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Alibaba Cloud Qwen Setup Guide

This guide explains how to set up the Alibaba Cloud Qwen provider for Janito.

Prerequisites

  • An Alibaba Cloud account
  • Access to the Alibaba Cloud Qwen model service
  • API key for authentication

Getting Your API Key

  1. Log in to your Alibaba Cloud account
  2. Navigate to the Qwen Model Service in the console
  3. Go to API Keys or Security Settings
  4. Create a new API key or use an existing one
  5. Copy the API key value

Setting Up the API Key

You can set your API key using the Janito CLI:

janito --set-api-key alibaba:your-api-key-here

Alternatively, you can set the environment variable:

export ALIBABA_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

Configuration

The Alibaba provider uses the following environment variable:

  • ALIBABA_API_KEY: Your Alibaba Cloud API key

Available Models

The Alibaba provider supports the following models:

  • qwen-turbo: Fast, lightweight model for simple tasks
  • qwen-plus: Balanced performance and capability
  • qwen-max: Most capable model for complex tasks
  • qwen3-coder-plus: Coding-focused model with 128k context
  • qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct: Advanced coding model
  • qwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507: 1M context thinking model
  • qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507: 1M context instruct model
  • qwen3-30b-a3b-thinking-2507: 1M context thinking model
  • qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507: 1M context instruct model

Default Model

The default model is qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507, which provides 129k context and is suitable for general-purpose tasks.

Troubleshooting

Q: I'm getting authentication errors A: Verify your API key is correct and has the necessary permissions in the Alibaba Cloud console.

Q: The model is not responding A: Check your internet connection and verify the Alibaba Cloud Qwen service is available in your region.

Q: I want to use a different model A: Use the --model flag when running Janito:

janito --provider alibaba --model qwen-max