
Tongyi Qianwen — User Guide
Alibaba Cloud model with long context and multimodal input.
Strengths
- Very long context support to handle large amounts of documents
- Multi-modal capabilities: supports image, audio, and video understanding
- Deep integration with Alibaba Cloud ecosystem (DingTalk, Taobao, Alibaba Cloud API)
- Open source version (Qwen series) can be deployed locally
- Strong code generation capabilities and support for multiple programming languages
Best for
- Enterprise office: DingTalk integration, meeting minutes and document generation
- E-commerce scenario: product description, marketing copy generation
- Code development: programming assistance based on Qwen-Coder
- Multimodal analysis: understanding and describing image content
- API integration: Connect to your own system through Alibaba Cloud API
Corporate office and document processing
Tongyi Qianwen is deeply integrated with DingTalk and is an efficient assistant in corporate office scenarios.
Quickly generate meeting minutes
The following is a transcript of a meeting recording. Please help me organize it into standardized meeting minutes: [Paste transcript of meeting recording] Requirements: - List participants - Refining the main topics for discussion (3-5) - Conclusion or decision for each issue - Action items: who is responsible, what tasks, and deadlines - The format is standardized and can be sent directly to participants
Tongyi Qianwen will generate meeting minutes in a standardized format.
Automatically identify speakers and refine decision points,
Action items are clearly marked with responsible persons and time points.
If you use DingTalk, you can directly call Tongyi Qianwen in DingTalk, and the meeting recording will be automatically converted into minutes.
Generate e-commerce product descriptions
Please generate engaging product detail page copy for the following products: Product: Wireless Bluetooth Noise Canceling Headphones Core parameters: 40dB active noise reduction, 30 hours of battery life, weight 250g, price 599 yuan Target group: commuters, students, remote workers Requirements: - Title (within 20 words, highlighting core selling points) - List of selling points (5, each within 15 words) - Detailed description (200 words, emotional expression) - Suitable for Taobao/Tmall platform style
Generate product copy that conforms to the style of the e-commerce platform,
The title highlights the two core selling points of noise reduction and battery life.
The detailed description starts from the user’s pain points and has strong emotional resonance.
Tongyi Qianwen has a profound understanding of the copywriting style of Alibaba’s e-commerce platform and is suitable for Taobao and Tmall sellers.
Code development (Qwen-Coder)
Qwen-Coder, Tongyi Qianwen’s code model, performs well in code generation.
Generate API interface code
Please use the Python FastAPI framework to implement a user management
API, including:
- POST /users to create users (fields: name, email, password)
- GET /users/{id} Get user information
- PUT /users/{id} updates user information
- DELETE /users/{id} delete user
Requirements:
- Use Pydantic for data validation
- Password requires hash storage (bcrypt)
- Return unified JSON format
- Contains basic error handlingGenerate complete FastAPI code, including:
Pydantic model definition
bcrypt password hashing
Unified response format encapsulation
HTTP exception handling
The code structure is clear and can be run directly.
Specify the specific framework version and technology stack, and the code generated by Tongyi Qianwen will be more in line with actual project needs.
Multimodal image understanding
Tongyi Qianwen supports uploading images for content understanding, OCR recognition and visual question and answer.
Identify text in pictures and organize them
[Upload a screenshot containing the form] Please identify all text content in the image and organize the table data into a table in Markdown format. Also point out data trends or anomalies in the table.
Tongyi Qianwen will accurately identify the text and table structure in the picture.
Convert to Markdown table format,
And give a brief data analysis.
Uploading clear pictures has better effect, supporting JPG, PNG, PDF and other formats.
Compared with similar tools
| Tool | Strength | Best for | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tongyi Qianwen This tool | Alibaba ecological integration, strong multi-modal capabilities, and complete enterprise services | Alibaba Cloud users, e-commerce practitioners, developers who need enterprise-level APIs | Free version / API pay-as-you-go |
| Wenxinyiyan | Deeper understanding of Chinese, Baidu ecological integration | Chinese content creation, government affairs writing | Free version/Professional version paid |
| DeepSeek | Top-notch reasoning skills, completely free | Mathematics, coding, logical reasoning | completely free |
| ChatGPT | The strongest general ability and the advantage of international content | English writing, need to enrich the plug-in ecosystem | Free version / Plus $20/month |
Sources & references:
- Tongyi Qianwen official website (2025-03)
- Alibaba Cloud DashScope API Documentation (2025-03)
- Qwen open source model GitHub (2025-03)