{"slug": "alibaba-gives-qoder-users-a-free-daily-allowance-for-mystery-model-qoduck", "title": "Alibaba gives Qoder users a free daily allowance for mystery model Qoduck", "summary": "Alibaba's coding platform Qoder added an anonymous model called Qoduck on November 7th, offering individual users a limited free daily allowance while Qoder's documentation calls Qoduck \"a stealth model whose identity has yet to be disclosed.\" A reported tokenizer test cited by Stealth Models suggests the model comes from the Qwen lineage, though Alibaba has not confirmed its identity. The promotion gives Alibaba a way to evaluate a possible next-generation Qwen model on live coding workloads inside its own product, and the free Qoder access is usable by developers now.", "body_md": "# Alibaba gives Qoder users a free daily allowance for mystery model Qoduck\n\n**Qoder's November 7th promotion offers individual users a limited daily allowance. A reported tokenizer test suggests Qwen lineage, but the model's identity remains undisclosed.**\n\n        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)\n        · Published \n        · Updated \n\nPrimary source: [Stealth Models](https://stealthmodels.com/qwen-4)\n\n## Why it matters\n\nQoduck gives Alibaba a way to evaluate a possible next-generation Qwen model on live coding workloads inside its own product. For developers, the free Qoder access is usable today.\n\nAlibaba's coding platform [Qoder](https://docs.qoder.com/events/qoduck-free.md?ref=runtimewire) added an anonymous model called Qoduck on November 7th, with a message reported by [Stealth Models](https://stealthmodels.com/qwen-4?ref=runtimewire): \"Don't ask where it came from.\" Qoder's documentation calls Qoduck \"a stealth model whose identity has yet to be disclosed.\"…\n\nWhen you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/alibaba-gives-qoder-users-a-free-daily-allowance-for-mystery-model-qoduck", "canonical_source": "https://runtimewire.com/article/alibaba-qoder-qoduck-qwen-4-stealth-test", "published_at": "2026-11-09 20:05:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-09 23:21:33.029131+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["large-language-models", "ai-products", "ai-tools", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["Alibaba", "Qoder", "Qoduck", "Qwen", "Stealth Models", "Ryan Merket"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/alibaba-gives-qoder-users-a-free-daily-allowance-for-mystery-model-qoduck", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/alibaba-gives-qoder-users-a-free-daily-allowance-for-mystery-model-qoduck.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/alibaba-gives-qoder-users-a-free-daily-allowance-for-mystery-model-qoduck.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/alibaba-gives-qoder-users-a-free-daily-allowance-for-mystery-model-qoduck.jsonld"}}