Terminology

This page summarizes key terms used across the docs for consistent understanding.

• Owner (主账户): top-level account that manages descendants and keys.
• Descendants (后代用户): any users in the owner’s subtree; see “User Hierarchy”.
• DNA: lineage path (e.g., .1.42.) used to filter user groups.
• Level (等级): abstraction for key pools and model routing.
• Gear (档位): user attribute that impacts routing/drift strategies.
• Tier (层级): user attribute for pricing/permissions.
• Factor (因子): coefficient used in pricing.
• Rates (费率倍率): multiplier applied to model pricing.
• Model Mapper (模型映射): aliasing models to targets (user-level or owner-level).
• Level Mapper (Level 映射): map model patterns to a Level (routes to a key pool).
• Resources (资源白名单): allowed API paths (e.g., /v1/chat/completions).
• Model Limits (模型限速): per-model limits (RPM/RPH/RPD, TPM/TPH/TPD).
• RPM/RPH/RPD: requests per minute/hour/day.
• TPM/TPH/TPD: tokens per minute/hour/day.
• Sleep (休眠): temporarily remove a key from rotation after failures.
• Switch Over (故障切换): move from one Level to another when the current Level is exhausted/unhealthy.

See also:

• “Access Control”
• “User Hierarchy”
• “Billing & Credits”