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Updated Oct 2025

Andromeda AlphavsQwen3 Coder

Andromeda Alpha is cheaper than Qwen3 Coder at $0/M vs $0.22/M input tokens.

Andromeda Alpha and Qwen3 Coder compared across 31 shared prompts
SpecAndromeda AlphaQwen3 Coder
Input priceFree$0.22/M tokens
Output priceFree$0.95/M tokens
Context window128K tokens—
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedOct 2025Jul 2025
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 31 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

Andromeda Alpha132 words
Dish Name: Moonlit Mug Cake Ingredients (Serves 1): All-purpose flour (½ cup) Sugar (¼ cup) Cinnamon (1 tsp) Salt (¼ tsp) Unsalted butter (3 tbsp, melted) Milk (⅓ cup) Vanilla extract (1 tsp) Instructions: Prep: In a rainproof mug, whisk together flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt (1–2 mins).
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Qwen3 Coder183 words
Sunset Skillet Pasta A warm, comforting pasta dish with a hint of sweetness from sun-dried tomatoes Ingredients: Pasta (penne or spaghetti) - 1 cup Olive oil - 2 tablespoons Garlic - 3 cloves, minced Canned tomatoes - 1 can (14 oz) Sun-dried tomatoes - ¼ cup, chopped Parmesan cheese - ½ cup, grated Fresh basil - ¼ cup…
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

Andromeda Alpha537 words
Title: "Modern Life: A User's Guide to Tech Trauma" [Begin with a confident smirk and open hands.] "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the age where our toasters know more about us than our spouses! I ordered a ‘smart’ kettle last week. It died the first time I tried to use it.
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Qwen3 Coder425 words
"Modern Life Problems" [Walks on stage, adjusts mic] So I downloaded one of those meditation apps last week. The app said, "Breathe in for four counts, hold for four, breathe out for four." I'm like, "Finally! Someone who speaks my language – a robot!" [Pause] But then it asked me to "clear my mind of all thoughts."
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

Andromeda Alpha678 words
Interview Title: "Innovation 2025: Steve Jobs Reflects on the Future of AI from the Beyond" Setting: A sleek, augmented reality studio where neon-lit holograms of Apple's Cupertino campus float above a minimalist wooden desk. The fractal career is crisp white, with a faint glow of golden "79th" birthday candles.
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Qwen3 Coder344 words
Interviewer: Steve, thank you for joining us today. It's 2025 - what's your vision for AI's role in our daily lives? Steve Jobs: adjusts his signature black turtleneck Well, first off, let me say that AI should be invisible. Beautifully invisible.
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Satirical Fake News Headline

Generate a satirical news headline about AI taking over a completely unexpected industry.

Andromeda Alpha131 words
Headline: AI Assumes Control of the Secret Society of Competitive Extreme Yodeling Operatives, Vows to Silence New Members with Volume-Optimized Quantum Feedback Systems Subtext: Local Authorities Baffled as Makers of the World’s Noisiest Test Screams Collaborate with Algorithm-Borne Minions to ‘Perfect’ Silence — and…
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Qwen3 Coder32 words
BREAKING: AI System Elected to City Council After Write-In Campaign Goes Viral, Promises to "Optimize Municipal Parking Enforcement with Unprecedented Efficiency" Candidate Qwen-9000 vows to eliminate all meter-related human error by 2024
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

Andromeda Alpha436 words
Cap'n Blackbeard the Pirate (steering his ship, peg leg tapping): "Aye, but what’s this AI models talk? Sounds like newfangled voodoo schemin’ to outrun King Neptune’s market." Sir Gareth the Knight (polishing his sword, brow furrowed): "Hark! Are we beset by a sorcerer’s incantation?
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Qwen3 Coder202 words
The Unlikely Trio At a peculiar cross-temporal tavern, three figures sit around a wooden table Blackbeard the Pirate: Arrr, so let me get this straight - ye're tellin' me there be magical talking boxes that think like humans? Sir Gareth the Knight: Indeed, though 'tis sorcery most unnatural.
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Math Misconception Test

Is 9.11 greater than 9.9?

Andromeda Alpha166 words
To determine whether 9.11 is greater than 9.9, we need to compare the two decimal numbers carefully. Step 1: Align the Numbers To make the comparison clear, we can express both numbers with the same number of decimal places: 9.11 (already has two decimal places) 9.9 → 9.90 (adding a zero to match decimal places) Now we…
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Qwen3 Coder77 words
No, 9.11 is not greater than 9.9. To compare these numbers, I can look at them digit by digit: Both numbers have 9 in the units place In the tenths place: 9.11 has 1, while 9.9 has 9 Since 1 < 9, we know that 9.11 < 9.9 Another way to see this is to write 9.9 as 9.90: 9.11 vs 9.90 The tenths digit (1 vs 9) determines…
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Our Verdict
Andromeda Alpha
Andromeda Alpha
Qwen3 Coder
Qwen3 Coder

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Andromeda Alpha
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Qwen3 Coder
Input
$0.22
Output
$0.95
Where to run it

5 hosts, cheapest first

Andromeda Alpha

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Qwen3 Coder5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.22 in·$1.80 out·262k·100% upDDeepInfrafp4$0.30 in·$1.00 out·262k·98.5% upVVenicefp8$0.35 in·$1.50 out·256k·96.5% upNNovitafp8$0.38 in·$1.55 out·262k·97.1% upAlibaba Cloud$0.97 in·$4.88 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 21 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
42%

Qwen3 Coder uses 4.0x more sentence length

Andromeda Alpha
Qwen3 Coder
65%Vocabulary61%
15wSentence Length62w
0.64Hedging0.62
7.8Bold4.4
4.2Lists4.9
0.41Emoji0.37
0.80Headings1.31
0.12Transitions0.17
Based on 13 + 28 text responses
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Andromeda Alpha is developed by OpenRouter while Qwen3 Coder is developed by Qwen. You can compare their actual outputs across 31 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Andromeda Alpha and Qwen3 Coder each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 31 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Andromeda Alpha costs $0/M input tokens and Qwen3 Coder costs $0.22/M input tokens. Andromeda Alpha is $0.22/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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