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Existing cached tokens may continue working briefly, but new requests will be rejected."},{"url":"https://qwen.ai/qwencode","date":"2026-10-30","proved":"the qwen.ai landing page still offers Qwen OAuth sign-in although the auth documentation says the route is closed","capture":"sha256:cd72ceb86270f4882cfbd15e17e02198a7bf77b788065d8fb3848a79ec3452d4","quote":"Use OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini-compatible APIs, or sign in with Qwen OAuth."},{"url":"https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/issues/3203","date":"2026-10-30","proved":"before the closure the vendor cut the free OAuth quota from 1,000 to 100 requests per day","capture":"sha256:bdc214bc0e00441559aa45fa733060f6bcfbfd6522eacd2a1bd8dc7c41b2e308","quote":"Reduce daily free quota: Change from 1,000 requests/day to 100 requests/day effective immediately"},{"url":"https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/support/troubleshooting/","date":"2026-10-30","proved":"the vendor's troubleshooting page also states Qwen OAuth is unavailable from 2026-04-15","capture":"sha256:c4cafa144f91021659faa69b3482c2ab849e18fae53c95742717c3ed2855674d","quote":"Qwen OAuth is no longer available as of April 15, 2026."},{"url":"probe:qwen-code-assets.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/installation/install-qwen-standalone.sh","date":"2026-10-30","proved":"an unauthenticated GET of the vendor's standalone install script answers 200 with the full script","capture":"sha256:8ee265cb52e8d51045940a9a847d568b470374b4a9743675c4aeb37b7fdb2da2","quote":"\"status\": 200"},{"url":"https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/configuration/auth/","date":"2026-10-30","proved":"QwenCloud, the vendor's recommended /auth entry, serves key usage on a Token Plan with a monthly Credit quota or a pay-as-you-go Standard API Key","capture":"sha256:9b4d0604fdd4cda085eeebcdf4cb2cf717014c36d0781dbce1e326227abe144e","quote":"QwenCloud: official recommended setup. 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