diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/modelAccessGroups/useCreateModelAccessGroup.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/modelAccessGroups/useCreateModelAccessGroup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..22a661493e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/modelAccessGroups/useCreateModelAccessGroup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { fetchClient } from "@/lib/http/api";
+import type { components } from "@/lib/http/schema";
+import { modelKeys } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels";
+import { modelAccessGroupKeys } from "./useModelAccessGroups";
+
+export type CreateModelAccessGroupParams = components["schemas"]["NewModelGroupRequest"];
+type CreateModelAccessGroupResponse = components["schemas"]["NewModelGroupResponse"];
+
+const createModelAccessGroup = async (
+  params: CreateModelAccessGroupParams,
+): Promise<CreateModelAccessGroupResponse | undefined> => {
+  const { data } = await fetchClient.POST("/access_group/new", { body: params });
+  return data;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create a model access group by tagging every database deployment of the given model names with it.
+ * The proxy refuses a name that already exists and any model that only lives in config.yaml.
+ */
+export const useCreateModelAccessGroup = () => {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: createModelAccessGroup,
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: modelAccessGroupKeys.all });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: modelKeys.lists() });
+    },
+  });
+};
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels.test.ts
index 7231c126a63..19ed06f48cd 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels.test.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
   isAutoRouterDeployment,
   selectAutoRouterModelGroups,
+  selectDatabaseModelGroups,
   selectPlainModelGroups,
   useAllProxyModels,
   useAutoRouterModelGroups,
@@ -1136,3 +1137,18 @@ describe("useAutoRouterModelGroups", () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe("selectDatabaseModelGroups", () => {
+  it("keeps only names with a database deployment, deduplicated and sorted", () => {
+    expect(
+      selectDatabaseModelGroups([
+        { model_name: "zeta", model_info: { db_model: true } },
+        { model_name: "alpha", model_info: { db_model: true } },
+        { model_name: "alpha", model_info: { db_model: true } },
+        { model_name: "config-only", model_info: { db_model: false } },
+        { model_name: "untagged", model_info: {} },
+        { model_name: null, model_info: { db_model: true } },
+      ]),
+    ).toEqual(["alpha", "zeta"]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels.ts
index a9f7c54698a..92b0b6bf978 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export interface PaginatedModelInfoResponse {
   size: number;
 }
 
-const modelKeys = createQueryKeys("models");
+export const modelKeys = createQueryKeys("models");
 const modelHubKeys = createQueryKeys("modelHub");
 const allProxyModelsKeys = createQueryKeys("allProxyModels");
 const selectedTeamModelsKeys = createQueryKeys("selectedTeamModels");
@@ -196,6 +196,30 @@ export const usePlainModelGroups = (): ReadonlySet<string> => {
   return data ?? NO_AUTO_ROUTERS;
 };
 
+const NO_MODEL_GROUPS: readonly string[] = [];
+
+/** Public model names with at least one database deployment, which is what /access_group/new can tag. */
+export const selectDatabaseModelGroups = (deployments: AutoRouterDeployment[]): string[] =>
+  Array.from(
+    new Set(
+      deployments
+        .filter((deployment) => deployment.model_info?.db_model === true)
+        .map((deployment) => deployment.model_name)
+        .filter((modelName): modelName is string => Boolean(modelName)),
+    ),
+  ).sort();
+
+export const useDatabaseModelGroups = (): { data: readonly string[]; isLoading: boolean } => {
+  const { accessToken, userId, userRole } = useAuthorized();
+  const { data, isLoading } = useQuery<AutoRouterDeployment[], Error, string[]>({
+    queryKey: autoRouterListKey(userId, userRole),
+    queryFn: async () => await fetchAllModelDeployments(accessToken!, userId!, userRole!),
+    enabled: Boolean(accessToken && userId && userRole),
+    select: selectDatabaseModelGroups,
+  });
+  return { data: data ?? NO_MODEL_GROUPS, isLoading };
+};
+
 export const useAutoRouters = (): UseQueryResult<AutoRouterDeployment[], Error> => {
   const { accessToken, userId, userRole } = useAuthorized();
   return useQuery<AutoRouterDeployment[], Error, AutoRouterDeployment[]>({
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AccessGroupBudgetModal.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AccessGroupBudgetModal.tsx
index 8df2a6620f9..e94d0159951 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AccessGroupBudgetModal.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AccessGroupBudgetModal.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { CircleHelp } from "lucide-react";
 import React from "react";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 import BudgetDurationDropdown from "@/components/common_components/budget_duration_dropdown";
 import { FieldGroup } from "@/components/ui/field";
 import { FormField } from "@/components/shared/form/FormField";
-import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipProvider, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
+import { TooltipProvider } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 import NumericalInput from "@/components/shared/numerical_input";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { useZodForm } from "@/lib/forms/useZodForm";
@@ -14,16 +13,7 @@ import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from "@/components/u
 import { ModelAccessGroup } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/modelAccessGroups/useModelAccessGroups";
 import { SetModelAccessGroupBudgetParams } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/modelAccessGroups/useSetModelAccessGroupBudget";
 import { accessGroupBudgetFormValues, buildAccessGroupBudgetBody, hasAnyBudgetValue } from "./accessGroupBudgetPayload";
-
-const labelWithHint = (label: React.ReactNode, hint: string): React.ReactNode => (
-  <>
-    {label}
-    <Tooltip>
-      <TooltipTrigger render={<CircleHelp className="size-3.5 shrink-0 cursor-help text-muted-foreground" />} />
-      <TooltipContent>{hint}</TooltipContent>
-    </Tooltip>
-  </>
-);
+import { labelWithHint } from "./LabelWithHint";
 
