Alibaba Bailian vs Dify
Compare Alibaba Bailian and Dify: free credits, features, and ratings. Which one is right for you?
Category
LLM
AI Assistant
Rating
β 3.5
β 3.5
Free Credits
100 undefined
200 API calls/month
Refresh Period
one-time
one-time
Resolution
N/A
N/A
Watermark
No
No
Commercial Use
Yes
Yes
Paid From
Pay-per-use after free credits consumed
$59/month
Alibaba Bailian
Alibaba Cloud's LLM platform (DashScope) with 130+ models via unified API. New users get 1M free tokens per model, covering Qwen series, vision models, Tongyi Wanxiang image generation. All models share one API key, OpenAI compatible.
Pros
- β130+ models, unified API and key
- β~1M free tokens per model
- βQwen series, low latency in China
- βOpenAI compatible, easy integration
- βFull modality: text/vision/image/voice
- βAlibaba Cloud stable and reliable
Cons
- βRequires ID verification
- βFree credits not directly visible, check per model
- βAPI Key location is hidden deep
- βOne-time credits, no refresh
Key Features
130+ models unified accessQwen3.6-Flash fast modelQwen-VL-OCR vision recognitionTongyi Wanxiang image generationAll models share one API keyOpenAI SDK compatible
Dify
Open-source AI app development platform. Visual workflow orchestration, RAG engine, 100+ model integration. Community edition free and self-hostable, cloud free tier: 200 API calls/month.
Pros
- βOpen-source and self-hostable
- βVisual workflow orchestration
- βSupports 100+ models
- βMIT license, commercial use allowed
Cons
- βRequires technical background
- βCloud free tier is limited
- βPaid plans are not cheap
Key Features
Visual AI WorkflowRAG EngineModel ManagementApp Publishing & APITeam CollaborationMonitoring & Analytics