openclaw/docs/providers/qianfan.md

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Use Qianfan's unified API to access many models in OpenClaw	You want a single API key for many LLMs You need Baidu Qianfan setup guidance	Qianfan

Qianfan is Baidu's MaaS platform: a unified, OpenAI-compatible API that routes requests to many models behind a single endpoint and API key. OpenClaw ships it as the official external plugin @openclaw/qianfan-provider.

Property	Value
Provider	qianfan
Auth	QIANFAN_API_KEY
API	OpenAI-compatible (openai-completions)
Base URL	https://qianfan.baidubce.com/v2
Default model	qianfan/deepseek-v3.2

Install plugin

Install the official plugin, then restart Gateway:

openclaw plugins install @openclaw/qianfan-provider
openclaw gateway restart

Getting started

Sign up or log in at the [Qianfan Console](https://console.bce.baidu.com/qianfan/ais/console/apiKey) and ensure you have Qianfan API access enabled. Create a new application or select an existing one, then generate an API key. Baidu Cloud keys use the `bce-v3/ALTAK-...` format. ```bash openclaw onboard --auth-choice qianfan-api-key ```

Non-interactive runs read the key from `--qianfan-api-key <key>` or
`QIANFAN_API_KEY`. Onboarding writes the provider config, adds the
`QIANFAN` alias for the default model, and sets `qianfan/deepseek-v3.2`
as the default model when none is configured.

```bash 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

The catalog is static; there is no live model discovery.

You only need to override `models.providers.qianfan` when you need a custom base URL or model metadata.

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,
          },
        ],
      },
    },
  },
}

Model refs use the `qianfan/` prefix (for example `qianfan/deepseek-v3.2`). Qianfan runs through the OpenAI-compatible transport path, not native OpenAI request shaping. Standard OpenAI SDK features work, but provider-specific parameters may not be forwarded. - 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. - Only change the base URL if you use a custom endpoint or proxy.

Related

Choosing providers, model refs, and failover behavior. Full OpenClaw configuration reference. Configuring agent defaults and model assignments. Official Qianfan API documentation.