 const budgetSchema = z
   .object({
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/CreateAccessGroupModal.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/CreateAccessGroupModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a74932fe49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/CreateAccessGroupModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+"use client";
+
+import React, { useMemo } from "react";
+import { MultiSelect } from "@/components/shared/MultiSelect";
+import { FormField } from "@/components/shared/form/FormField";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from "@/components/ui/dialog";
+import { FieldGroup } from "@/components/ui/field";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { TooltipProvider } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
+import { useZodForm } from "@/lib/forms/useZodForm";
+import { CreateModelAccessGroupParams } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/modelAccessGroups/useCreateModelAccessGroup";
+import { createAccessGroupSchema } from "./createAccessGroupSchema";
+import { labelWithHint } from "./LabelWithHint";
+
+interface CreateAccessGroupModalProps {
+  existingGroups: readonly string[];
+  modelOptions: readonly string[];
+  isLoadingModels: boolean;
+  isSaving: boolean;
+  onCancel: () => void;
+  onSubmit: (params: CreateModelAccessGroupParams) => void;
+}
+
+const CreateAccessGroupModal: React.FC<CreateAccessGroupModalProps> = ({
+  existingGroups,
+  modelOptions,
+  isLoadingModels,
+  isSaving,
+  onCancel,
+  onSubmit,
+}) => {
+  const schema = useMemo(() => createAccessGroupSchema(new Set(existingGroups)), [existingGroups]);
+  const form = useZodForm(schema, { defaultValues: { access_group: "", model_names: [] } });
+  const options = useMemo(() => modelOptions.map((name) => ({ label: name, value: name })), [modelOptions]);
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open onOpenChange={(open) => !open && onCancel()}>
+      <DialogContent className="max-h-[calc(100dvh-2rem)] overflow-y-auto sm:max-w-[560px]">
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle>Create access group</DialogTitle>
+        </DialogHeader>
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          The group is added to every deployment of the models you pick. Keys and teams can then be granted the group by
+          name, and it can carry one shared budget.
+        </p>
+        <form onSubmit={form.handleSubmit(onSubmit)} noValidate>
+          <TooltipProvider>
+            <FieldGroup className="mt-4">
+              <FormField
+                control={form.control}
+                name="access_group"
+                label={labelWithHint("Access Group Name", "Free-text label, for example production-models")}
+              >
+                {(field) => <Input {...field} placeholder="production-models" autoComplete="off" />}
+              </FormField>
+
+              <FormField
+                control={form.control}
+                name="model_names"
+                label={labelWithHint(
+                  "Models",
+                  "Only models with a database deployment are listed. A model defined in config.yaml joins a group through its access_groups entry in the config file",
+                )}
+              >
+                {({ id, value, onChange }) => (
+                  <MultiSelect
+                    id={id}
+                    options={options}
+                    value={value}
+                    onValueChange={onChange}
+                    loading={isLoadingModels}
+                    placeholder="Select models"
+                    emptyText="No database models found"
+                  />
+                )}
+              </FormField>
+            </FieldGroup>
+
+            <div className="mt-6 flex justify-end gap-2">
+              <Button type="button" variant="outline" onClick={onCancel}>
+                Cancel
+              </Button>
+              <Button type="submit" disabled={isSaving}>
+                {isSaving ? "Creating..." : "Create Access Group"}
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          </TooltipProvider>
+        </form>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+};
+
+export default CreateAccessGroupModal;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/LabelWithHint.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/LabelWithHint.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d34aa119987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/LabelWithHint.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { CircleHelp } from "lucide-react";
