Qoder CN

Qoder CN (formerly Tongyi Lingma) is Alibaba Cloud’s enterprise AI coding assistant with agent workspaces, a CLI, and domestic model choice.

Overview

Qoder CN is Alibaba Cloud’s intelligent coding assistant, evolved from the Tongyi Lingma brand into a full agentic development suite. It is available as an IDE plugin, a native AI IDE, and a CLI, so teams can adopt it wherever their workflow lives. Features such as RepoWiki, Quest, and Subagents help the agent understand enterprise repositories and deliver engineering-level tasks end to end. It supports switching among domestic models including Qwen, DeepSeek, GLM, and MiniMax, a key requirement for compliance-sensitive organizations.

The product’s evolution from Tongyi Lingma to Qoder CN reflects a shift toward agentic, workspace-oriented development, where the assistant manages task plans and long-running jobs rather than only completing lines. For enterprises, the decisive factors are often compliance and procurement: deployment inside China, domestic model selection, and audit-ready administration.

Credit-based billing gives organizations a predictable way to manage agent usage costs across teams, and the availability of IDE, CLI, and web forms means adoption does not depend on changing every developer’s editor.

Key Features

• Agent workbench with coding and general modes, plus task history synced across devices
• RepoWiki and Quest capabilities for repository-level understanding and task planning
• Unlimited code completion on paid plans with credit-based agent usage
• Enterprise knowledge base, audit logs, SSO (SAML/OIDC), and VPC deployment options
• Free model switching among leading Chinese large language models
• IDE plugin, native AI IDE, and CLI form factors covering the full development lifecycle

Pricing

A free personal tier includes a trial quota of credits. Personal Pro runs about ¥59 per month with 2,000 credits, Teams about ¥99 per seat per month, and enterprise editions (with private deployment and IP allow-listing) from about ¥149 to ¥199 per seat per month.

Who Is It For

Chinese engineering teams and enterprises that need AI coding assistance with domestic deployment, compliance, and localized support. It is a natural fit for organizations already on Alibaba Cloud.

FAQ

Is Qoder CN free to use?

Yes, individuals can start free with limited credits and completion; heavier agent usage requires a paid personal or enterprise subscription.

Does Qoder CN offer an API?

Yes, Alibaba Cloud exposes agent capabilities via an Agent SDK and cloud agent services alongside the IDE and CLI products.

How does Qoder CN compare to alternatives?

It offers stronger domestic compliance and model choice than GitHub Copilot or Cursor, at lower RMB-denominated pricing, while matching their core completion and agent features.