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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.

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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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.

March 24, 2025 - Learn how organizations can get free OpenAI API tokens, how they work, and how to participate in OpenAI's data-sharing program for cost savings.

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.

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 ...

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…

1 month 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

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.

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…

OpenAI provides different pricing plans based on your usage needs. You can buy credits on a pay-as-you-go basis or opt for a subscription plan that includes a certain number of credits per month. Promotions and Grants: Occasionally, OpenAI runs promotions or offers grants that provide free ...

December 3, 2023 - I have seen tuitorials and other discussions talking about some initial free credits on generating the secret key but I have not recieved anything and keep on getting the error:

January 6, 2023 - I received the following response ... can apply for a grant to receive free access to the API by filling out the grant application form on the OpenAI website....

September 4, 2023 - I am a third-year Computer Science Engineering student, currently working on a project for my portfolio, which requires API calls from OpenAI. Unfortunately, I have not used my free credits, and they have now expired bac…