Teaching with AI language models calls for more than chat windows: it also calls for access to the programming interface — and for that, a key of their own for every student. LLMduckt provides both: teaching staff choose the models, the TeachCenter hands the API keys out to the course.
In programming courses, the interface itself is the subject matter: students write code that calls a language model. For that, LLMduckt gives each of them a key of their own for an application programming interface (API) compatible with the OpenAI API — so existing libraries and code examples keep working. For working in the browser there is Academic AI, the chat service for TU Graz staff; the two complement each other.
Teaching staff decide which models their course may use — and with that, where the computation happens. The choice includes models on TU Graz servers as well as models at external providers; the current list is published under available models (external site).
Setting it up for a course
TeachCenter support does the activation; for teaching staff it comes down to three steps:
- From the available models (external site), pick the ones the students should use.
- Contact TeachCenter (external site) support, naming the course and the chosen models.
- Once activated, a link appears in the course through which students retrieve their key and sample code.
Credentials and API keys are confidential: they must not be passed on or published — not even inadvertently in a public repository. The details are set out in the terms of use (external site).
Now connected to the TeachCenter
Since September 2026, LLMduckt has been connected to the TeachCenter (external site): teaching staff have their course activated through TeachCenter support, and students then retrieve their key directly in the course.
Further links
- Open LLMduckt (external site)
- Frequently asked questions (FAQ) (external site)
- Available models (external site) TU Graz account
- TeachCenter of TU Graz (external site) TU Graz account
- TELucation guide to LLMduckt (external site)
News about this service
TeachCenter is now connected to LLMduckt
- AI for Teaching
Teaching staff can now provide their students with API keys for AI models in TeachCenter courses — hosted locally at TU Graz or cloud-based.