+import React from "react";
+import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
+
+export const labelWithHint = (label: React.ReactNode, hint: string): React.ReactNode => (
+  <>
+    {label}
+    <Tooltip>
+      <TooltipTrigger render={<CircleHelp className="size-3.5 shrink-0 cursor-help text-muted-foreground" />} />
+      <TooltipContent>{hint}</TooltipContent>
+    </Tooltip>
+  </>
+);
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/createAccessGroupSchema.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/createAccessGroupSchema.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8b03bcf27c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/createAccessGroupSchema.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { createAccessGroupSchema } from "./createAccessGroupSchema";
+
+const schema = createAccessGroupSchema(new Set(["premium"]));
+
+describe("createAccessGroupSchema", () => {
+  it("accepts a fresh name with at least one model and trims the name", () => {
+    const result = schema.safeParse({ access_group: "  gold ", model_names: ["gold-nano"] });
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.data).toEqual({ access_group: "gold", model_names: ["gold-nano"] });
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["", "Enter a name for the access group"],
+    ["   ", "Enter a name for the access group"],
+    ["openai/prod", 'A group name cannot contain "/"'],
+    ["premium", "An access group with this name already exists"],
+    [" premium ", "An access group with this name already exists"],
+  ])("rejects the name %j", (name, message) => {
+    const result = schema.safeParse({ access_group: name, model_names: ["gold-nano"] });
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.error?.issues.map((issue) => issue.message)).toContain(message);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an empty model list", () => {
+    const result = schema.safeParse({ access_group: "gold", model_names: [] });
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.error?.issues.map((issue) => issue.message)).toEqual(["Pick at least one model"]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/createAccessGroupSchema.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/createAccessGroupSchema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc6ba974ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/createAccessGroupSchema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { z } from "zod/v4";
+import { isBudgetAddressable } from "./AccessGroupBudgetColumns";
+
+export const createAccessGroupSchema = (existingGroups: ReadonlySet<string>) =>
+  z.object({
+    access_group: z
+      .string()
+      .trim()
+      .min(1, "Enter a name for the access group")
+      .refine(isBudgetAddressable, 'A group name cannot contain "/"')
+      .refine((name) => !existingGroups.has(name), "An access group with this name already exists"),
+    model_names: z.array(z.string()).min(1, "Pick at least one model"),
+  });
+
+export type CreateAccessGroupFormValues = z.input<ReturnType<typeof createAccessGroupSchema>>;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AccessGroupBudgetsPanel.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AccessGroupBudgetsPanel.integration.test.tsx
index 4d0818987ce..f7a67c16b80 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AccessGroupBudgetsPanel.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AccessGroupBudgetsPanel.integration.test.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor, within } from "@testing-library/react";
 import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import React from "react";
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
-const { GET, PUT, DELETE, userRole } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+const { GET, PUT, DELETE, POST, modelInfoCall, userRole } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   GET: vi.fn(),
   PUT: vi.fn(),
   DELETE: vi.fn(),
+  POST: vi.fn(),
+  modelInfoCall: vi.fn(),
   userRole: { current: "Admin" },
 }));
-vi.mock("@/lib/http/api", () => ({ fetchClient: { GET, PUT, DELETE } }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/http/api", () => ({ fetchClient: { GET, PUT, DELETE, POST } }));
+vi.mock("@/components/networking", () => ({
+  modelInfoCall,
+  modelHubCall: vi.fn(),
+  modelAvailableCall: vi.fn(),
+}));
 
 vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized", () => ({
-  default: () => ({ accessToken: "sk-test", userRole: userRole.current }),
+  default: () => ({ accessToken: "sk-test", userId: "user-1", userRole: userRole.current }),
 }));
 
 import AccessGroupBudgetsPanel from "./AccessGroupBudgetsPanel";
@@ -40,6 +47,16 @@ const FREE_GROUP = {
   budget: null,
 };
 
+const DATABASE_DEPLOYMENT = { model_name: "gold-nano", model_info: { id: "m-1", db_model: true } };
+const CONFIG_DEPLOYMENT = { model_name: "config-nano", model_info: { id: "m-2", db_model: false } };
+const MODEL_INFO_PAGE = {
+  data: [DATABASE_DEPLOYMENT, CONFIG_DEPLOYMENT],
+  total_count: 2,
+  current_page: 1,
+  total_pages: 1,
+  size: 1000,
+};
+
 const renderPanel = () => {
   const queryClient = new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } });
   return render(
@@ -60,6 +77,8 @@ describe("AccessGroupBudgetsPanel", () => {
     GET.mockResolvedValue({ data: { access_groups: [BUDGETED_GROUP, FREE_GROUP] } });
     PUT.mockResolvedValue({ data: { access_group: "shared", spend: 0, budget: null } });
     DELETE.mockResolvedValue({ data: { access_group: "premium", budget_deleted: true, message: "ok" } });
+    POST.mockResolvedValue({ data: { access_group: "gold", model_names: ["gold-nano"], models_updated: 1 } });
+    modelInfoCall.mockResolvedValue(MODEL_INFO_PAGE);
   });
 
   it("lists each group with the spend drawn against its shared budget", async () => {
@@ -162,4 +181,82 @@ describe("AccessGroupBudgetsPanel", () => {
       }),
     );
   });
+
+  describe("creating a group", () => {
+    const openCreate = async () => {
+      await userEvent.click(await screen.findByTestId("create-access-group"));
+      await screen.findByRole("dialog");
+    };
+
+    const nameInput = () => screen.getByLabelText(/access group name/i);
+    const submitButton = () => within(screen.getByRole("dialog")).getByRole("button", { name: /create access group/i });
+
+    // Base UI marks the dialog inert while the option list is open, so dismiss it before touching the form
+    const pickModel = async (modelName: string) => {
+      await userEvent.click(within(screen.getByRole("dialog")).getByRole("combobox"));
+      await userEvent.click(await screen.findByText(modelName));
+      await userEvent.click(nameInput());
+    };
+
+    it("hides creation from an admin viewer", async () => {
+      userRole.current = "Admin Viewer";
+      renderPanel();
+
+      expect(await screen.findByText("premium")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId("create-access-group")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it("offers only models that have a database deployment", async () => {
+      renderPanel();
+      await openCreate();
+
+      await userEvent.click(within(screen.getByRole("dialog")).getByRole("combobox"));
+
+      expect(await screen.findByText("gold-nano")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByText("config-nano")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it("tags the chosen models with the trimmed name and lists the new group", async () => {
+      renderPanel();
+      await openCreate();
+
+      fireEvent.change(nameInput(), { target: { value: " gold " } });
+      await pickModel("gold-nano");
+      GET.mockResolvedValue({
+        data: { access_groups: [BUDGETED_GROUP, FREE_GROUP, { ...FREE_GROUP, access_group: "gold" }] },
+      });
+      await userEvent.click(submitButton());
+
+      await waitFor(() =>
+        expect(POST).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/access_group/new", {
+          body: { access_group: "gold", model_names: ["gold-nano"] },
+        }),
+      );
+      expect(await screen.findByText("gold")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it("refuses a name the proxy already has without sending a request", async () => {
+      renderPanel();
+      await openCreate();
+
+      fireEvent.change(nameInput(), { target: { value: "premium" } });
+      await pickModel("gold-nano");
+      await userEvent.click(submitButton());
+
+      expect(await screen.findByText("An access group with this name already exists")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(POST).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("requires at least one model", async () => {
+      renderPanel();
+      await openCreate();
+
+      fireEvent.change(nameInput(), { target: { value: "gold" } });
+      await userEvent.click(submitButton());
+
+      expect(await screen.findByText("Pick at least one model")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(POST).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AccessGroupBudgetsPanel.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AccessGroupBudgetsPanel.tsx
index ee8baab81ab..466da3cde02 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AccessGroupBudgetsPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AccessGroupBudgetsPanel.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { SortingState } from "@tanstack/react-table";
-import { Inbox } from "lucide-react";
+import { Inbox, Plus } from "lucide-react";
 import React, { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 
 import DeleteResourceModal from "@/components/common_components/DeleteResourceModal";
 import { DataTable } from "@/components/shared/DataTable";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { toast } from "@/lib/toast";
 import { isProxyAdminRole } from "@/utils/roles";
 import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
+import { useDatabaseModelGroups } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels";
 import { ModelAccessGroup, useModelAccessGroups } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/modelAccessGroups/useModelAccessGroups";
+import {
+  CreateModelAccessGroupParams,
+  useCreateModelAccessGroup,
+} from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/modelAccessGroups/useCreateModelAccessGroup";
 import { useDeleteModelAccessGroupBudget } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/modelAccessGroups/useDeleteModelAccessGroupBudget";
 import {
   SetModelAccessGroupBudgetParams,
   useSetModelAccessGroupBudget,
 } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/modelAccessGroups/useSetModelAccessGroupBudget";
 import AccessGroupBudgetModal from "@/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AccessGroupBudgetModal";
+import CreateAccessGroupModal from "@/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/CreateAccessGroupModal";
 import { getAccessGroupBudgetColumns } from "@/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AccessGroupBudgetColumns";
 
