Alibaba · released
Qwen3-Coder 480B
Apache-2.0, and the least restrictive licence of any capable coding model.
Overview
Not the highest scoring open model any more, but the licence is the most permissive of the group and the weights are genuinely unencumbered. For teams whose legal review is the blocker rather than the benchmark, this is frequently the answer.
Solthar DNA rating, out of 5
- reasoning: 4
- coding: 4.5
- writing: 3.5
- vision: 3
- speed: 4
- value: 5
- context: 4.5
- tools: 4
Verdict
The pick when licence terms matter more than the last few points of benchmark.