Does ModelScope have a free tier?
Yes — the whole service is free: 2,000 API calls per account per day (Alibaba Cloud binding plus verification required). It's positioned for development use, not high-concurrency production with an SLA.
ModelScope: get an API key and write fiction with it on your phone
2,000 free API calls a day across a pool that includes DeepSeek-V4-Flash and V3.2 — if your daily writing volume fits under the cap, this is a genuine zero-cost workhorse. This page is the BYOK quick answer for ModelScope: key steps, direct console and pricing links, and the app-side notes that matter. Verified 2026-07-18.
Two links up front: get your key at the official console and check rates on the official pricing page. Prices and free quotas move; the official pages are authoritative.
What does it power inside Foreverse?
The factory preset declares 1 modality flag for ModelScope. The models actually available come from the live catalog fetched in-app — catalogs move fast, and the flag only means the protocol wiring is ready.
| Modality | Used for |
|---|---|
| Text | Continuation · roleplay chat · agent |
How do I get a ModelScope API key?
- Register an account at modelscope.cn.
- Open your account settings → access tokens, create one, and copy the SDK token.
- Bind an Alibaba Cloud account and complete identity verification when prompted — inference calls require it.
- Pick models flagged API-Inference and copy the full id with its org prefix (like deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash).
Key in hand: three steps to connect
- Open the app's Settings → AI models & services and find ModelScope in the list (one of 62 presets, with logo and search).
- Paste the key and tap the connectivity test — it fires one real request to verify key and network, and pulls back the model list while it's at it.
- Enable the models you want, then set per-modality defaults (text, image, speech, and video each get their own); continuation, chat, and listening route through them from then on.
The one universal host pitfall: the API host must include its full version prefix (this provider's exact form is in the notes below) — the app never appends /v1 for you.
ModelScope-specific notes
The preset host is https://api-inference.modelscope.cn/v1. Model ids must carry the org prefix (deepseek-ai/…, Qwen/…). The free allowance counts requests, not tokens: past 2,000 calls a day you get 429 until the Beijing-midnight reset, and some reasoning models carry tighter per-model caps.
FAQ
Where does the key live once I paste it into the app?
It's stored on your device only, under system-level encryption — never uploaded or synced to any Foreverse server. Requests go straight from your phone to the provider's official endpoint with zero markup. To revoke access, delete the key in the provider's console.