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What are Model Policies?

Model policies control which AI models users in your organization can access. Choose from two configuration modes — All models or Specific models — to define the set of available models. Under All models, an optional exclusions field lets you block specific models while keeping everything else available. Dashboard: gateway.getunbound.ai/policies/model-policies

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Configuration Modes

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All Models

Allow access to every model available on the Unbound gateway. This is the default and most permissive option.

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Specific Models

Select an explicit list of models that users can access. Only the chosen models will be available — all others are blocked. Use this to restrict usage to approved models only (e.g., only allow gpt-4o and claude-sonnet-4-20250514).

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Excluding Specific Models

When using All models mode, you can optionally exclude a specific set. In the policy modal, select All models, then list the models to block in the Exclude models (optional) field. This blocks particular models while keeping everything else available — it is not a separate configuration mode. Use this to prevent usage of expensive or unapproved models (e.g., exclude gpt-5.1 to control costs).

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Setting Up Model Policies

  1. Go to Model Policies in the Unbound dashboard
  2. Choose a mode — All models or Specific models
  3. For All models, optionally add models to Exclude models (optional); for Specific models, select the models to allow
  4. Save your configuration

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Applying to Users

By default, a model policy with no user groups applies to everyone in your organization. To restrict a policy to specific teams, assign it to one or more user groups during creation or editing.
Model policies also accept a scope_tool_types field (via the policy API) to restrict the policy to specific AI tool types; an empty list applies it to all tools. This scoping is currently API-only and not exposed in the dashboard.

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Managing via CLI

List and manage model policies from the terminal:

CLI Policy Management

Create and manage model policies from the terminal

List Models

See which models are available in your gateway