Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (International)
trial credit · cloud_platform · verification: partially_verified (65%, doc_fetch, 2026-07-17)
The record
| Base URLs | https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1 openai-compatible |
|---|---|
| API key required | yes |
| Credit card | unknown |
| Phone verification | unknown |
| May train on prompts | unknown |
| Quota | trial_credit [credits] “cheahjs README: 'Credits: 1 million tokens/model'. Free-LLM quota table: '1M tokens/model (trial) | 1M tokens per model | One-time per model'. Official free-quota page: 'users who activate Alibaba Cloud Model Studio for the first time will receive a free quota that is valid for 90 days' (30 to 90 days for pre-2025-09-08 activations).” |
| Signup friction | steps unknown |
| Env var | DASHSCOPE_API_KEY |
| Notes | International (dashscope-intl) edition of Alibaba Cloud Model Studio / Bailian — distinct from the mainland-China ModelScope free API-Inference (which requires real-name verification; see mnfst data.json). Official models page confirms https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1 is available with OpenAI-compatible API formats. Official pages fetched 2026-07-17 confirm the 90-day validity window but do not restate the per-model token amount; the 1M tokens/model figure rests on the cheahjs and Free-LLM repos. The brief's '90 days-1yr' upper range could not be confirmed — official page says 90 days for new activations. |
Models (4)
| model | capabilities | context | free | limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen-plus | chat | ? | trial | cheahjs: 'Credits: 1 million tokens/model'. Free-LLM: '1M tokens per model | One-time per model | Qwen3-Max, Qwen3-Plus, Qwen3-Coder-Plus, Qwen-Max/Plus/Turbo'. Official: free quota 'valid for 90 days' from first activation. |
| qwen-vl-max | chat, vision | ? | trial | cheahjs: 'Credits: 1 million tokens/model. Models: Various open and proprietary Qwen models'. Official: free quota 'valid for 90 days' from first activation. Vision flagship (Qwen-VL) covered by 'various Qwen models' wording but not individually named in the repos; id not individually verified. |
| qwen3-coder-plus | chat, completion | ? | trial | cheahjs: 'Credits: 1 million tokens/model'. Free-LLM: '1M tokens per model | One-time per model | Qwen3-Max, Qwen3-Plus, Qwen3-Coder-Plus, Qwen-Max/Plus/Turbo'. Official: free quota 'valid for 90 days' from first activation. |
| qwen3-max | chat | ? | trial | cheahjs: 'Credits: 1 million tokens/model'. Free-LLM: '1M tokens per model | One-time per model | Qwen3-Max, Qwen3-Plus, Qwen3-Coder-Plus, Qwen-Max/Plus/Turbo'. Official: free quota 'valid for 90 days' from first activation. |
Provenance
| source_alibaba_model_studio_docs | official_docs | trust: high | checked 2026-07-17 |
| source_repo_cheahjs | curated_repo | trust: medium_high | checked 2026-07-17 |
| source_repo_freellm | curated_repo | trust: medium | checked 2026-07-17 |