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Alibaba Bailian (Qwen) Configuration Guide

Overview​

Alibaba Bailian is Alibaba Cloud's large model service platform, relying on Alibaba Cloud's powerful infrastructure to provide stable, low-latency inference services.

The Tongyi Qianwen (Qwen) series models continue to lead in code, multilingual, and long-context directions. Qwen3.5-Plus has ranked among the top in multiple benchmarks globally.

Bailian Coding Plan is a subscription package that bundles multiple top models, making it one of the most cost-effective AI programming packages for domestic developers.

Official Documentation: https://help.aliyun.com/zh/model-studio/coding-plan

Alibaba Bailian Coding Plan

Getting API Key​

Alibaba Bailian offers two usage methods: Coding Plan subscription package (recommended) and pay-as-you-go.

They use different endpoints and API Keys, please distinguish between them.

Coding Plan Exclusive Key​

  1. Visit Alibaba Bailian Coding Plan Page

  2. After subscribing to the plan, obtain the Coding Plan Exclusive API Key (format: sk-sp-xxxxx) on the page.

    ⚠️ Coding Plan Exclusive Key is different from ordinary Bailian API Key. Please obtain it separately on the Coding Plan page.

Pay-as-you-go Key​

  1. Visit Alibaba Bailian Console

    Alibaba Bailian Console

  2. Create an ordinary API Key on the API Key management page.

Configuring PicoClaw​

Coding Plan supports multiple mainstream models such as qwen3.5-plus, kimi-k2.5, glm-5, MiniMax-M2.5.

Supported Models​

ModelDescription
qwen3.5-plusRecommended, supports image understanding
kimi-k2.5Recommended, supports image understanding
glm-5Recommended
MiniMax-M2.5Recommended
qwen3-max-2026-01-23More options
qwen3-coder-nextMore options
qwen3-coder-plusMore options
glm-4.7More options

Open PicoClaw WebUI, go to the Models page in the left navigation, click "Add Model" in the top right corner:

Add Model

FieldValue
Model AliasCustom name, e.g., qwen-coding
Model Identifieropenai/qwen3.5-plus (or other supported models)
API KeyCoding Plan Exclusive API Key (sk-sp-xxxxx)
API Base URLhttps://coding.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/v1

Option 2: Edit Configuration File​

config.json:

{
  "version": 2,
  "model_list": [
    {
      "model_name": "qwen-coding",
      "model": "openai/qwen3.5-plus",
      "api_base": "https://coding.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/v1"
    }
  ],
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model_name": "qwen-coding"
    }
  }
}

~/.picoclaw/.security.yml:

model_list:
  qwen-coding:0:
    api_keys:
      - "sk-sp-your-coding-plan-key"

Pay-as-you-go​

Option 1: Using WebUI​

FieldValue
Model AliasCustom name, e.g., qwen
Model Identifierqwen/qwen3.5-plus (or other models)
API KeyOrdinary Bailian API Key
API Base URLLeave empty (automatically uses default endpoint)

Option 2: Edit Configuration File​

config.json:

{
  "version": 2,
  "model_list": [
    {
      "model_name": "qwen",
      "model": "qwen/qwen3.5-plus"
    }
  ],
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model_name": "qwen"
    }
  }
}

~/.picoclaw/.security.yml:

model_list:
  qwen:0:
    api_keys:
      - "your-ordinary-bailian-api-key"

Limits & Quotas​

Billing​

Coding Plan uses a subscription model, while pay-as-you-go charges based on actual usage.

Rate Limits​

Different plans have different rate limits. Please refer to the official documentation for details.