Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Free Token Quota
About 1M free tokens per model for 90 days on Model Studio (Singapore)
What you get from Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Free Token Quota for free
Overview
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (DashScope) grants a new-user free quota the first time Model Studio is activated in the Singapore region. Activation itself triggers the quota: there is no manual claim or purchase step. The API is OpenAI-compatible, so existing SDK code works after changing the base URL and key.
Free Tier Quotas & Limits
- Typically 1,000,000 tokens per model, valid for 90 days from whichever is later: activation, model release, or approval of a model request.
- Every model has its own allowance, and a dated snapshot counts as a separate model from the unsuffixed latest version, each with its own quota.
- The quota covers real-time inference only. Batch invocation, fine-tuning, model deployment, custom models, PAI-DSW and OSS storage/request fees are excluded.
- Usage is shared between the main Alibaba Cloud account and all RAM users; the console shows one combined total for input and output tokens.
- Alerts are sent when remaining quota drops to 20% and when it is fully exhausted. Enabling "Free Quota Only" stops service at exhaustion with the error
AllocationQuota.FreeTierOnlyinstead of billing. - The free quota is limited to models in the Singapore region with the service deployment scope set to International. Re-registering does not grant an additional quota.
How to Get Started
- Create an Alibaba Cloud International account.
- Open Model Studio in the Singapore region and accept the Terms of Service.
- Generate a DashScope API key and call the OpenAI-compatible endpoint
https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1.
Before you claim
- Verification: Activate Model Studio in the Singapore region by accepting the service agreement in the console
- Verification: Quota takes effect within up to two hours of activation
- Who can claim: First-time Model Studio activators in the Singapore region (International scope); quota activates automatically with no manual claim; re-registering grants no extra quota.
- Payment card: Not needed.
- Account: Sign up with the provider.
Key limits
- Typically 1,000,000 tokens per model, each model with its own quota
- Valid 90 days from activation, model release, or request approval (whichever is later)
- Real-time inference only; batch, fine-tuning, deployment, custom models excluded
- One quota per Alibaba Cloud account including its RAM users
- Separate OAuth quota of 2,000 calls/day
- Singapore region with International deployment scope only
As the provider states it on the date shown above. The provider decides who qualifies.
Models served free
Limits as the provider publishes them; a dash means none is published.
| Model | Context | RPM | RPD | TPM | Tools | Vision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.8-maxSingapore region limits listed as Dynamic | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| qwen-plusSingapore region account-level limit; other regions differ | — | 600 | — | 1,000,000 | — | — |
| qwen-maxSingapore region account-level limit | — | 600 | — | 1,000,000 | — | — |
Will this fit my app? Check it in the rate-limit calculator with qwen-plus · qwen-max (prefilled with the model’s published daily cap at ~800 tokens per request).
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