U-M GPT Toolkit is our most advanced and flexible service offering, providing API gateway access to those who require full control over their AI environments and models. Note that there are costs associated with this service and eligibility for U-M GPT Toolkit differs from other ITS AI Services.
U-M GPT Toolkit is intended to provide Developers with access to our AI Services API gateway so that they can more easily leverage AI capabilities when designing their own customized workflows. While we provide some guidance and documentation on our GitHub repository, it is assumed that Developers who are granted access to the API gateway already have API experience and technical expertise.
What’s New - May 2026
The new U-M GPT Toolkit self-service portal lets Faculty and Staff create and manage your own API keys, eliminating the need for manual requests and giving you the ability to generate multiple keys, assign co-owners, and set monthly quotas.
The legacy API Gateway will be retired on Friday, July 31, 2026.
New Toolkit Key Lifecycle
Note that keys must now be renewed annually to help reduce risk by limiting credential lifespan and ensuring access is periodically reviewed. See more about the new Toolkit Key Lifecycle.
New Capabilities
In addition to chat and completion features, the upgraded Toolkit introduces powerful new capabilities:
- Responses generation
- Image creation
- Claude Code integration
More enhancements are coming soon!
Expanded Model Catalog
The upgraded Toolkit provides access to a broad mix of models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google, including:
- OpenAI: GPT-4o, GPT-4.1 (standard, mini, nano), GPT-5 (standard, mini, nano), GPT-5.1, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.4, GPT-Image-1.5, GPT-4o-mini, and the o series (o1, o3)
- Anthropic: Claude Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus
- Meta: Llama-4-Scout and Llama-4-Maverick
- Google: Flash 3 and 3.1
View all available models in U-M GPT Toolkit.
Note that we are actively testing new features and models, so you may occasionally see models in the list that are not yet fully available or functional. Future updates and changes will be posted on the U-M GPT Toolkit Updates page.
See U-M GPT Toolkit Pricing for model pricing information.
Redesigned Dashboard
A redesigned dashboard lets you monitor usage and spending in real time (with up to a 5-minute delay).
What You Can Do With U-M GPT Toolkit
Here are some use case examples:
- Mathematica Code Assistant using U-M GPT Toolkit
- Enhance Coding Proficiency with Code Tailor
- Leverage U-M GPT for Enhancing Deep Reinforcement Learning in Bioinformatics
- Enhance Metadata Curation in Social Science Data Management with Generative AI
- Enhance Grading Quality with GraderGPT in Large Courses
U-M GPT Toolkit Support
- U-M AI Resources - GitHub
- Create and Retrieve a Toolkit API Key
- View and Edit Toolkit Key Settings
- Toolkit Key Lifecycle Actions: Renew, Rotate, Delete
- View All Available Models in U-M GPT Toolkit
Sensitive Data
Check the ITS AI Service entry in the Sensitive Data Guide to IT Services for a list of the data types that are permitted to be used with ITS AI Services.
Before using institutional and research data with third-party AI services, carefully review the ITS Safe Computing guidelines.