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Connect OpenAI

This app uses ChatGPT AI to generate content, so connecting your own OpenAI API key is needed. Don't be down, this is great! This way you can transparently and easily control your AI expenses which can be way, way lower than a basic subscription to any third party AI service. By signing up to use OpenAI ChatGPT API you'll receive free $5 worth of credit.

For the free credit received ($5) you can generate roughly 220 images and the quality content to go along with. So, it can be a nice way to meet AI for the first time.

OpenAI API use has transparent pricing. Generating an image costs $0.02, GPT 3.5Turbo is $0.002 / 1K tokens and using the GPT 4+ is set to $0.06 / 1K tokens. These are all your costs.

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This process needs to be done only once, the first time you start using the DesktopBots.AI

How to sign up for OpenAI ChatGPT and use the API?​

  1. Start the DesktopBots.AI app on your desktop
  2. Open your internet browser and navigate the OpenAI ChatGPT website https://openai.com/
  3. Don't have the OpenAI account? Click the Try ChatGPT in the top right corner
  4. If you do have an OpenAI ChatGPT account, click the Log in
  5. Once logged in, you need to create an API key for the DesktopBots.AI
  6. Navigate the OpenAI Apps here OpenAI Apps
  7. Click the API - Integrate OpenAI models into your application or business
  8. Navigate to Personal > View API keys (top right corner)
  9. Click + Create new secret key
  10. The generated API key will be copied to your clipboard, let's paste that in the DesktopBots.AI API key option
  11. Back to the DesktopBots.AI app, navigate Settings > OpenAI API Key
  12. Click the Click to paste API key from the clipboard
  13. The API key will be verified and locked ✅

Now you're connected with the OpenAI and your bots will work with the best AI there is, the ChatGPT! You'll receive the free $5 allowance credit by the end of the passing month. After this period you can add more credits to use the bots, pricing is very affordable, as you're purchasing credits directly from OpenAI platform. Compared to a single AI service subscription, these credits will get you at least 20x as much content for your needs.

Video—How to connect OpenAI API key?​