diff --git a/packages/pi-ai/src/env-api-keys.ts b/packages/pi-ai/src/env-api-keys.ts
index 1036c4b28..48edd5575 100644
--- a/packages/pi-ai/src/env-api-keys.ts
+++ b/packages/pi-ai/src/env-api-keys.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ export function getEnvApiKey(provider: any): string | undefined {
 		"opencode-go": "OPENCODE_API_KEY",
 		"kimi-coding": "KIMI_API_KEY",
 		"alibaba-coding-plan": "ALIBABA_API_KEY",
+		"alibaba-dashscope": "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY",
 		ollama: "OLLAMA_API_KEY",
 		"ollama-cloud": "OLLAMA_API_KEY",
 		"custom-openai": "CUSTOM_OPENAI_API_KEY",
diff --git a/packages/pi-ai/src/models.custom.ts b/packages/pi-ai/src/models.custom.ts
index c3cc5ac04..37bccc97a 100644
--- a/packages/pi-ai/src/models.custom.ts
+++ b/packages/pi-ai/src/models.custom.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,104 @@ export const CUSTOM_MODELS = {
 		} satisfies Model<"openai-completions">,
 	},
 
+	// ─── Alibaba DashScope ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+	// Regular DashScope API for users without the Coding Plan.
+	// Uses the international OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
+	// Requires DASHSCOPE_API_KEY from: dashscope.console.aliyun.com
+	// Pricing: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing
+	"alibaba-dashscope": {
+		"qwen3-max": {
+			id: "qwen3-max",
+			name: "Qwen3 Max",
+			api: "openai-completions",
+			provider: "alibaba-dashscope",
+			baseUrl: "https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1",
+			reasoning: true,
+			input: ["text"],
+			cost: {
+				input: 1.2,
+				output: 6,
+				cacheRead: 0,
+				cacheWrite: 0,
+			},
+			contextWindow: 1000000,
+			maxTokens: 32768,
+			compat: { thinkingFormat: "qwen", supportsDeveloperRole: false },
+		} satisfies Model<"openai-completions">,
+		"qwen3.5-plus": {
+			id: "qwen3.5-plus",
+			name: "Qwen3.5 Plus",
+			api: "openai-completions",
+			provider: "alibaba-dashscope",
+			baseUrl: "https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1",
+			reasoning: true,
+			input: ["text"],
+			cost: {
+				input: 0.4,
+				output: 1.2,
+				cacheRead: 0,
+				cacheWrite: 0,
+			},
+			contextWindow: 1000000,
+			maxTokens: 65536,
+			compat: { thinkingFormat: "qwen", supportsDeveloperRole: false },
+		} satisfies Model<"openai-completions">,
+		"qwen3.5-flash": {
+			id: "qwen3.5-flash",
+			name: "Qwen3.5 Flash",
+			api: "openai-completions",
+			provider: "alibaba-dashscope",
+			baseUrl: "https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1",
+			reasoning: false,
+			input: ["text"],
+			cost: {
+				input: 0.1,
+				output: 0.4,
+				cacheRead: 0,
+				cacheWrite: 0,
+			},
+			contextWindow: 1000000,
+			maxTokens: 32768,
+			compat: { supportsDeveloperRole: false },
+		} satisfies Model<"openai-completions">,
+		"qwen3-coder-plus": {
+			id: "qwen3-coder-plus",
+			name: "Qwen3 Coder Plus",
+			api: "openai-completions",
+			provider: "alibaba-dashscope",
+			baseUrl: "https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1",
+			reasoning: false,
+			input: ["text"],
+			cost: {
+				input: 1.0,
+				output: 5.0,
+				cacheRead: 0,
+				cacheWrite: 0,
+			},
+			contextWindow: 1000000,
+			maxTokens: 65536,
+			compat: { supportsDeveloperRole: false },
+		} satisfies Model<"openai-completions">,
+		"qwen3.6-plus": {
+			id: "qwen3.6-plus",
+			name: "Qwen3.6 Plus",
+			api: "openai-completions",
+			provider: "alibaba-dashscope",
+			baseUrl: "https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1",
+			reasoning: true,
+			input: ["text"],
+			cost: {
+				input: 0.5,
+				output: 3.0,
+				cacheRead: 0,
+				cacheWrite: 0,
+			},
+			contextWindow: 1000000,
+			maxTokens: 65536,
+			compat: { thinkingFormat: "qwen", supportsDeveloperRole: false },
+		} satisfies Model<"openai-completions">,
+	},
+
 	// ─── Z.AI (GLM-5.1) ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 	// GLM-5.1 is the latest GLM model from Zhipu AI, not yet in models.dev.
