Alibaba (Qwen) · Released Nov 12, 2024Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B
Tiny open Qwen code model for lightweight completion and on-device coding.
- Capability
- 88.2ECI · #148 of 148
- Input
- $0.10per 1M tokens
- Output
- $0.10per 1M tokens
- Context
- 33K8K max output
What it costs
- Input
- $0.10per million tokens
- Output
- $0.10per million tokens
- Blended (3:1)
- $0.10cheaper than 91% of priced models
Typical monthly bills
| Monthly usage | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens | $0.25 |
| Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens | $3.00 |
| Production app250M input + 50M output tokens | $30.00 |
Median of 1 paid API provider on models.dev.
Independent benchmarks
#148 of 148 scored models
The shaded band is Epoch AI’s confidence range (61.3–100.3); the tick marks the median scored model.
Scores from Epoch AI, run independently of Alibaba (Qwen).
The details
- Lab
- Alibaba (Qwen)
- Released
- Nov 12, 2024
- Context window
- 32,768 tokens
- Max output
- 8,192 tokens
- Inputs
- Text
- Output
- Text
- Reasoning
- No
- Tool calling
- No
- Structured output
- No
- Weights
- Open weights · Apache 2.0
- Availability
- 1 API providerlisted on models.dev
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About Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B
How much does Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B cost?
Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B costs $0.10 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $0.10 per million tokens, cheaper than 91% of the 360 priced models we track.
What is the context window of Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B?
Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B accepts up to 32,768 tokens per request and can write up to 8,192 tokens in one response.
How good is Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B?
Epoch AI gives Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B a Capabilities Index score of 88.2 (likely range 61.3–100.3), ranking it #148 of 148 models Epoch has scored.
Is Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B open source?
Yes. Alibaba (Qwen) publishes the weights under the Apache 2.0 licence, so it can be downloaded and self-hosted.
What inputs does Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B support?
Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B accepts text and replies in text. It is not a dedicated reasoning model, does not support tool calling.
When was Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B on Nov 12, 2024.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen2.5-Coder-0.5B?
The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Llama-3.2-1B (Meta, ECI 102.0, $0.064 / $0.15), Nova Lite (Amazon, $0.06 / $0.24), Phi-4-mini (Microsoft, $0.075 / $0.30) and Command R7B (Cohere, $0.037 / $0.15).