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Use Qwen in Kilo Code

Model Studio documents Kilo CLI, the command-line client for Kilo Code, using a custom provider in ~/.config/kilo/config.json. Pay-as-you-go uses @ai-sdk/openai-compatible against /compatible-mode/v1; the Coding Plan and Token Plan use @ai-sdk/anthropic against /apps/anthropic/v1. Model Studio also lists the Kilo Code extension as supported in VS Code and JetBrains IDEs.

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Steps

  1. Step 1.

    Install Kilo CLI (Node.js v18.0 or later) and verify.

    Terminal
    npm install -g @kilocode/cli
kilo --version
  2. Step 2.

    Pay-as-you-go: add to ~/.config/kilo/config.json, replacing YOUR_API_KEY and {WorkspaceId}. Region baseURLs: Beijing https://{WorkspaceId}.cn-beijing.maas.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1, Singapore https://{WorkspaceId}.ap-southeast-1.maas.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1, US (Virginia) https://{WorkspaceId}.us-east-1.maas.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1.

    JSON
    {
  "$schema": "https://kilo.ai/config.json",
  "provider": {
    "bailian": {
      "npm": "@ai-sdk/openai-compatible",
      "name": "Alibaba Cloud Model Studio",
      "options": {
        "baseURL": "https://{WorkspaceId}.ap-southeast-1.maas.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1",
        "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      },
      "models": {
        "qwen3.7-plus": {
          "name": "Qwen3.7 Plus",
          "modalities": {
            "input": ["text", "image"],
            "output": ["text"]
          },
          "options": {
            "thinking": {
              "type": "enabled",
              "budgetTokens": 1024
            }
          }
        },
        "qwen3.6-plus": {
          "name": "Qwen3.6 Plus",
          "modalities": {
            "input": ["text", "image"],
            "output": ["text"]
          },
          "options": {
            "thinking": {
              "type": "enabled",
              "budgetTokens": 1024
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
  3. Step 3.

    Coding Plan alternative: provider bailian-coding-plan with "npm": "@ai-sdk/anthropic" and the baseURL below, using the Coding Plan key (models qwen3.7-plus, qwen3.6-plus, qwen3.5-plus, MiniMax-M2.5, glm-5, kimi-k2.5).

    JSON
    "options": {
  "baseURL": "https://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/apps/anthropic/v1",
  "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
  4. Step 4.

    Token Plan alternative: "npm": "@ai-sdk/anthropic" with baseURL https://token-plan.ap-southeast-1.maas.aliyuncs.com/apps/anthropic/v1 (models include auto, qwen3.8-max, qwen3.8-flash, qwen3.7-max, qwen3.7-plus, qwen3.6-flash).

    JSON
    "options": {
  "baseURL": "https://token-plan.ap-southeast-1.maas.aliyuncs.com/apps/anthropic/v1",
  "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
  5. Step 5.

    Verify: restart Kilo CLI, type /models, search for Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, and select a model.

    Snippet
    /models

Caveats

  • The Alibaba guide covers Kilo CLI specifically; for the Kilo Code IDE extension, the Model Studio More tools page lists it as supported but links back to the Kilo CLI page.
  • The pay-as-you-go section uses @ai-sdk/openai-compatible but links to the Anthropic-compatible models list; both endpoints are documented on the More tools page.
  • The API key goes inline in config.json in the example; no env var is documented.
  • Replace {WorkspaceId}; keys are plan- and region-specific.

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FAQ

How do I use Qwen in Kilo Code?

Model Studio documents Kilo CLI, the command-line client for Kilo Code, using a custom provider in ~/.config/kilo/config.json. Pay-as-you-go uses @ai-sdk/openai-compatible against /compatible-mode/v1; the Coding Plan and Token Plan use @ai-sdk/anthropic against /apps/anthropic/v1. Model Studio also lists the Kilo Code extension as supported in VS Code and JetBrains IDEs.

Which Qwen model ids work in Kilo Code?

The official docs read for this guide list qwen3.7-plus, qwen3.6-plus, qwen3.5-plus, qwen3.8-max, qwen3.8-flash, qwen3.7-max and qwen3.6-flash. Requests go to https://{WorkspaceId}.ap-southeast-1.maas.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1.

Is this an official Qwen and Kilo Code setup?

Qwen documents this setup in its own docs. It was last checked against 2 official pages on October 17, 2026.

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