We’d like to announce the pilot of our new RCD LLM Service. This service provides no-cost API access to leading open-weight models to all Clemson users.
The service provides access through common API formats including:
- OpenAI Compatible Chat Completions
- OpenAI Compatible Embedding
- OpenAI Compatible Responses
- Anthropic Compatible Messages
These APIs are widely supported by many AI tools and libraries, including coding assistants such as OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, and OpenCode; chat and RAG interfaces such as OpenWebUI and AnythingLLM; and software libraries such as Pydantic AI, LangChain, and OpenAI SDKs.
There are no set rate limits or token quotas. Instead the API has a fair-share scheduling mechanism built in so that if the underlying hardware becomes saturated, requests are held before sending to the underlying engine with priority based on recent usage.
Check out our documentation for details. To get started, you will need to request an allocation in a process similar to Palmetto, then you can register API keys.
As documented in our Acceptable Use Guidelines, any use of the service must remain consistent with Clemson University IT policies, Clemson AI guidance, and any sponsor, contract, or regulatory requirements that apply to your work. Non-academic personal and commercial use is prohibited.
