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Alibaba Cloud Model Studio:Get started with Coding Plan

Last Updated:Mar 05, 2026

Subscribe to Coding Plan and set up your tool.

Subscribe to Coding Plan

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

Alibaba Cloud accounts can subscribe directly. RAM users require permissions before subscribing.

Steps to grant permissions to a RAM user

  1. Add user: Log on to Alibaba Cloud Model Studio with your Alibaba Cloud account. Go to the Permissions page of the target workspace. Click Add User. Specify a username, and then click OK.image

  2. Grant permissions: To the right of the username, click Permissions. Add Administrator and click Confirm.image

Get your exclusive 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: On the Coding Plan page, get your Coding 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 details, see the corresponding topic.

    • 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 are different 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.

Choose a tool

Coding Plan supports popular AI tools. Choose one as needed.