How to Use Qwen AI API for Free

Summary

This video guides you through the process of using Quinn AI for free in your own applications by integrating its API. The tutorial explains how to generate a free API key from OpenRouter, set up a basic JavaScript web app, and handle responses from Quinn AI. You’ll learn to create a chatbot-like interface that sends text input to Quinn AI, processes its markdown or text responses, and displays them in your app. It also touches on multimodal features like image processing. This tutorial is ideal for developers looking to leverage Quinn AI’s capabilities without any cost.

Takeaways

• 😀 You can use Quinn AI for free in your own application or website through the Open Router API.
• 😀 APIs allow applications to request and use data from a provider, and the Open Router API provides a free key for Quinn AI.
• 😀 Quinn AI, developed by Alibaba Cloud, excels in natural language processing, coding, and mathematics.
• 😀 Quinn Chat is a multimodal AI tool that supports chat interactions, image and video understanding, image generation, document processing, and web search integrations.
• 😀 To use Quinn AI for free, you need to create an account on Open Router and generate an API key.
• 😀 Quinn AI models, such as Quinn VL Plus and Quinn 2.5 VL, offer free usage with different token limits for various AI functionalities.
• 😀 JavaScript can be used to implement the API in your application, and the tutorial provides a simple example of how to interact with the API.
• 😀 The code uses an input field, a button, and a response area to communicate with the API, sending messages and receiving AI-generated responses.
• 😀 The API response is processed, and the content is displayed in HTML using libraries like Marked for markdown-to-HTML conversion.
• 😀 If you want to handle image processing in Quinn, you can adjust the code to include image URLs, although the tutorial focuses on text-based responses.
• 😀 The tutorial demonstrates real-time testing by asking AI questions like 'Will AI replace programmers?' and 'Which is better, Shopify or WordPress?'

Q & A

What is Quinn AI, and what are its capabilities?

Quinn AI is an open-source artificial intelligence model developed by Alibaba Cloud. It specializes in natural language processing, coding, mathematics, and multimodal tasks like image understanding, generation, and document processing.

How can I use Quinn AI for free in my own application?

You can use Quinn AI for free by getting an API key from OpenRouter. Once you have the key, you can integrate it into your application by following the tutorial provided in the video, using JavaScript to send requests and process responses.

What is an API key, and how do I obtain one for Quinn AI?

An API key is a unique identifier used to authenticate requests to a service. To obtain a free API key for Quinn AI, create an account on OpenRouter, and then generate the key from the API section of the website.

What is the role of OpenRouter in this process?

OpenRouter acts as a gateway that allows users to access various AI models, including Quinn AI. Through OpenRouter, you can generate a free API key that you will use to make requests to Quinn AI.

How does the API request to Quinn AI work in the provided example?

In the example, you send an HTTP request to the OpenRouter API, including the API key and selected model name. The response contains data (such as text or images) generated by Quinn AI, which you then process and display in your application.

What JavaScript function is used to handle user input and make the API request?

The `sendMessage()` function is used to handle user input. When the button is clicked, it triggers this function, which processes the input, sends the API request, and displays the response in the app.

How do you handle errors in the API request?

Errors are handled using a `try-catch` block. If the request fails or an error occurs, the error message is injected into the response div for the user to see.

Can Quinn AI process both text and images?

Yes, Quinn AI can handle both text-based queries and image-based inputs. For image processing, you need to provide an image URL in the API request, though the tutorial focuses on text-based responses.

What is the significance of using Markdown in the response?

The responses from Quinn AI are typically in Markdown format. In the example, a library called Marked.js is used to convert the Markdown into HTML for better presentation in the web app.

What is the purpose of the 'optional chaining' operator in the JavaScript code?

The optional chaining operator (`?.`) is used to safely access deeply nested properties in an object without causing an error if any part of the chain is null or undefined.