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What is the deal with my credit grants vs monthly bill? - API - OpenAI Developer Community

January 22, 2024 - I know OpenAI wants me to refer billing questions to its documentation, but for the life of me I cannot understand what this means (see screenshot). I’ve either spent $21 or $1.30. Which is it? The past two months appare…

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r/OpenAI on Reddit: What are credit grants on the Usage page?

November 6, 2023 -

I don't remember seeing this. I guess its display is part of the new rollouts today?

What are credit grants? Does this mean I have $18 worth of free credits before I start paying? I did ask ChatGPT and it gave me info, but I'm just unclear how this works into what I actually pay monthly.

Until that says $18/$18 you don’t pay a dime

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While I haven't found anything to explain exactly what they are, how they're calculated, etc., they are absolutely *not* a one time thing for me. I continue to get them every month, and they expire in 2025. Mine has grown every month. I'm sure there's a rationale here, to basically incentivize me to continue using the API until I'm using enough that it's obvious I am not merely running some experiments but actively using it commercially. I initially thought it was like "rollover minutes" on a cell plan (where if you're paying for X minutes a month, and use 0.5x, you get 0.5x that "rolls over" to the next month). That seemed to make sense, but it's continued even when I've had to pay for extra API calls on months I was using it more heavily. The total "credit grant" amount has continued to increase as well. I feel like there's probably a point that they stop doing this, but as a "pre-money" startup, I've accepted it with gratitude.

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Prepaid Credits vs Credit Grants - Community - OpenAI Developer Community

March 21, 2024 - Two days ago I received an email that my API access will be cutoff next week if I don’t purchase pre-paid credits. I currently have a significant amount in credit grants, can those be used? As you can imagine I do not w…

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Free OpenAI API Credits: Get & Use Guide

March 24, 2025 - OpenAI's free API credit program is a golden opportunity for businesses and research institutions, offering significant cost savings while contributing to AI model refinement.

Why Aren’t My Credit Grants Being Used? Paid Credits Charged Instead - API - OpenAI Developer Community

That’s the confusing bit, all of the expired grants don’t get removed from your $69 total, so it looks like you have more. I will raise this with the OAI team and see what the position is, it is very confusing I’ll grant you. The accurate balance remaining is the $3.93 I belive.

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Message "No credit grants found" in the new API OpenAi accounts - API - OpenAI Developer Community

The API is not free, and OpenAI is no longer giving free trial credits. The issue can be resolved by proceeding to settings->billing in your platform.openai.com account, choosing “add payment method”, and continuing through to purchasing a prepayment credit.

How to use credit grants in API platform - API - OpenAI Developer Community

3 weeks ago - Hi guys! I have 10$ grant in API. But my balance is now -0.01$. How to switch to credit grant usage. Liek it says available and says 10$ but I can’t switch to using it. Can anyone help

How to Get $2500 in OpenAI Credits - API - OpenAI Developer Community

It indeed seems to be no longer listed. That could indicate that OpenAI no longer grants these free credits or that there are some changes underway. However, you still have the option to access OpenAI models via Azure OpenAI studio using your Azure credits.

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How to generate your own Openai API key & add credits Blogs | Klamp.ai

Promotions and Grants: Occasionally, ... opportunities if you're working on a project that could qualify. OpenAI Credits are deducted based on the API calls you ......

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GPT-5.2 API Credit Grants: Complete Guide to Free OpenAI Credits in 2025 | FastGPTPlus

1 week ago - Get up to $5,500+ in free GPT-5.2 API credits through OpenAI's official programs. Complete guide to Researcher Access Program ($1,000), Data-Sharing Program (11M tokens/day), startup credits, and cost-effective alternatives.

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Researcher Access Program FAQ | OpenAI Help Center

If you want to request an additional grant, you can submit a new application through the portal and include details about the progress in your research. You can learn more about our rate limits and submit a request for a rate-limit increase here.

$120 credit for API accounts - API - OpenAI Developer Community

August 9, 2023 - Until a while ago, when creating API accounts, a $5 payment would grant $120 in promotional credits. Now, with new accounts, when the initial $5 credit runs out, it doesn’t transition to the $120 credit, and it simply says the credit has run out.

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OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. In service of that mission, we sometimes provide grants (in the form of monetary compensation or API credits, depending on the program) to support strategic initiatives and research.

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How to Buy OpenAI Credits: 5 Steps

The minimum purchase for OpenAI API credits starts at $5, with higher limits depending on your OpenAI trust tier. The trust tier grants users different access levels and usage based on various factors determined by OpenAI.

How can I get Free Trial Credits? - API - OpenAI Developer Community

[image] junmagic.ai: Just signed up yesterday. Got $5. Was it $18 before? Yes, it is not only $5. It used to be $18, our internal data showed that people were able to make ~750 API calls with the $5 which was enough to get a feel for how to use the API (which is the whole goal of free trial c…