Tongyi Qianwen vs Codeium

Compare Tongyi Qianwen and Codeium: free credits, features, and ratings. Which one is right for you?

Feature
Tongyi Qianwen
Codeium
Category
LLM
Coding Assistant
Rating
⭐ 4
⭐ 4
Free Credits
2.5 Max generates watermark-free images and videos for free
999999 unlimited
Refresh Period
one-time
unlimited
Resolution
N/A
N/A
Watermark
No
No
Commercial Use
No
Yes
Paid From
API $0.12/million tokens
Free (Personal)

Tongyi Qianwen

Alibaba's model family, from lightweight 0.5B to flagship 235B. Qwen3 series is the all-rounder among open-source models. Free to use, cheap API. Supports multimodal (text, image, video, code).

Pros

  • βœ“Generous new user credits
  • βœ“Affordable API
  • βœ“Alibaba ecosystem
  • βœ“Strong multimodal

Cons

  • βœ—Average creativity
  • βœ—Reasoning not as good as DeepSeek

Key Features

Qwen3 full series open sourceMultimodal support (text/image/video/code)0.5B to 235B multiple sizes200K context windowTool calling capabilityAgent framework support
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Codeium

Established AI coding assistant supporting 70+ languages with broad IDE plugin coverage. Personal tier is completely free with no usage limits. Enterprise tier adds more features.

Pros

  • βœ“Free forever for personal
  • βœ“Many IDEs supported
  • βœ“Fast
  • βœ“Good privacy

Cons

  • βœ—Average complex code understanding
  • βœ—May not be smart enough for large projects

Key Features

Code Auto-CompletionChat ModeMulti-IDE Support70+ LanguagesCode SearchPrivate Codebase TrainingWindsurf Editor
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