# Alibaba Qwen3 Coder Plus — deprecation status

> Yes — Alibaba deprecated Qwen3 Coder Plus and shuts it down on October 10, 2026 (in 29 days). The recommended replacement is Qwen3.7 Plus.

Alibaba's dedicated coding model, popular well outside China because the open Qwen3-Coder weights made it easy to try before paying for the hosted id. Its retirement folds coding back into the general Plus tier, the same consolidation Mistral and Moonshot made in the same period.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Provider | Alibaba |
| Model id | `qwen3-coder-plus` |
| Status | Deprecated |
| Shutdown | October 10, 2026 (in 29 days) |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |

## Replacement

- **Qwen3.7 Plus** (`qwen3.7-plus`) · recommended — https://modeldeprecations.dev/alibaba/qwen3.7-plus
  - Parameters it accepts: https://modelparams.dev/models/alibaba/qwen3.7-plus

```diff
- "model": "qwen3-coder-plus"
+ "model": "qwen3.7-plus"
```

## FAQ

### When will Alibaba Qwen3 Coder Plus shut down?

Alibaba Qwen3 Coder Plus is scheduled to shut down on October 10, 2026, in 29 days.

### What replaces Alibaba Qwen3 Coder Plus?

Alibaba recommends Qwen3.7 Plus (`qwen3.7-plus`) as the replacement for Alibaba Qwen3 Coder Plus.

### Is Alibaba Qwen3 Coder Plus still available?

Yes, for now. Alibaba Qwen3 Coder Plus is deprecated but still answers requests until October 10, 2026. Deprecated models get no further updates and are the first to lose capacity.

### How do I migrate from Alibaba Qwen3 Coder Plus to qwen3.7-plus?

Swap the model id in your API call: replace "qwen3-coder-plus" with "qwen3.7-plus". Keep the rest of the request the same, then re-check the parameters the new model accepts before you ship.

## Sources

- [Alibaba Cloud Model Studio model decommissioning](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-depreciation) — accessed 2026-08-03

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