API Access using free tier (2024)

FAQs

API Access using free tier? ›

The API Gateway free tier includes one million HTTP API calls, one million REST API calls, one million messages, and 750,000 connection minutes per month for up to 12 months. HTTP API: A RESTful API that is optimized for serverless workloads. Pay only for the API calls you receive.

There is no “free account” for API. The use of the service costs money by the amount of data used.

OpenAI basically no longer offers a Free Tier. Any use of the API requires the addition of a minimum of $5. There might just be a small system lag regarding the “visible” update of your tier under the above link.

ChatGPT is free to use, and Free tier users now have access to a large range of capabilities with GPT-4o, including access to a series of tools and access to GPTs in our GPT store.

Charge for API Access

It's only available to your customer if it's paid for. This would be with a flat or tiered fee, or at least a fee that isn't driven by usage of the API (that's the next strategy). The amount you charge for API access can vary.

Free APIs are publicly available software interfaces that can be accessed without charge. They allow developers to integrate functionality and data from external sources into their applications.

OpenAI removed the prior granting of free trial credits to new accounts and stealthfully removed documentation talking about it. The bottom line is that documentation says the Free Plan has access to API, but as occurs - no.

When you first sign up for the API, you are on the “free tier.” You can think of this as tier zero as each tier after this one is numbered from one through five. The most important number right now is the usage limits. You cannot spend more than $100 a month when you start out with ChatGPT.

Is ChatGPT free to use? The free version of ChatGPT is available to everyone. Upgrading to Plus, Team, or Enterprise offers a more powerful experience through additional features and access to GPT-4.

Should I use ChatGPT or OpenAI API? ›

ChatGPT offers a chat interface for our models and a range of built-in features such as integrated browsing, code execution, plugins, and more. By contrast, using OpenAI's API provides more flexibility but requires that you write code or send the requests to our models programmatically.

There is no more free trial credits, and GPT-4 models have always required a paid account that has made payments in the past. You'll have to put your own $5 towards purchasing prepayment credits to use the API and unlock GPT-4 models.

As @Macha said, the API and ChatGPT Plus are separate. Once you begin to use credits on the API side, you quickly realize how much of a value ChatGPT Plus can be at only $20/month! Usually everybody gets a few dollars of free credits automatically when the account is created. These credits expire after three months.

Is ChatGPT API Free? The API itself is free. You will have to pay based on usage. But initially, you'll get free credit worth $18 upon subscribing to get a taste of it.

API Keys is free of charge.

An open API (often referred to as a public API) is a publicly available application programming interface that provides developers with programmatic access to a (possibly proprietary) software application or web service. Open APIs are APIs that are published on the internet and are free to access by consumers.

Charges are based on the number of unique API keys used to access the API rather than per individual user. For instance, if a developer uses three different API keys for $5 per API key per month, they will be charged $15. This metric is useful when each API key is used for a different application.

OpenAI removed the prior granting of free trial credits to new accounts and stealthfully removed documentation talking about it. The bottom line is that documentation says the Free Plan has access to API, but as occurs - no.

API Keys is free of charge. If you use Cloud Endpoints to manage your API, you might incur charges at high traffic volumes. For more information, see Endpoints pricing.

It's a security measure to help track and control API usage, so only authorized users or applications can access the data. Similar to how you need a password to access your apps, you need an API key to access APIs.