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# OpenAI

### Overview <a href="#overview" id="overview"></a>

An artificial intelligence research and deployment company,[ OpenAI](https://openai.com/) focuses on the creation of safe, artificial, general intelligence. Their latest AI model, called ChatGPT, has the ability to interact with a user in a conversational tone.

When prompted, it composes responses relevant to the topic requested. Thunkable creators can utilize this model in their own apps and tap into the power of AI and natural language generation.

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OpenAI no longer provides Free Trial credits. An OpenAI paid account is required to make API calls. Please see [OpenAI pricing](https://openai.com/pricing#language-models).
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#### Create an OpenAI account and generate a secret API key <a href="#create-an-openai-account-and-generate-a-secret-api-key" id="create-an-openai-account-and-generate-a-secret-api-key"></a>

To use the OpenAI ChatGPT model in your Thunkable app, you need to generate a personal Open AI API key. To do this:

1. Navigate to <https://openai.com/api/>
2. Click **Sign Up**.
3. On the Overview page, click your avatar to show the menu and select **View API Keys**.
4. Select **Create new secret key**.
5. Copy the secret key that is provided in the pop-up window. You will need to paste this into your Thunkable project.

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You will only be able to see your OpenAI API key once. You will not be able to copy it after the initial modal closes.
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