to handle coding tasks
Could replace
- Claude Code
Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.
Make money with it
A freelance developer could use it to deliver client coding projects faster, such as small apps, fixes and automations, and so take on more paid work.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Speed up building and fixing websites, apps and scripts for clients without paying for a commercial coding assistant subscription
- Automate routine code tasks such as reviews, tests and documentation in scripts or build pipelines to save developer time
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install with a one-line shell or PowerShell script, or with npm (Node.js 22 or newer) or Homebrew, then run `qwen` and use `/auth` to add your provider and API key.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Needs an API key or provider account, which may cost money depending on the model you use
- The install script is piped straight into your shell, so check it before running
- The web interface and daemon mode are marked experimental
Checked 29 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
