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Qwen Code 0.24.6: Managed Runtime v2, native Advisor tool, /batch-api, Hosted & Durable Sessions

Alibaba’s open-source terminal coding agent Qwen Code shipped v0.24.6 on 2026-09-26 (npm @qwen-code/qwen-code 0.24.6; Desktop desktop-v0.24.6 and SDK TypeScript sdk-typescript-v0.1.16 same day): CLI declares Managed Runtime v2 execute/status/cancel and mounts tool ops on the worker; adds a native Advisor consultation tool with usage limits; /batch-api for agent-prepared batch workflows; serve gains guarded Hosted Runtime, Spring control plane + dual-path WebShell, and model/reasoning selection at session creation; core adds Durable Managed Session journal and failover. Release notes list no known breaking changes.

Qwen Code 0.24.6: Managed Runtime v2, native Advisor tool, /batch-api, Hosted & Durable Sessions

Key Takeaways

  • Shipped: v0.24.6 / npm 0.24.6; Desktop desktop-v0.24.6 same window
  • Runtime: Managed Runtime v2 execute/status/cancel contract; tool ops mounted on the worker
  • Advisor: native advisor tool with consultation behavior and usage limits
  • Batch: /batch-api agent-prepared Batch API workflow
  • Hosted: guarded Hosted Runtime + Durable Managed Session journal/failover; model/reasoning at session create; no known breaking changes
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Alibaba Qwen open-sources Qwen3-Coder-480B agentic coder and Qwen Code CLI

Alibaba's Qwen team open-sourced Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct, an open agentic coding model with 256k native context (extensible to 1M) and top-tier SWE-bench Verified marks. Alongside the weights, Qwen open-sourced Qwen Code, a terminal agent CLI for autonomous project refactoring.

Key Takeaways

  • 480B total / 35B active MoE architecture sets new standards on SWE-bench Verified.
  • 256k native context with 1M extrapolation ingests large monolithic codebases.
  • Open-source Qwen Code CLI delivers an out-of-the-box autonomous terminal agent.
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