ACS Infrabeta
Open beta — apply for access. We review each application and email you when it's approved, with your API key ready on the dashboard.

Account

Where to find your keys, your spend, and your monthly budget.

API keys

You create keys from the Dashboard once your account is approved. Each key is shown once at creation time — copy it then; we only ever store a hash. If you lose it, revoke the key and create a new one.

Keys can be paused (reversibly disabled) or revoked (permanent). Paused keys come back with one click; revoked keys are gone.

Budgets

A request is checked against several token budgets before it runs. Any one of them can refuse it — and the 429 budget_exceeded message names the dimension that was hit, so you know which cap to ask us to raise.

  • Per-key monthly budget — a token cap (prompt + completion) that resets on the 1st (UTC). You can set this per key when you create it; "unbounded" means no per-key sub-cap (the account-level total still applies).
  • Account total (monthly) — an aggregate cap across all your keys. Set by an admin; visible on the dashboard. A per-key cap can't exceed the account total.

On top of those two totals, a key can carry optional sub-budgets that scope the cap more tightly. Each is opt-in — when unset, only the monthly totals above apply:

  • Daily budget — a per-key prompt + completion ceiling that resets every day (UTC), for pacing a key across a longer run rather than letting it burn the whole month in one batch.
  • Monthly input-token budget — a per-key cap on prompt tokens only.
  • Monthly output-token budget — a per-key cap on completion tokens only.

When a request would exceed any of these, it returns 429 budget_exceeded with a message naming the dimension that was hit. Budget-cap recovery shows how to handle it in code — the short version: don't retry. Monthly, input, and output caps are sticky until the 1st; the daily cap until tomorrow (UTC).

Where things live

  • Dashboard — keys, this-month's spend per key, create / pause / revoke buttons.
  • Usage — usage chart with per-model breakdown for the current month, plus the running totals you'll need for budget planning.
  • Workbench — in-browser prompt UI; saved prompts persist across browsers.

Once you're signed in, all three pages are linked from the top nav.

Asking for more

If you need a bigger budget, an always-on warm window, or access to a model that isn't on the list — use the in-app Feedback button or email infra@acsresearch.org. We read everything; please include your key prefix or name so we can find your account.