88% offQwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo API
Alibaba·Text
Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo
Pricing
Cheapest live price, per 1 million tokens.
Input / 1M tokens
$0.350 OpenRouter
Output / 1M tokens
$1.50 OpenRouter
Cache read / 1M
Repeated prompt prefixes
Cache read is the discounted rate for repeated prompt prefixes (system prompts, agent context).
Capabilities · 2
Specifications
- Context window
- 256K
- Max output
- 66K
- Type
- Text
- Creator
- Alibaba
- Live sellers
- 11
- Requests / 24h
- 41
Price history · 60 days
Estimated monthly cost
30 days at the cheapest live price.
Quick start
OpenAI-compatible — change the base URL and key. Get a key from the dashboard.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.qubax.ai/v1",
api_key="YOUR_QUBAX_API_KEY",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="qwen3-coder-turbo",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)About Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo
Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo is a language model developed by Alibaba. It's particularly well-suited for orchestrating tool-using agents that call APIs and external services and handling large contexts of up to 256K tokens. Its 256K-token context window means you can pass in entire documents, codebases, or conversation histories without losing context. It can write up to 66K tokens in a single response.
As of Nov 4, 2026, Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo costs $0.047 per 1M input tokens and $0.187 per 1M output tokens on Qubax, versus $0.350 / $1.50 on OpenRouter (87% less on input). A typical 1,000 chat requests (2K tokens in, 500 out) come to about $0.19. 11 independent compute providers currently serve it, so requests fail over automatically. Pay with USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH or 350+ other coins — no credit card required.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does the Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo API cost?
On Qubax, Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo costs $0.047 per 1M input tokens and $0.187 per 1M output tokens. This is 87% cheaper than OpenRouter's price of $0.350 per 1M input tokens.
Is the Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo API compatible with OpenAI?
Yes. Qubax provides an OpenAI-compatible API. You can use Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo as a drop-in replacement by changing your base URL to https://api.qubax.ai/v1 and using your Qubax API key. It works with Cline, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes Agent, and any tool that supports OpenAI APIs.
Why is Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo cheaper on Qubax than OpenRouter?
Qubax sources AI inference from an open compute marketplace on the Base blockchain where GPU providers compete on price. We pass the savings to you — 87% cheaper than OpenRouter's price for Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo.
How do I pay for Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo API usage?
Qubax uses prepaid crypto credits. Top up with USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH, SOL or 350+ other coins and your balance is deducted as you use the API. No credit card or KYC required.
What is the context window of Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo?
Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo supports a context window of 256K tokens, allowing you to process large documents, codebases, or long conversations in a single request.
What can I build with Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo?
You can use Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo to build autonomous agents that call external tools and APIs and process long documents and entire codebases. Because it's served through Qubax's OpenAI-compatible API, integration into existing apps, agents, or workflows takes just a few lines of code.
How fast and reliable is Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo on Qubax?
Responses stream token by token. 11 sellers serve it, so if one is slow or down the request moves to the next.
Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo vs GPT 5 Mini: which should I choose?
Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo by Alibaba and GPT 5 Mini by OpenAI are both strong models in a similar price tier. Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo is well-suited for general-purpose language tasks. GPT 5 Mini comes from a different lab and may have different strengths depending on your workload. On Qubax, Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo starts at $0.047/1M input tokens versus GPT 5 Mini's $0.093/1M — making Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo the more cost-effective option for high-volume workloads. Both are available on Qubax with crypto payments and OpenAI-compatible APIs, so you can try each and switch freely.
Can I use Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo for commercial projects?
Yes. Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo on Qubax can be used for commercial purposes. You own the outputs you generate. Qubax provides the API infrastructure — you bring your use case.
Why use Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo on Qubax?
88% cheaper
Providers compete on price — you get the cheapest healthy seller.
Pay with crypto
350+ coins (BTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, USDC). No card, no KYC.
OpenAI & Anthropic compatible
Drop-in base URL. Works with Cline, Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs.