how to run Qwen3-Coder in VS Code — a private, free Copilot in 15 minutes (2026)

Serve the model with Ollama or LM Studio, connect Continue or Cline, and you've got a local AI coding assistant inside VS Code — no subscription, no…

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Lena Fischer · AI & Local Compute Editor

The setup in three pieces

1. Server: Ollama or LM Studio hosts Qwen3-Coder locally.

The setup in three pieces

2. Model: pull the variant your GPU can run (30B-A3B or 32B on 24GB; 8B on 8GB).

The setup in three pieces

3. Extension: Continue for chat + autocomplete; Cline for autonomous multi-file work.

The setup in three pieces

Continue first — it's the direct Copilot replacement (autocomplete + chat + inline edits).

The setup in three pieces

Cline for agents — multi-file tasks; pair it with a bigger model for best results.

The setup in three pieces

100% local + free — no code leaves your machine, no monthly fee.

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