Qwen 2.5 Coder
Alibaba's flagship open-weights coding model series (0.5B to 32B), matching top commercial models in code generation and debugging.
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Problem
Developers needing local, private coding copilots were limited to low-accuracy small models.
Solution
Trained on 5.5+ trillion tokens of code, Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B matches proprietary 2024 models in full repo coding, math, and multi-file reasoning.
Challenge
Maintaining high comprehension across 92+ programming languages while supporting 128K context lengths locally.
Key Features
- 32B flagship and lightweight 7B/14B variants
- 128K context support
- 92+ programming languages
- Apache 2.0 / Permissive open license
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Target User
Local-first Developers, Privacy-conscious enterprises, and VS Code users.
Impact
"Empowered millions of developers to run a true state-of-the-art coding copilot entirely on consumer hardware (MacBook / RTX 4090)."
How to Use
Install via Ollama
Run 'ollama run qwen2.5-coder:32b' or 'ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b' in terminal.
Connect to Editor
Point Continue.dev, Cline, or Cursor to your local Ollama endpoint.
Code Privately
Enjoy zero-latency in-editor code completions with total data privacy.
Quick Details
- Pricing
- Free
- Platforms
- Local, API, Web
- Updated
- 8/19/2026