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title	Provider Guides
description	One setup page per built-in Loong provider kind.

Provider Guides

Loong currently ships 41 built-in provider kinds. This hub exists so the README and chooser pages can stay compact while every built-in provider still has a truthful setup page.

Use Providers And Models when you are still choosing a lane. Use this hub when you already know the provider family and want the exact built-in contract, minimal config, and verification path.

Quick Picks

Use this short list when you want a fast starting point before scanning the full matrix below.

If you want...	Start here	Why
the shortest common hosted path	Volcengine	the platform-first hosted lane stays explicit and well-supported in the public docs
another common hosted path with the same shape	BytePlus	it keeps the hosted setup path short without hiding the broader provider inventory
a named direct hosted vendor your team already uses	OpenAI	the built-in direct hosted contract stays explicit instead of being flattened into one generic story
a coding-dedicated lane	BytePlus Coding or Kimi Coding	coding quota and model choice can stay separate from the main assistant lane
a local or self-hosted model server	Ollama	the operator-owned server boundary stays visible from the start
a gateway or compatibility endpoint	OpenRouter or Bedrock	route ownership stays explicit when another layer sits in front of the model vendor

Platform-First Hosted

Common hosted first-run lanes when you want a short reviewed path without hiding the provider family.

Provider	Kind	Default auth env	Model note
Volcengine	volcengine	ARK_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
BytePlus	byteplus	BYTEPLUS_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy

Direct Hosted Providers

Direct hosted provider families when your team already has a vendor choice and wants it to stay explicit in config.

Provider	Kind	Default auth env	Model note
OpenAI	openai	OPENAI_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Anthropic	anthropic	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Gemini	gemini	GEMINI_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
DeepSeek	deepseek	DEEPSEEK_API_KEY	reviewed fallback deepseek-chat
MiniMax	minimax	MINIMAX_API_KEY	reviewed fallback MiniMax-M2.7
Mistral	mistral	MISTRAL_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Cohere	cohere	COHERE_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
xAI	xai	XAI_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Z.ai	zai	ZAI_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Zhipu	zhipu	ZHIPUAI_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Qwen	qwen	DASHSCOPE_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Kimi	kimi	MOONSHOT_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Groq	groq	GROQ_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Fireworks	fireworks	FIREWORKS_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Together	together	TOGETHER_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Perplexity	perplexity	PERPLEXITY_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Qianfan	qianfan	QIANFAN_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Cerebras	cerebras	CEREBRAS_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
NVIDIA	nvidia	NVIDIA_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
SambaNova	sambanova	SAMBANOVA_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Novita	novita	NOVITA_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
SiliconFlow	siliconflow	SILICONFLOW_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
StepFun	stepfun	STEP_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Venice	venice	VENICE_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy

Coding-Specialized Providers

Dedicated coding lanes that keep coding quota, pricing, or route ownership separate from the general assistant lane.

Provider	Kind	Default auth env	Model note
Volcengine Coding	volcengine_coding	ARK_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
BytePlus Coding	byteplus_coding	BYTEPLUS_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Kimi Coding	kimi_coding	KIMI_CODING_API_KEY	default model kimi-for-coding
Step Plan	step_plan	STEP_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Bailian Coding	bailian_coding	BAILIAN_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy

Gateway And Compatibility Providers

Gateway, proxy, or compatibility endpoints that sit between Loong and upstream model vendors.

Provider	Kind	Default auth env	Model note
OpenRouter	openrouter	OPENROUTER_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Cloudflare AI Gateway	cloudflare_ai_gateway	CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Vercel AI Gateway	vercel_ai_gateway	AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy
Bedrock	bedrock	AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK	operator chooses model strategy
Custom	custom	CUSTOM_PROVIDER_API_KEY	operator chooses model strategy

Local And Self-Hosted Providers

Local or self-hosted servers where the model boundary stays operator-owned.

Provider	Kind	Default auth env	Model note
Ollama	ollama	local or explicit auth	operator chooses model strategy
LM Studio	lm_studio	local or explicit auth	operator chooses model strategy
llama.cpp	llamacpp	local or explicit auth	operator chooses model strategy
vLLM	vllm	local or explicit auth	operator chooses model strategy
SGLang	sglang	local or explicit auth	operator chooses model strategy

Reading Rule

• Start with Providers And Models when the provider choice is still open.
• Use the individual guide page when one provider kind is already decided.
• Keep Provider Recipes for representative rollout paths rather than the full provider inventory.
• Keep Configuration Patterns open when you need the shared active_provider plus providers.<id> shape.