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

<Steps> <Step title="Create a Baidu Cloud account"> 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. </Step> <Step title="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-...`. </Step> <Step title="Run onboarding"> ```bash openclaw onboard --auth-choice qianfan-api-key ``` </Step> <Step title="Verify the model is available"> ```bash openclaw models list --provider qianfan ``` </Step> </Steps>

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. </Tip>

Config example

json5

{
  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,
          },
        ],
      },
    },
  },
}

<AccordionGroup> <Accordion title="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. </Accordion> <Accordion title="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`).
</Note>

</Accordion> <Accordion title="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. </Accordion> </AccordionGroup> <CardGroup cols={2}> <Card title="Model selection" href="/concepts/model-providers" icon="layers"> Choosing providers, model refs, and failover behavior. </Card> <Card title="Configuration reference" href="/gateway/configuration-reference" icon="gear"> Full OpenClaw configuration reference. </Card> <Card title="Agent setup" href="/concepts/agent" icon="robot"> Configuring agent defaults and model assignments. </Card> <Card title="Qianfan API docs" href="https://cloud.baidu.com/doc/qianfan-api/s/3m7of64lb" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square"> Official Qianfan API documentation. </Card> </CardGroup>

Getting started

Built-in catalog

Config example

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