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Qwen3 Coder Next
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by Alibaba
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RANKED #3 OF 12 CODE · OVERALL #152 OF 6,566 · VIBE SCORE 6.1 · 138 VOICES
Qwen3-Coder-Next is an open-weight causal language model optimized for coding agents and local development workflows. It uses a sparse MoE design with 80B total parameters and only 3B activated per...
HAPPY9.6
30 mentions
SAD5.4
12 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 134 voices
QUIETLY DEGRADING
Recent vibe and chatter are both sliding.
HOW TO USE IT
Open weights. You can use a hosted service, or download it and run it yourself, free.
RUN IT ON YOUR OWN MACHINE
Open weights: download Qwen3 Coder Next once and it's yours. No subscription, no rate limits, works offline.
80B total parameters with 3B activated per token (MoE architecture), a Q4 quantized file is about 45 GB to 48 GB
- BARE MINIMUM
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 12GB plus 64 GB DDR4 system RAM
12 GB VRAM AND 64 GB RAM
~$220 USED GPU OR $650IQ3_XXS or Q4 GGUF with partial GPU offloading, about 10 to 18 tok/s at 16k context
- SWEET SPOT
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 24GB plus 64 GB DDR5 system RAM
24 GB VRAM AND 64 GB RAM
~$700 USED GPU ORQ4_K_M quant with hybrid GPU/CPU MoE offloading, ~30 tok/s at 64k to 120k context
- FULL POWER
Apple Mac Studio M2 Ultra with 128 GB Unified Memory
128 GB UNIFIED MEMORY
~$3,200 REFURBISHEDQ8_0 or full FP16 precision fully in memory, 35+ tok/s at full 256k context
LEARN HOW TO SET IT UP
WILL MY BOX RUN QWEN3 CODER NEXT?
The three cards above are researched picks. Search the machine you actually have — we only say yes if it should reply at a usable speed, not just load the weights and crawl.
HARDWARE PICKS & PRICES ARE RESEARCHED FROM THE LIVE WEB AND REFRESHED AUTOMATICALLY. TREAT THEM AS BALLPARK, NOT GOSPEL.
WHAT CAN YOU ACTUALLY DO WITH IT?
Everyday jobs on each of those rigs: how long Qwen3 Coder Next takes, and how good the crowd says it is at that kind of work.
| THE JOB | BARE MINIMUMNvidia GeForce RTX 3060 12GB plus 64 GB DDR4 system RAM | SWEET SPOTNvidia GeForce RTX 3090 24GB plus 64 GB DDR5 system RAM | FULL POWERApple Mac Studio M2 Ultra with 128 GB Unified Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Write an emaila paragraph or two, drafted from a one-line brief | ~36 S★★★★★ | ~17 S★★★★★ | —★★★★★ |
| Summarize a documenta long report boiled down to the points that matter | ~1.8 MIN★★★★★ | ~50 S★★★★★ | —★★★★★ |
| Build a websitea small landing page, markup and styles together | ~9.5 MIN★★★★★ | ~4.4 MIN★★★★★ | —★★★★★ |
| Build a backendan API with routes, storage and tests | ~30 MIN★★★★★ | ~14 MIN★★★★★ | —★★★★★ |
| Build a gamea playable browser game in one file | ~18 MIN★★★★★ | ~8.3 MIN★★★★★ | —★★★★★ |
STARS ARE THE COMMUNITY SCORE FOR THAT KIND OF WORK, DOCKED FOR HOW SQUASHED THE WEIGHTS GET AT EACH TIER. A DASH MEANS NO SPEED WAS RESEARCHED FOR THAT RIG. TIMES ARE COMPUTED FROM RESEARCHED SPEEDS. BALLPARK, NOT GOSPEL.
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
People are mostly frustrated with Qwen3 Coder Next right now. Biggest gripe: saying no too much.
102 POSTS · 36 COMMENTS · BLUESKY · HACKER NEWS · LEMMY · DEV FORUMS · REDDIT · GITHUB · DEV.TO · STACK OVERFLOW · BLOG · X
PEOPLE LOVE
- Popular for coding help (4 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Coding help disappoints some people (4 mentions)
- Refuses or lectures more than people like (3 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Help with codeMIXED FEELINGS
4 thumbs up · 4 thumbs down
- Saying no too muchA SORE SPOT
0 thumbs up · 3 thumbs down
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- HACKER NEWS · 2026-02-03 · 735 UPVOTESQwen3-Coder-Next
Qwen3-Coder-Next
- REDDIT · 2026-02-03 · 486 UPVOTESQwen3-Coder-Next is released! 💜
Qwen3-Coder-Next is released! 💜
- REDDIT · 2026-07-29 · 424 UPVOTESI keep coming back to Qwen... Over and Over. Is there really nothing better under 120B?
I keep coming back to Qwen... Over and Over. Is there really nothing better under 120B?
- REDDIT · 2026-02-23 · 188 UPVOTESQwen3-Coder-Next is now the #1 most downloaded model on Unsloth!
Qwen3-Coder-Next is now the #1 most downloaded model on Unsloth!
- REDDIT · 2026-02-04 · 176 UPVOTESQwen3-Coder-Next GGUFs updated - now produces much better outputs!
Qwen3-Coder-Next GGUFs updated - now produces much better outputs!
- REDDIT · 2026-02-22 · 174 UPVOTESQwen3-Coder-Next GGUF Aider Coding Benchmarks
Qwen3-Coder-Next GGUF Aider Coding Benchmarks
- REDDIT · 2026-02-05 · 174 UPVOTESWe created a Tool Calling Guide for LLMs!
We created a Tool Calling Guide for LLMs!
- REDDIT · 2026-02-03 · 164 UPVOTESAlibaba releases Qwen3-Coder-Next model with benchmarks
Alibaba releases Qwen3-Coder-Next model with benchmarks
- X · 2026-08-24 · 126 UPVOTESFree $200 AWS credits for new users — and yes, you can use them for AI models too. AWS Free Tier gives you 6 months to e
Free $200 AWS credits for new users — and yes, you can use them for AI models too. AWS Free Tier gives you 6 months to e
- LEMMY · 2026-04-22 · 68 UPVOTESQwen3.6 finally makes my Local LlaMa useful
Qwen3.6 finally makes my Local LlaMa useful
- REDDIT · 2026-03-17 · 32 UPVOTESRunning Qwen3-Coder-Next-BF16 on 12GB VRAM
Running Qwen3-Coder-Next-BF16 on 12GB VRAM
- REDDIT · 2026-07-04 · 31 UPVOTESBest Local Model for Coding
Best Local Model for Coding