 	// Uses the Z.AI Coding Plan endpoint (OpenAI-compatible).
diff --git a/packages/pi-ai/src/models.test.ts b/packages/pi-ai/src/models.test.ts
index 068004ad3..d8a3a20af 100644
--- a/packages/pi-ai/src/models.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pi-ai/src/models.test.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,141 @@ describe("model registry — custom zai provider (GLM-5.1)", () => {
 	});
 });
 
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// New provider: alibaba-dashscope (feat: #3891)
+//
+// Regular DashScope API for users without the Coding Plan.
+// Separate from alibaba-coding-plan — different endpoint, auth, and pricing.
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+describe("model registry — alibaba-dashscope provider", () => {
+	it("alibaba-dashscope is a registered provider", () => {
+		const providers = getProviders();
+		assert.ok(
+			providers.includes("alibaba-dashscope"),
+			`Expected "alibaba-dashscope" in providers, got: ${providers.join(", ")}`,
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("alibaba-dashscope has all expected models", () => {
+		const models = getModels("alibaba-dashscope");
+		const ids = models.map((m) => m.id).sort();
+		const expected = [
+			"qwen3-coder-plus",
+			"qwen3-max",
+			"qwen3.5-flash",
+			"qwen3.5-plus",
+			"qwen3.6-plus",
+		];
+		assert.deepEqual(ids, expected);
+	});
+
+	it("alibaba-dashscope models use the international DashScope base URL", () => {
+		const models = getModels("alibaba-dashscope");
+		for (const model of models) {
+			assert.equal(
+				model.baseUrl,
+				"https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1",
+				`Model ${model.id} has wrong baseUrl: ${model.baseUrl}`,
+			);
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("alibaba-dashscope models use openai-completions API", () => {
+		const models = getModels("alibaba-dashscope");
+		for (const model of models) {
+			assert.equal(model.api, "openai-completions", `Model ${model.id} has wrong api: ${model.api}`);
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("alibaba-dashscope models have provider set correctly", () => {
+		const models = getModels("alibaba-dashscope");
+		for (const model of models) {
+			assert.equal(
+				model.provider,
+				"alibaba-dashscope",
+				`Model ${model.id} has wrong provider: ${model.provider}`,
+			);
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("alibaba-dashscope models all have 1M context window", () => {
+		const models = getModels("alibaba-dashscope");
+		for (const model of models) {
+			assert.equal(model.contextWindow, 1_000_000, `Model ${model.id} has wrong contextWindow: ${model.contextWindow}`);
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("alibaba-dashscope models have positive paid costs (not free-tier)", () => {
+		const models = getModels("alibaba-dashscope");
+		for (const model of models) {
+			assert.ok(model.cost.input > 0, `${model.id}: input cost should be > 0 (paid tier)`);
+			assert.ok(model.cost.output > 0, `${model.id}: output cost should be > 0 (paid tier)`);
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("qwen3-max is a reasoning model with correct pricing", () => {
+		const model = getModel("alibaba-dashscope" as any, "qwen3-max" as any);
+		assert.ok(model, "Expected getModel to return qwen3-max for alibaba-dashscope");
+		assert.equal(model.reasoning, true);
+		assert.equal(model.cost.input, 1.2);
+		assert.equal(model.cost.output, 6);
+		assert.equal(model.maxTokens, 32768);
+	});
+
+	it("qwen3.5-plus is a reasoning model with correct pricing", () => {
+		const model = getModel("alibaba-dashscope" as any, "qwen3.5-plus" as any);
+		assert.ok(model, "Expected getModel to return qwen3.5-plus for alibaba-dashscope");
+		assert.equal(model.reasoning, true);
+		assert.equal(model.cost.input, 0.4);
+		assert.equal(model.cost.output, 1.2);
+		assert.equal(model.maxTokens, 65536);
+	});
+
+	it("qwen3.5-flash is not a reasoning model", () => {
+		const model = getModel("alibaba-dashscope" as any, "qwen3.5-flash" as any);
+		assert.ok(model, "Expected getModel to return qwen3.5-flash for alibaba-dashscope");
+		assert.equal(model.reasoning, false);
+		assert.equal(model.cost.input, 0.1);
+		assert.equal(model.cost.output, 0.4);
+	});
+
+	it("qwen3-coder-plus is not a reasoning model", () => {
+		const model = getModel("alibaba-dashscope" as any, "qwen3-coder-plus" as any);
+		assert.ok(model, "Expected getModel to return qwen3-coder-plus for alibaba-dashscope");
+		assert.equal(model.reasoning, false);
