Tongyi Lingma

通义灵码 (Tongyi Lingma) is Alibaba’s free AI coding assistant for IDEs, offering completion, chat and agent-style development in Chinese and English.

Overview

通义灵码 is Alibaba Cloud’s AI coding companion, available as plugins for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and the cloud-native DevOps platform. It provides line and block completion, code explanation, unit test generation and natural-language chat grounded in your repository, with strong support for Chinese-language interaction. The agent mode can plan and execute multi-file changes, and enterprise editions offer private deployment with code security guarantees. It is free for individual developers, which has driven rapid adoption across China.

How It Works

Install the Tongyi Lingma plugin in VS Code or JetBrains and sign in with an Alibaba Cloud account to receive inline and block completions. Describe requirements in the chat panel to generate code, tests and comments; enterprises configure private deployment and security policies from the console.

Key Features

• Inline and block-level completion across VS Code and JetBrains
• Chinese and English natural-language coding chat
• Unit test generation and code explanation
• Agent mode for multi-file refactoring and changes
• Free for individual developers with generous limits
• Enterprise private deployment with code security controls

Pricing

Tongyi Lingma is freemium: individual developers use core features free of charge; enterprise editions add private deployment, team management and higher call quotas.

Who Is It For

Chinese development teams and individual engineers who want a free, Chinese-friendly AI coding assistant with private deployment options.

Common Use Cases

• Smart completion in daily coding
• Chinese comment and documentation generation
• Enterprise R&D productivity and standards

FAQ

Is 通义灵码 free to use?

Yes. Tongyi Lingma is completely free for individual developers — install the plugin and use completion and chat immediately.

Does 通义灵码 offer an API?

Yes. Tongyi Lingma provides enterprise APIs and private deployment options that integrate deeply with corporate development platforms.

How does 通义灵码 compare to alternatives?

Compared with GitHub Copilot, Tongyi Lingma is free, friendlier for Chinese-language interaction and supports private deployments that meet domestic compliance requirements.

What should I know before adopting 通义灵码?

Tongyi Lingma is free with strong Chinese-language experience, though complex cross-file reasoning still trails the top international tools. Individual developers should simply install and try it; enterprises should evaluate private deployment and compliance features.

Which IDEs are supported?

Tongyi Lingma ships plugins for VS Code and the JetBrains family and integrates with Alibaba Cloud’s DevOps platform — install, sign in and start coding.

Is my code used for model training?

Enterprise editions offer private deployment with code security guarantees; individual edition data handling follows the official privacy terms — use enterprise or private deployment for sensitive projects.