Alibaba web search

by AlibabaWeb search

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio has web search built in for Qwen models, switched on with enable_search on its own API or the web_search tool on its Responses API, with optional source lists and numbered citations. On Opper, opper:web_search on auto uses it on the routes that have it, and Opper's own engine everywhere else. Pin "engine": "native" to require it, or pin Jina or SearchBase to keep searches in the EU instead. It runs on 1 route in the catalogue today.

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Add Alibaba web search on Opper

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"engine": "native"

Native routes

In your code

1curl https://api.opper.ai/v3/compat/chat/completions \
2  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPPER_API_KEY" \
3  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4  -d '{"model": "alibaba:global/qwen3.8-max",
5       "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "What changed in the news today?"}],
6       "tools": [{"type": "opper:web_search"}]}'

Use Alibaba web search with these models

Step-by-step setup for Alibaba web search on each of these models through Opper.

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More tools on Opper

Jina search

Opper's default search engine for models without their own. Search processing stays in the EU.

Search"engine": "jina"

SearchBase

The Swedish open-source search API, on Europe's own Staan index and hosted in the EU.

Search"engine": "searchbase"

Exa search

Exa's search engine built for AI, on any tool-calling model through one tool entry. US-based.

Search"engine": "exa"