Coding Plan overview - Alibaba Cloud Model Studio - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Monthly subscription for AI coding tools — top models at fixed, predictable pricing.

Plan details

	Lite	Pro
Models	Recommended: qwen3.5-plus (vision), kimi-k2.5 (vision), glm-5, MiniMax-M2.5 More: qwen3-max-2026-01-23, qwen3-coder-next, qwen3-coder-plus, glm-4.7
Pricing	$10/month	$50/month
Quota	1,200 requests per 5 hours 9,000 requests per week 18,000 requests per month	6,000 requests per 5 hours 45,000 requests per week 90,000 requests per month

Quota usage: Each query consumes quota based on model invocations. Simple tasks use ~5-10 invocations, complex tasks use 10-30+. Usage varies by task complexity, context length, and tool usage. Check your usage on the Coding Plan page.

Getting started

Step 1: Subscribe to Coding Plan

Go to the Coding Plan page, select a plan, and complete the purchase.

Subscribe directly with your Alibaba Cloud account. RAM users require authorization first.

Steps to authorize a RAM user

Add a user: Log on to Alibaba Cloud Model Studio with your Alibaba Cloud account. Go to the Permissions page for your target workspace. Click Add User to add the RAM user. Enter a username and click OK.
Grant permissions: Click Permissions to the right of the user. Add Administrator and click Confirm.

Step 2: Get your plan-specific API key and base URL

Get and configure your plan's API key and base URL to ensure its quota is deducted correctly.

API key: Go to the Coding Plan page to get your plan-specific API key, in the format of sk-sp-xxxxx.
Base URL: Use one of the following base URLs depending on your tool. For detailed instructions, see the corresponding documentation.
- OpenAI compatible: https://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/v1
- Anthropic compatible: https://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/apps/anthropic

Note

The API key and base URL for Coding Plan differ from the API key (sk-xxxxx) and base URL (https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/xxxxxx) for Model Studio's pay-as-you-go service. Do not use them interchangeably.

Step 3: Choose an AI tool

OpenClaw Open-source, self-hosted personal AI assistant

OpenCode Open-source AI coding agent tool

Claude Code AI terminal assistant that supports natural language programming

Codex Command-line coding tool from OpenAI

Cline VS Code extension for intelligent code completion and debugging

Cursor AI-native code editor

Qwen Code Open-source command-line AI tool optimized for Qwen3-Coder

Kilo Code IDE extension and efficient coding assistant

Kilo CLI Lightweight, high-performance command-line coding tool

For more tools (such as other IDEs), see Other tools.

Before you subscribe

Coding Plan is non-refundable. Review these points before subscribing:

No API calls: Use Coding Plan only in coding tools like Claude Code or OpenClaw. Do not use it for automated scripts, custom application backends, or non-interactive batch API calls. Using your Coding Plan API key outside the allowed scope constitutes misuse or abuse. Your subscription may be suspended, or your API key may be revoked.
Account policy: Coding Plan is for the subscriber's personal use only. Account sharing is prohibited and may result in subscription suspension.

FAQ

I purchased Coding Plan. Why am I still being charged or seeing overdue payments?

This typically happens if you're using the general Model Studio API Key and Base URL instead of Coding Plan's. Switch to your Coding Plan exclusive API key (starts with sk-sp-) and Base URL (contains coding.dashscope.aliyuncs.com). For setup steps, see Get your plan-specific API key and base URL.

For more questions, see full FAQ.