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SiliconFlow API key setup

Chinese AI API hub with competitive pricing. Good for Qwen and DeepSeek models.

Get your key

  1. Open the SiliconFlow API keys page: cloud.siliconflow.cn/account/ak
  2. Create an account and generate an API key.
  3. Paste it into the Dracon key manager — stored encrypted (AES-256-GCM), used browser-direct, works in every Dracon tool.

Free tier

Yes. Free quota on selected models (see rate-limit table), no credit card no credit card required

Rate limits: 100 req/day + $1 free credits

Connection details

Base URL
https://api.siliconflow.cn/v1
API shape
OpenAI-compatible
Env var
SILICONFLOW_API_KEY
Models
Qwen/Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct, deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3
Model lineup
Qwen 3 72B, Qwen 2.5 72B, DeepSeek V3, DeepSeek R1, GLM-4 9B
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