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Clother includes four providers that route to API endpoints hosted inside mainland China. These are useful when international endpoints are slow or unreliable from your network.
China endpoints are maintained by community contributors. See the
contributors list for details.
Quick reference
| Launcher | Provider | Endpoint | API key env var |
|---|
clother-zai-cn | Z.AI China | open.bigmodel.cn | ZAI_CN_API_KEY |
clother-minimax-cn | MiniMax China | api.minimaxi.com | MINIMAX_CN_API_KEY |
clother-ve | VolcEngine | ark.cn-beijing.volces.com | ARK_API_KEY |
clother-alibaba-cn | Alibaba China | coding.dashscope.aliyuncs.com | ALIBABA_API_KEY |
Provider details
Z.AI China
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Launcher | clother-zai-cn |
| Default model | glm-5 |
| API key env var | ZAI_CN_API_KEY |
| Base URL | https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/anthropic |
clother config zai-cn
clother-zai-cn
| Model ID | Description |
|---|
glm-5 | GLM-5 (default) |
glm-4.7 | GLM-4.7 |
ZAI_CN_API_KEY is separate from ZAI_API_KEY used by the international endpoint. Configure them independently with clother config zai-cn and clother config zai.
MiniMax China
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Launcher | clother-minimax-cn |
| Default model | MiniMax-M2.5 |
| API key env var | MINIMAX_CN_API_KEY |
| Base URL | https://api.minimaxi.com/anthropic |
clother config minimax-cn
clother-minimax-cn
| Model ID | Description |
|---|
MiniMax-M2.5 | MiniMax M2.5 (default) |
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed | MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed |
MiniMax-M2.1 | MiniMax M2.1 |
MiniMax-M2.1-highspeed | MiniMax M2.1 Highspeed |
MiniMax-M2 | MiniMax M2 |
MINIMAX_CN_API_KEY is separate from MINIMAX_API_KEY used by the international endpoint.
VolcEngine
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Launcher | clother-ve |
| Default model | doubao-seed-code-preview-latest |
| API key env var | ARK_API_KEY |
| Base URL | https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/coding |
clother config ve
clother-ve
Alibaba China
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Launcher | clother-alibaba-cn |
| Default model | qwen3.5-plus |
| API key env var | ALIBABA_API_KEY |
| Base URL | https://coding.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/apps/anthropic |
clother config alibaba-cn
clother-alibaba-cn
clother-alibaba-cn --model qwen3-coder-next
ALIBABA_API_KEY as the Singapore and US regions. If you have already configured an international Alibaba provider, the key is already set.
Available models (same as all Alibaba variants)
| Model ID | Description |
|---|
qwen3.5-plus | Qwen 3.5 Plus (default) |
kimi-k2.5 | Kimi K2.5 |
glm-5 | GLM-5 |
MiniMax-M2.5 | MiniMax M2.5 |
qwen3-coder-next | Qwen3 Coder Next |
qwen3-coder-plus | Qwen3 Coder Plus |
qwen3-max-2026-01-23 | Qwen3 Max |
glm-4.7 | GLM-4.7 |