+		assert.equal(model.cost.input, 1.0);
+		assert.equal(model.cost.output, 5.0);
+	});
+
+	it("qwen3.6-plus is a reasoning model", () => {
+		const model = getModel("alibaba-dashscope" as any, "qwen3.6-plus" as any);
+		assert.ok(model, "Expected getModel to return qwen3.6-plus for alibaba-dashscope");
+		assert.equal(model.reasoning, true);
+		assert.equal(model.cost.input, 0.5);
+		assert.equal(model.cost.output, 3.0);
+	});
+
+	it("alibaba-dashscope is independent of alibaba-coding-plan (different endpoint)", () => {
+		const dashscope = getModels("alibaba-dashscope");
+		const codingPlan = getModels("alibaba-coding-plan");
+		for (const m of dashscope) {
+			assert.notEqual(
+				m.baseUrl,
+				"https://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/v1",
+				`${m.id} must not use the Coding Plan endpoint`,
+			);
+		}
+		// Both providers must coexist — coding-plan must not have been overwritten
+		assert.ok(codingPlan.length > 0, "alibaba-coding-plan must still have models");
+	});
+
+	it("getModel returns undefined for unknown model in alibaba-dashscope (failure path)", () => {
+		const model = getModel("alibaba-dashscope" as any, "does-not-exist" as any);
+		assert.equal(model, undefined);
+	});
+});
+
 describe("model registry — custom models do not collide with generated models", () => {
 	it("generated providers still exist alongside custom providers", () => {
 		const providers = getProviders();
diff --git a/packages/pi-ai/src/types.ts b/packages/pi-ai/src/types.ts
index 661b58b57..9ec6ad85f 100644
--- a/packages/pi-ai/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/pi-ai/src/types.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export type KnownProvider =
 	| "opencode-go"
 	| "kimi-coding"
 	| "alibaba-coding-plan"
+	| "alibaba-dashscope"
 	| "ollama"
 	| "ollama-cloud";
 export type Provider = KnownProvider | string;
diff --git a/packages/pi-coding-agent/src/core/model-resolver.ts b/packages/pi-coding-agent/src/core/model-resolver.ts
index 1a85c2bfa..39841303e 100644
--- a/packages/pi-coding-agent/src/core/model-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/pi-coding-agent/src/core/model-resolver.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const defaultModelPerProvider: Record<KnownProvider, string> = {
 	"opencode-go": "kimi-k2.5",
 	"kimi-coding": "kimi-k2-thinking",
 	"alibaba-coding-plan": "qwen3.5-plus",
+	"alibaba-dashscope": "qwen3.5-plus",
 	ollama: "llama3.1:8b",
 	"ollama-cloud": "qwen3:32b",
 };
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/key-manager.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/key-manager.ts
index 17bd3cb31..a4699202b 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/key-manager.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/key-manager.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ export const PROVIDER_REGISTRY: ProviderInfo[] = [
   { id: "custom-openai",    label: "Custom (OpenAI-compat)",  category: "llm", envVar: "CUSTOM_OPENAI_API_KEY" },
   { id: "cerebras",         label: "Cerebras",                category: "llm", envVar: "CEREBRAS_API_KEY" },
   { id: "azure-openai-responses", label: "Azure OpenAI",      category: "llm", envVar: "AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY" },
+  { id: "alibaba-coding-plan", label: "Alibaba Coding Plan",  category: "llm", envVar: "ALIBABA_API_KEY",      dashboardUrl: "bailian.console.aliyun.com" },
+  { id: "alibaba-dashscope",   label: "Alibaba DashScope",    category: "llm", envVar: "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY",    dashboardUrl: "dashscope.console.aliyun.com" },
 
   // Tool Keys
   { id: "context7",  label: "Context7 Docs",     category: "tool", envVar: "CONTEXT7_API_KEY",  dashboardUrl: "context7.com/dashboard" },
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/key-manager.test.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/key-manager.test.ts
index 785c34945..a7614b092 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/key-manager.test.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/key-manager.test.ts
@@ -427,3 +427,66 @@ test("formatDoctorFindings shows findings with appropriate icons", () => {
   assert.ok(output.includes("1 warning"));
   assert.ok(output.includes("1 fixed"));
 });
+
+// ─── Regression #3891 — alibaba-coding-plan missing from PROVIDER_REGISTRY ───────
+//
+// Before this fix, `alibaba-coding-plan` was not in PROVIDER_REGISTRY, causing
+// `/gsd keys add alibaba-coding-plan` to silently fail (provider not found).
