Qoduck: Qoder's free stealth coding model, widely suspected to be Qwen 4
Alibaba's Qoder IDE quietly added a free, unnamed coding model on Nov 7; developers suspect it is the unannounced Qwen 4.
Why it matters
A stealth frontier coding model, free inside a daily allowance, with Alibaba refusing to name it — the strongest public hint yet that Qwen 4 is imminent.
What you could build with it
An indie developer could benchmark Qoduck against the coding models they already pay for on a fixed set of real tasks, and publish the comparison to help others decide whether the free stealth model is worth switching to.
Does it hold up?
Too early to judge: no benchmarks, no confirmed identity or size, and availability is limited to Qoder's daily free allowance for individual users.
Built with Qoduck
- Qoduck Explained: Qoder's Free Stealth Model, Is It Qwen 4?article · Walks through the clues linking Qoduck to Qwen 4: Qwen's Nov 6 teaser, a 1M-context qwen4 code change, and Alibaba Cloud promoting the launch.
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First spotted on article: source.
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