openclaw/docs/providers/models.md

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Model providers (LLMs) supported by OpenClaw	You want to choose a model provider You want quick setup examples for LLM auth + model selection	Model Provider Quickstart

Model Providers

OpenClaw can use many LLM providers. Pick one, authenticate, then set the default model as provider/model.

Quick start (two steps)

1. Authenticate with the provider (usually via openclaw onboard).
2. Set the default model:

{
  agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6" } } },
}

Supported providers (starter set)

• Anthropic (API + Claude Code CLI)
• Amazon Bedrock
• BytePlus (International)
• Chutes
• Cloudflare AI Gateway
• GLM models
• MiniMax
• Mistral
• Moonshot AI (Kimi + Kimi Coding)
• OpenAI (API + Codex)
• OpenCode (Zen + Go)
• OpenRouter
• Qianfan
• Qwen
• StepFun
• Synthetic
• Vercel AI Gateway
• Venice (Venice AI)
• xAI
• Z.AI

Additional bundled provider variants

• anthropic-vertex - implicit Anthropic on Google Vertex support when Vertex credentials are available; no separate onboarding auth choice
• copilot-proxy - local VS Code Copilot Proxy bridge; use openclaw onboard --auth-choice copilot-proxy
• google-gemini-cli - unofficial Gemini CLI OAuth flow; default model google-gemini-cli/gemini-3.1-pro-preview; use openclaw onboard --auth-choice google-gemini-cli or openclaw models auth login --provider google-gemini-cli --set-default

For the full provider catalog (xAI, Groq, Mistral, etc.) and advanced configuration, see Model providers.