UsageGuard Howto
UsageGuard is a secure AI platform that provides unified API access to multiple LLM providers with built-in safeguards, moderation, and cost control features.
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Sign up for an account: Go to accounts.usageguard.com/sign-up and create an account. Choose between Standard (free) or Professional plan based on your needs.
Set up configurations: Create separate configurations for different use cases, applications or models you want to use through the platform.
Configure policies: Set up request policies including content filtering, PII redaction, word blocking, system prompts, token limits, and character limits for your use case.
Set spending controls: Configure daily/weekly/monthly spending limits for model inference per connection to control costs.
Manage model access: Enable access to specific AI models you want to use, test different models to evaluate performance and costs.
Update API endpoint: Update your existing code to point to UsageGuard's API endpoint instead of directly calling LLM providers.
Add authentication: Include your UsageGuard API key and connection ID in your inference requests for authentication.
Monitor usage: Use the platform to track interactions with trace IDs, timestamps, end-user tracking and connection details for debugging and audits.
UsageGuard FAQs
UsageGuard acts as an intermediary between your application and LLM, handling API calls, applying security policies, and managing data flow to ensure safe and efficient use of AI language models.
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