Free API Summary
Summary of free quotas from major Chinese AI model providers
Free quotas below are sufficient for personal use. Application process usually takes a few minutes.
Baidu ERNIE (Wenxin Yiyan)
Baidu Cloud • cloud.baidu.com
Free Quota
ERNIE-4.0: 1M Tokens/month ERNIE-3.5-Turbo: 5M Tokens/month
Supported Models
ERNIE-4.0ERNIE-3.5-8KERNIE-SpeedERNIE-Lite
How to Get Key
- 1Visit Baidu Cloud and register
- 2Enable Wenxin Workshop service
- 3Create app to get AppID, API Key, Secret Key
- 4Enter API Key and Secret Key in OpenClaw
Endpoint
https://aip.baidubce.com/rpc/2.0/ai_custom/v1/wenxinworkshop/chatAlibaba Qwen
Alibaba Cloud Bailian • bailian.console.aliyun.com
Free Quota
Qwen-Turbo: 1M Tokens/month Qwen-Plus: 1M Tokens/month Qwen-Max: Limited free
Supported Models
Qwen-TurboQwen-PlusQwen-MaxQwen-Audio
How to Get Key
- 1Log in to Bailian platform with Alibaba Cloud account
- 2Complete real-name authentication
- 3Enable 'Model Service'
- 4Create API key on 'API-KEY' page
- 5Copy API Key to OpenClaw
Endpoint
https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/api/v1/services/aigc/text-generation/generationiFlytek Spark
iFlytek Open Platform • xinghuo.xfyun.cn
Free Quota
Spark V3.5: Unlimited calls (After authentication)
Supported Models
Spark V4.0Spark V3.5Spark Speed Version
How to Get Key
- 1Visit iFlytek Open Platform and register
- 2Complete personal authentication
- 3Enable 'Spark Cognitive Large Model' service
- 4Create app in 'My Apps' to get APPID, APISecret, APIKey
- 5Enter all three values in OpenClaw
Endpoint
https://spark-api.xf-yun.com/v3.5/chatZhipu GLM
Zhipu AI Open Platform • open.bigmodel.cn
Free Quota
GLM-4: 1M Tokens/month GLM-3-Turbo: 1M Tokens/month
Supported Models
GLM-4GLM-4-FlashGLM-3-Turbo
How to Get Key
- 1Visit Zhipu AI Open Platform and register
- 2Complete real-name authentication
- 3Create API key on 'API Keys' page
- 4Copy API Key to OpenClaw
Endpoint
https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4/chat/completions💡 Usage Tips
- Free quotas refresh monthly - if exhausted, wait for next month
- Most platforms stop service when quota exceeded - no surprise charges
- API key is like a password - don't share it