What is zero data retention (ZDR)?

Zero data retention (ZDR) is the claim that an AI endpoint does not keep the prompt, the completion, or other residue of a request after the call finishes.

Alibaba Qwen / Model Studio API zero data retention: terms and exceptions

Q: What is the ZDR score for Alibaba Qwen / Model Studio API?

On zdr.dev the published score is ZDR 3.0 (f) · B. Privacy notice: will never use your data for model training. FAQ: Model Studio stores data generated from model and application calls. No published deletion window for standard chat traffic. Responses / batch / task APIs store state (batch results 30d; async tasks 24h); region-selectable storage including Beijing.

ZDR 3.0 (f) · B

Short answer

Privacy notice: will never use your data for model training. FAQ: Model Studio stores data generated from model and application calls. No published deletion window for standard chat traffic. Responses / batch / task APIs store state (batch results 30d; async tasks 24h); region-selectable storage including Beijing.

Scope and evidence

Provider	Alibaba
Service	Qwen / Model Studio API
Lane	API default
Origin	CN China
License	open-weight
Hosting	Self-host
Score	ZDR 3.0 (f) · B No-training. No training, but retention unbounded or unspecified
Evidence	Public documentation reviewed (B: published documentation)
Source-review date	2026-08-25

Other lanes for Alibaba

ZDR 3.0 (f) · Balibaba/qwen · model studioAPI default

Structured breakdown

Default posture: Privacy notice: will never use your data for model training. FAQ: Model Studio stores data generated from model and application calls. No published deletion window for standard chat traffic.
Exceptions and carve-outs: Responses / batch / task APIs store state (batch results 30d; async tasks 24h); region-selectable storage including Beijing

Approval and setup path

none found

Flags on this record

f: stateful-feature carve-outs (files, batch, threads, caching, grounding)

Practical questions for your agreement

Does your signed agreement cover this exact service, model set, and feature path?
Which retention, logging, and human-review exceptions still apply after any ZDR election?
What configuration evidence (flags, project settings, store defaults) confirms the posture you expect?
Do your customer commitments match what the reviewed evidence supports?

Does your agreement cover this deployment?

We can review the relevant terms, feature choices, and customer commitments, then help your team identify what to clarify or negotiate.

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Sources

Trust and security

Trust Center alibabacloud.com
Compliance alibabacloud.com

Posture ledger

2026-08-24

seeded

ZDR 3.0 (f) · B

Seeded from published documentation.

Full key on the scale. Method notes on methodology. Notation is always ZDR 1.0 (s,f,r) · A.