Connect to Alibaba's Qwen models via DashScope API.
Configuration
| Field | Required | Example |
|---|
| Application Name | Yes | my-qwen-app |
| Model Name | Yes | qwen-max, qwen-plus |
| API Key | Yes | sk-... |
Getting Your API Key
- Go to Alibaba Cloud Model Studio
- Sign up or log in
- Navigate to API-KEY Management
- Create and copy your API key
Popular Models
| Model | Description |
|---|
qwen3-max | Latest flagship, outperforms Claude 4 Opus and DeepSeek V3.1 |
qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507 | 1M token context, 235B params (22B active) |
qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct | Most agentic code model, state-of-the-art for coding |
qwq-32b | Reasoning model on par with DeepSeek-R1 |
qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct | Vision-language model |
qwen-plus | Balanced performance |
qwen-turbo | Fast and efficient |
Note: Qwen3 supports both thinking and non-thinking modes via enable_thinking parameter. Trained on 36 trillion tokens in 119 languages.
For the complete list of available models, visit the Qwen API Documentation.
Regional Endpoints
| Region | Base URL |
|---|
| International | https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1 |
| China | https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1 |
Advanced Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|
max_tokens | integer | Maximum tokens |
temperature | float | Randomness |
top_p | float | Nucleus sampling |
top_k | integer | Top-k sampling |
seed | integer | For reproducibility |
Setup Steps
- Navigate to AI Applications → New Application
- Select Model Providers tab
- Click Qwen (Alibaba)
- Enter your Application Name and API Key
- Select your desired Model Name
- Configure Advanced Settings (optional)
- Click Test Response to verify (optional)
- Review and submit