# Qwen Code > AI coding assistant powered by Qwen large language models for code generation, completion, and development assistance. Qwen Code is an AI-powered coding assistant developed by the Qwen team at Alibaba. It leverages the Qwen large language model series to provide intelligent code generation, completion, and development assistance. The tool is part of the broader Qwen ecosystem that includes language models, expert models for coding and math, and multimodal models. **Key Features:** - **Code Generation** - Generate code snippets and complete functions based on natural language descriptions and context - **Code Completion** - Intelligent autocomplete suggestions that understand your codebase and coding patterns - **Multi-Language Support** - Works across multiple programming languages with specialized Qwen-Coder models - **Open Source Foundation** - Built on the open-source Qwen model series available on GitHub, Hugging Face, ModelScope, and Kaggle - **API Access** - Available through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio for integration into development workflows - **Large Context Understanding** - Leverages advanced language models to understand complex code structures and provide relevant suggestions **Getting Started:** To use Qwen Code, you can access the models through various platforms including Hugging Face, ModelScope, or Kaggle. For API access, Alibaba Cloud provides Model Studio integration. The documentation provides comprehensive guides for setting up and configuring the coding assistant for your development environment. The Qwen team focuses on building generalist AI models with specialized capabilities for coding through Qwen-Coder. The models are continuously updated and improved, with the team embracing open-source principles to make their technology accessible to developers worldwide. ## Features - Code generation - Code completion - Multi-language support - Open source models - API access - Large context understanding - Qwen-Coder specialized models ## Integrations Hugging Face, ModelScope, Kaggle, Alibaba Cloud, GitHub ## Platforms WEB, API ## Pricing Open Source ## Links - Website: https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/ - Documentation: https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/ - Repository: https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen - EveryDev.ai: https://www.everydev.ai/tools/qwen-code