SUTD students and staff get access to GPT, Claude, Gemini and other AI models

The SUTD community can now access to a range of leading artificial intelligence (AI) models through a common university platform.

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Published Sep 14, 2026, 07:45 PM

Updated Sep 14, 2026, 07:45 PM

SUTD has launched the Large Language Model Gateway, giving its 3,000 students and 170 faculty access to 15 AI models including GPT, Claude, and Gemini through one platform.

The platform ensures data privacy by not retaining prompts and automatically redacting sensitive information, helping users critically assess and safely use AI tools.

SUTD encourages students to apply AI in learning and projects, offering models suited for tasks from quick queries to complex research, enhancing their understanding and innovation skills.

SINGAPORE - From Sept 14 , students and faculty from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have access to a range of AI tools including GPT, Claude, Gemini, Qwen and Kimi.

The tools are available to the university’s 170 faculty and 3,000 students through a new online platform set up by the university, called the SUTD Large Language Model (LLM) Gateway.

In a media statement on Sept 14 , SUTD said different models have different strengths, and the range offered can change as technology develops .

The move comes as AI use becomes increasingly common and encouraged at universities here.

Chee Yeow Meng, SUTD’s provost, said there was no centralised access to AI tools previously, as faculty and students subscribed to various AI providers separately, using their course or project budgets.

“Rather than picking one AI company to standardise on, or having each person subscribe to different providers separately, SUTD is giving its community one common front door to multiple AI models,” said Chee, who is also SUTD’s chief academic and innovation officer.

Through a chat interface on the online platform, staff and students can access 15 AI models across six providers like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. Chee said the list is expected to grow as new models are added.

He added that they can also request specific models that are not yet available.

They can also use an API-key which connects them to a broader marketplace of over 500 AI models beyond the curated list on the chat interface. An API-key is a unique code that lets software connect directly to an AI provider’s system.

Software giant Microsoft announced in April that it would provide more than 200,000 tertiary education students in Singapore with free access to its Microsoft 365 premium plan, which typically costs $28.99 a month.

The plan includes Copilot, an AI assistant built into tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook to help users draft, summarise and analyse content.

Other local universities have also made available premium AI tools to their students for free, from August 2026.

Students at Nanyang Technological University have access to a suite of premium Google AI tools including Gemini Enterprise, Google AI Studio, and Vertex AI, while those at National University of Singapore can use ChatGPT Edu - a version built by OpenAI for universities and schools to use.

At the Singapore Management University, students use Google’s Gemini Education Plus.

With AI already being widely used by its students, SUTD said it wants them to develop their own judgement about its use.

“They should understand the strengths and limitations of different models, critically assess what the models produce, and recognise situations where doing the work themselves is important to learning,” it said.

Chee said the AI tools students have access to meet SUTD’s data protection requirements. This means prompts are not retained once a request is processed, and providers cannot use SUTD’s data to train their models.

The system also runs automated checks that scan messages for attempts to manipulate the AI, and automatically redacts sensitive information before they are processed. This includes phone numbers, ID numbers and other identifying details.

SUTD said it expects students to gain experience incorporating AI into what they design and build, as part of their studies.

Apart from using AI for learning and exploration, giving students access to different models for use in software, systems and other applications, can help them apply AI to solutions they create it added.

Chee said the AI tools offered range from lighter, faster models for everyday tasks and quick queries, to more advanced, resource-intensive ones for in-depth research and complex reasoning.

“The idea is to give faculty and students the right tool for the task, rather than defaulting everyone to the heaviest, most expensive model,” he said.

Elisha Tushara is a correspondent at The Straits Times, specialising in Singapore’s education landscape.

SUTD/Singapore University of Technology and Design

AI/artificial intelligence

新加坡科技设计大学 (SUTD) 的师生员工现在可以通过大学通用平台访问一系列领先的人工智能 (AI) 模型。

《海峡时报》摄影：郭志雄

发布于 2026 年 9 月 14 日晚上 7:45

更新于2026年9月14日晚上7:45

新加坡科技设计大学 (SUTD) 推出了大型语言模型门户，使该校 3000 名学生和 170 名教职员工可以通过一个平台访问包括 GPT、Claude 和 Gemini 在内的 15 个 AI 模型。

