Code with Qwen3 Models in Kilo Code
Use Qwen3-Coder in Kilo Code — frontier-level coding performance at a fraction of the cost. The all-in-one agentic engineering platform with access to Alibaba's powerful models and 500+ other AI models.
Why coders choose Qwen3
Frontier-level AI coding at an unbeatable price point
Competitive Performance
Qwen3-Coder delivers frontier-level performance on coding and agent task benchmarks. Strong performance across software engineering tasks, code generation, and multi-step reasoning.
Cost-Efficiency
Up to 40x cheaper than comparable high-performance models. Alibaba offers generous free tiers to help users get started. Get frontier-level AI without the frontier-level price tag.
Adoption & Endorsements
Over 20% usage share on OpenRouter. Endorsed by industry leaders and backed by major tech investors. A proven choice for production workloads.
Qwen3 Models in Kilo Code
Explore available Qwen3 models and their capabilities
How to use Qwen3 in Kilo Code
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Install Kilo Code
Add Kilo Code extension to VS Code, JetBrains IDE, or use the CLI.
Create a Kilo Cloud account
Sign up for free at app.kilo.ai - it takes less than a minute.
Select Qwen3-Coder
Choose Qwen3-Coder from the model selector — available through Kilo Cloud or OpenRouter.
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Other affordable and free models available in Kilo Code
Not just Qwen3 — explore 500+ models including free options and budget-friendly high-performers
Free Models for Everyday Coding
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Nemotron 3 Super
NVIDIA's 120B-parameter open hybrid MoE model — only 12B active per token. Ranks in Kilo's top coding models this week, and it's free.
Ling-2.6-flash
inclusionAI's instant instruct model, 104B total / 7.4B active parameters. Fast, capable, and a regular fixture in the daily leaderboard's free tier.
MiniMax M2.5
SOTA large language model built for real-world productivity. The free variant gives you MiniMax M2.5 performance at zero cost.
Affordable High-Performers
Frontier-level quality at a fraction of the cost
Grok Code Fast 1
The model that powered the free frontier era. Kilo Coders have been using over 700B tokens per month. Now at a remarkably low price point.
MiniMax M2.1
Competitive performance on practical coding benchmarks. Reliable for production use cases at a fraction of frontier model costs.
GLM 4-7
Open-weight model with strong agentic coding capabilities. Handles multi-phase implementation tasks with excellent context understanding.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Outperforms Gemini 3 Pro on many benchmarks at 1/4 the cost. Excellent for high-volume coding tasks.
Agentic Engineering
Glide through your workflow with a mode for every step
Ask mode
A knowledgeable technical assistant focused on answering questions without changing your codebase
Use Kilo Everywhere
Kilo works where you work. Build alone or with your team.
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