Alibaba Cloud (DashScope)
Alibaba Cloud’s DashScope provides access to the powerful Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) series, which excels in coding and multilingual tasks.
🚀 Key Specs (2026 Update)
- Model Support: Qwen 3.5 Plus/Max, Qwen 3 Coder, Qwen-Speed-Lite.
- Free Quota (New User): 1 million tokens free per model for 90 days.
- Always Free Tier: Qwen-Speed-Lite and Qwen-Long tokens are free for basic inference.
- Primary Strength: Coding and “Thinking” mode for deep reasoning (similar to o1).
- Region: International console (DashScope) available.
🗝 Setup
- Sign up at Alibaba DashScope (dashscope.aliyun.com).
- Create an API Key in the “Workstation” -> “API Keys” section.
🛠 Usage Example (Python SDK)
import dashscope
dashscope.api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
response = dashscope.Generation.call(
model='qwen-max',
prompt='Please write a Python script for a simple web crawler.'
)
print(response.output.text)