该平台通过不保留提示信息和自动编辑敏感信息来确保数据隐私，帮助用户批判性地评估和安全地使用人工智能工具。

新加坡科技设计大学鼓励学生将人工智能应用于学习和项目中，提供适合从快速查询到复杂研究等各种任务的模型，从而增强他们的理解能力和创新能力。

新加坡——从 9 月 14 日起，新加坡科技设计大学 (SUTD) 的学生和教职员工可以使用一系列人工智能工具，包括 GPT、Claude、Gemini、Qwen 和 Kimi。

该大学通过其新设立的在线平台“SUTD 大型语言模型 (LLM) 门户”向其 170 名教职员工和 3000 名学生提供这些工具。

新加坡科技设计大学 (SUTD) 在 9 月 14 日的一份媒体声明中表示，不同的型号各有不同的优势，并且随着技术的发展，所提供的范围也会发生变化。

随着人工智能在本地大学中的应用越来越普遍并受到鼓励，这一举措应运而生。

新加坡科技设计大学教务长谢耀明表示，此前没有集中访问人工智能工具的渠道，因为教职员工和学生分别使用课程或项目预算订阅各种人工智能提供商的服务。

“与其选择一家人工智能公司作为标准，或者让每个人单独订阅不同的供应商，新加坡科技设计大学 (SUTD) 正在为其社区提供一个访问多种人工智能模型的通用入口，”Chee说道，他同时也是新加坡科技设计大学的首席学术和创新官。

通过在线平台上的聊天界面，教职员工和学生可以访问来自六家供应商（例如 OpenAI、Anthropic 和 Google）的 15 个 AI 模型。Chee 表示，随着新模型的加入，这个列表预计还会增加。

他还补充说，他们还可以要求提供目前尚未上市的特定型号。

他们还可以使用 API 密钥，该密钥可以将他们连接到一个包含 500 多个 AI 模型的更广泛的市场，而不仅仅局限于聊天界面上列出的模型。API 密钥是一个唯一的代码，它允许软件直接连接到 AI 提供商的系统。

软件巨头微软在 4 月份宣布，将为新加坡超过 20 万名高等教育学生免费提供 Microsoft 365 高级计划，该计划通常每月收费 28.99 美元。

该计划包括 Copilot，这是一款内置于 Word、Excel、PowerPoint 和 Outlook 等工具中的人工智能助手，可帮助用户起草、总结和分析内容。

其他地方大学也从 2026 年 8 月起免费向学生提供高级人工智能工具。

南洋理工大学的学生可以使用包括 Gemini Enterprise、Google AI Studio 和 Vertex AI 在内的一系列高级 Google AI 工具，而新加坡国立大学的学生可以使用 ChatGPT Edu——这是 OpenAI 为大学和学校开发的版本。

新加坡管理大学的学生使用谷歌的Gemini Education Plus。

新加坡科技设计大学表示，鉴于人工智能已被学生广泛使用，学校希望学生们能够培养自己对人工智能使用的判断力。

“他们应该了解不同模型的优势和局限性，批判性地评估模型产生的结果，并认识到在哪些情况下自己动手实践对学习很重要，”声明中写道。

Chee表示，学生可使用的AI工具符合新加坡科技设计大学（SUTD）的数据保护要求。这意味着请求处理完毕后，提示信息不会被保留，服务提供商也不能使用SUTD的数据来训练他们的模型。

该系统还会自动运行检查程序，扫描消息以检测操纵人工智能的企图，并在处理消息前自动删除敏感信息，包括电话号码、身份证号码和其他身份识别信息。

新加坡科技设计大学表示，希望学生们能在学习过程中获得将人工智能融入到他们设计和建造的作品中的经验。

除了将人工智能用于学习和探索之外，让学生接触不同的模型，以便在软件、系统和其他应用程序中使用，还可以帮助他们将人工智能应用于他们创建的解决方案中。

Chee表示，提供的AI工具范围很广，从用于日常任务和快速查询的轻量级、快速模型，到用于深入研究和复杂推理的更高级、资源密集型模型，应有尽有。

他说：“我们的想法是为教职员工和学生提供完成任务所需的合适工具，而不是默认使用最笨重、最昂贵的型号。”

Elisha Tushara 是《海峡时报》的记者，专门报道新加坡的教育领域。

新加坡科技设计大学/SUTD

人工智能