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

1. Create a Baidu Cloud account

   Sign up or log in at the Qianfan Console and ensure you have Qianfan API access enabled.

2. 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-....

3. Run onboarding

   openclaw onboard --auth-choice qianfan-api-key

4. 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

Tip

The default bundled model ref is qianfan/deepseek-v3.2. 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,
          },
        ],
      },
    },
  },
}

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.

Note

Model refs use the qianfan/ prefix (for example qianfan/deepseek-v3.2).

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.

Related

Model selection

Choosing providers, model refs, and failover behavior.

Configuration reference

Full OpenClaw configuration reference.

Agent setup

Configuring agent defaults and model assignments.

Qianfan API docs

Official Qianfan API documentation.