+// alibaba-dashscope is the new standalone provider added in the same PR.
+
+test("regression #3891 — alibaba-coding-plan is in PROVIDER_REGISTRY", () => {
+  const provider = findProvider("alibaba-coding-plan");
+  assert.ok(provider, "alibaba-coding-plan must be in PROVIDER_REGISTRY for /gsd keys add to work");
+  assert.equal(provider.id, "alibaba-coding-plan");
+  assert.equal(provider.category, "llm");
+  assert.equal(provider.envVar, "ALIBABA_API_KEY");
+});
+
+test("alibaba-dashscope is in PROVIDER_REGISTRY", () => {
+  const provider = findProvider("alibaba-dashscope");
+  assert.ok(provider, "alibaba-dashscope must be in PROVIDER_REGISTRY for /gsd keys add to work");
+  assert.equal(provider.id, "alibaba-dashscope");
+  assert.equal(provider.category, "llm");
+  assert.equal(provider.envVar, "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY");
+});
+
+test("alibaba-coding-plan and alibaba-dashscope are separate providers (different env vars)", () => {
+  const codingPlan = findProvider("alibaba-coding-plan");
+  const dashscope = findProvider("alibaba-dashscope");
+  assert.ok(codingPlan, "alibaba-coding-plan must exist");
+  assert.ok(dashscope, "alibaba-dashscope must exist");
+  assert.notEqual(
+    codingPlan.envVar,
+    dashscope.envVar,
+    "alibaba-coding-plan and alibaba-dashscope must use different env vars",
+  );
+});
+
+test("getAllKeyStatuses includes alibaba-coding-plan", () => {
+  const auth = makeAuth();
+  const statuses = getAllKeyStatuses(auth);
+  const found = statuses.find((s) => s.provider.id === "alibaba-coding-plan");
+  assert.ok(found, "getAllKeyStatuses must include alibaba-coding-plan");
+});
+
+test("getAllKeyStatuses includes alibaba-dashscope", () => {
+  const auth = makeAuth();
+  const statuses = getAllKeyStatuses(auth);
+  const found = statuses.find((s) => s.provider.id === "alibaba-dashscope");
+  assert.ok(found, "getAllKeyStatuses must include alibaba-dashscope");
+});
+
+test("getAllKeyStatuses detects DASHSCOPE_API_KEY for alibaba-dashscope (failure path: missing key shows not configured)", () => {
+  const saved = process.env.DASHSCOPE_API_KEY;
+  delete process.env.DASHSCOPE_API_KEY;
+  try {
+    const auth = makeAuth();
+    const statuses = getAllKeyStatuses(auth);
+    const found = statuses.find((s) => s.provider.id === "alibaba-dashscope");
+    assert.ok(found);
+    assert.equal(found.configured, false);
+    assert.equal(found.source, "none");
+  } finally {
+    if (saved !== undefined) process.env.DASHSCOPE_API_KEY = saved;
+  }
+});