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HKU GenAI Services

HKU GenAI Services

With Artificial Intelligence (AI) set to revolutionize education, HKU ITS is providing ChatGPT and DALL∙E, powered by Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI services, for staff and students to prepare for the future and reap benefits from the immense potential AI has to offer. Limited to teaching, learning, work and research-related purposes only, these AI assistants can help users resolve queries and assist in tasks.

HKU ChatGPT Homepage → FAQs on HKU ChatGPT →

GenAI Web App

A user-friendly AI platform for text generation and image creation, accessible via simple web interface.
Web App Name Model Features Staff Access Students Access
ChatGPT DeepSeek-V3 General-purpose, versatile, and high-performing across a wide range of tasks ✅ Unlimited requests per day ✅ Up to 500,000 tokens a month for both web apps.
DeepSeek-R1 Optimized for advanced reasoning, excelling in mathematics, programming, and complex logic
gpt-4.1-nano Lightweight model designed for ultra-low latency (maximum speed)
gpt-4.1-mini Efficient lightweight model balancing performance and cost
gpt-4.1 Advanced reasoning with high accuracy and robust long-document processing
o4-mini Multimodal capabilities with advanced vision analysis
DALL∙E DALL∙E 3 Image generation from prompts
ChatGPT Web App → DALL∙E Web App →

GenAI API

Tools for developers to create and deploy custom generative AI solutions.

API NameModelStaff AccessBest Use For
Azure DeepSeek chatDeepSeek-V3✅ Rate limit and daily quota are available on API Developer PortalGeneral-Purpose AI Applications:
– Text Generation
– Data Processing
– Multilingual Support 
DeepSeek-R1Logic-Intensive & Technical Applications:
– Advanced Problem-Solving
– Precision Coding
– Decision-Support Systems
Azure OpenAI chatgpt-4.1-nanoLow-Latency Applications:
– Real-Time Assistants
– Mobile & Embedded Systems
– High-Volume Microservices
gpt-4.1-miniEfficient AI Services:
– Chatbots & Customer Support
– Text Preprocessing
– Automation Tools
gpt-4.1Logic-Intensive & Technical Applications:
– Advanced Problem-Solving
– Precision Coding
– Decision-Support Systems
o4-miniMultimodal & Vision-Enabled AI:
– Image-to-Text
– Interactive Apps
Azure OpenAI embeddingText-embedding-Ada-002Semantic AI & Search Applications:
– Data Clustering
– RAG Pipelines
Azure OpenAI DALLE-3DALL∙E 3Visual content creation application

API Developer Portal (For Staff Only) →

* For more details and the latest updates, please visit the “HKU ChatGPT” page.