Qwen Code is an open-source AI coding agent from Qwen that runs in your terminal and helps turn what you ask for into working code.
In plain words
You open a terminal in a project folder, type qwen, and connect a model provider the first time. It can use the Qwen, OpenAI, Anthropic and Gemini APIs, other providers, or models running on your own computer through Ollama or vLLM. Memory, skills, subagents and MCP tools work from the first session. Besides the terminal, it comes as editor plugins, a desktop app and a web interface. Its code is open source, and so are Qwen's own models.
A quick example
Imagine a student with a small Python project. They open a terminal in its folder, type qwen, sign in to a model provider and ask for unit tests. The agent reads the code and proposes test files for them to check.
Where you'll meet it
- Coding with an AI agent in the terminal.
- Running a coding agent on open or local models.
Related
Sources
- DocsQwenLM/qwen-code, Qwen on GitHub · read 14 Nov 2026
- DocsQwen Code overview, Qwen Code Docs · read 14 Nov 2026
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