 const DEFAULT_SORTING: SortingState = [{ id: "access_group", desc: false }];
@@ -28,7 +35,7 @@ function EmptyState() {
       </div>
       <div className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">No model access groups yet</div>
       <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-        Put a deployment in an access group from its model settings, then give the group a shared budget here.
+        Create one here or put a deployment in a group from its model settings, then give the group a shared budget.
       </div>
     </div>
   );
@@ -39,10 +46,13 @@ export default function AccessGroupBudgetsPanel() {
   const { data: accessGroups, isLoading } = useModelAccessGroups();
   const setBudget = useSetModelAccessGroupBudget();
   const clearBudget = useDeleteModelAccessGroupBudget();
+  const createGroup = useCreateModelAccessGroup();
+  const { data: databaseModelGroups, isLoading: isLoadingModels } = useDatabaseModelGroups();
 
   const [sorting, setSorting] = useState<SortingState>(DEFAULT_SORTING);
   const [editing, setEditing] = useState<ModelAccessGroup | null>(null);
   const [clearing, setClearing] = useState<ModelAccessGroup | null>(null);
+  const [creating, setCreating] = useState(false);
 
   const canWrite = isProxyAdminRole(userRole ?? "");
   const columns = useMemo(
@@ -50,6 +60,17 @@ export default function AccessGroupBudgetsPanel() {
     [canWrite],
   );
 
+  const existingGroups = useMemo(() => (accessGroups ?? []).map((group) => group.access_group), [accessGroups]);
+
+  const handleCreate = (params: CreateModelAccessGroupParams) => {
+    createGroup.mutate(params, {
+      onSuccess: () => {
+        toast.success(`Access group "${params.access_group}" created`);
+        setCreating(false);
+      },
+    });
+  };
+
   const handleSubmit = (params: SetModelAccessGroupBudgetParams) => {
     if (!editing) return;
     const accessGroup = editing.access_group;
@@ -77,10 +98,18 @@ export default function AccessGroupBudgetsPanel() {
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
-      <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-        A model access group can carry one budget that every key granted the group by name draws from together. Keys
-        that reach the group&apos;s models through a wildcard or all-proxy-models are not charged against it.
-      </p>
+      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          A model access group can carry one budget that every key granted the group by name draws from together. Keys
+          that reach the group&apos;s models through a wildcard or all-proxy-models are not charged against it.
+        </p>
+        {canWrite && (
+          <Button size="sm" className="shrink-0" onClick={() => setCreating(true)} data-testid="create-access-group">
+            <Plus />
+            Create Access Group
+          </Button>
+        )}
+      </div>
 
       <DataTable
         data={accessGroups ?? []}
@@ -95,6 +124,17 @@ export default function AccessGroupBudgetsPanel() {
         size="compact"
       />
 
+      {creating && (
+        <CreateAccessGroupModal
+          existingGroups={existingGroups}
+          modelOptions={databaseModelGroups}
+          isLoadingModels={isLoadingModels}
+          isSaving={createGroup.isPending}
+          onCancel={() => setCreating(false)}
+          onSubmit={handleCreate}
+        />
+      )}
+
       <AccessGroupBudgetModal
         accessGroup={editing}
         isSaving={setBudget.isPending}