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apply for API credits through this program(opens in a new window). Note that this will take you to a third-party provider, SurveyMonkey Apply, where you’ll need to create an account to apply. The application will ask for information about your research question and planned use of OpenAI’s products to facilitate that research.
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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.
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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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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.
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With purchased credits ready, you are one step away from making this a reality. Once you generate your API key, you'll input the character string OpenAI provides to grant your applications access.
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Credits are valid for a period of 12 months and they can be applied towards any of our publicly available models. Please note that applications are reviewed once every 3 months (in March, June, September, and December). Grants may take up to 4 weeks to credit to awardees after they receive ...
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We’re excited to launch a $1 million initiative supporting open source projects to use Codex CLI and OpenAI models. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, with projects receiving grants up to $25,000 in API credits.
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