Providers
Qianfan
Qianfan is Baidu's MaaS platform, providing a unified API that routes requests to many models behind a single endpoint and API key. It is OpenAI-compatible, so most OpenAI SDKs work by switching the base URL.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | qianfan |
| Auth | QIANFAN_API_KEY |
| API | OpenAI-compatible |
| Base URL | https://qianfan.baidubce.com/v2 |
Getting started
Create a Baidu Cloud account
Sign up or log in at the Qianfan Console and ensure you have Qianfan API access enabled.
Generate an API key
Create a new application or select an existing one, then generate an API key. The key format is bce-v3/ALTAK-....
Run onboarding
openclaw onboard --auth-choice qianfan-api-key
Verify the model is available
openclaw models list --provider qianfan
Built-in catalog
| Model ref | Input | Context | Max output | Reasoning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
qianfan/deepseek-v3.2 |
text | 98,304 | 32,768 | Yes | Default model |
qianfan/ernie-5.0-thinking-preview |
text, image | 119,000 | 64,000 | Yes | Multimodal |
Config example
{
env: { QIANFAN_API_KEY: "bce-v3/ALTAK-..." },
agents: {
defaults: {
model: { primary: "qianfan/deepseek-v3.2" },
models: {
"qianfan/deepseek-v3.2": { alias: "QIANFAN" },
},
},
},
models: {
providers: {
qianfan: {
baseUrl: "https://qianfan.baidubce.com/v2",
api: "openai-completions",
models: [
{
id: "deepseek-v3.2",
name: "DEEPSEEK V3.2",
reasoning: true,
input: ["text"],
cost: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0 },
contextWindow: 98304,
maxTokens: 32768,
},
{
id: "ernie-5.0-thinking-preview",
name: "ERNIE-5.0-Thinking-Preview",
reasoning: true,
input: ["text", "image"],
cost: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0 },
contextWindow: 119000,
maxTokens: 64000,
},
],
},
},
},
}
Transport and compatibility
Qianfan runs through the OpenAI-compatible transport path, not native OpenAI request shaping. This means standard OpenAI SDK features work, but provider-specific parameters may not be forwarded.
Catalog and overrides
The bundled catalog currently includes deepseek-v3.2 and ernie-5.0-thinking-preview. Add or override models.providers.qianfan only when you need a custom base URL or model metadata.
Troubleshooting
- Ensure your API key starts with
bce-v3/ALTAK-and has Qianfan API access enabled in the Baidu Cloud console. - If models are not listed, confirm your account has the Qianfan service activated.
- The default base URL is
https://qianfan.baidubce.com/v2. Only change it if you use a custom endpoint or proxy.