Question about the `(China)` label

[rehatkathuria]

Curious about the (China) inside the Alibaba (China) string. Is there a technical differentiation between Alibaba (China) and Alibaba? What is that differentiation?

[EriDeLee]

Alibaba (China) and Alibaba are two separate provider configs with just two real differences:

1. API endpoint: dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com (international) vs dashscope.aliyuncs.com (China mainland)
2. Pricing & model availability: China side is cheaper and offers extra models (DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, etc.) not available on the international endpoint.

Everything else is identical. Pick the one that matches your deployment region.