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solid idol Feb 9, 2026, 10:46 AM

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I got this error message but I have a chat gpt plus plan and I didn't think I would need an api key:

⚠️ API provider returned a billing error — your API key has run out of credits or has an insufficient balance. Check your provider's billing dashboard and top up or switch to a different API key.

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solemn anvilBOT Feb 9, 2026, 10:47 AM

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solid idol I got this error message but I have a chat gpt plus plan and I didn't think I wo...

ChatGPT Plus (the web app subscription) and the OpenAI API are billed separately.

So if OpenClaw is using an openai/... model (regular OpenAI API), you still need an API key with API billing enabled on the OpenAI Platform account. That error usually means the API account has no credits / no payment method / exhausted quota.

You have two valid paths:

Use the OpenAI API (needs API key + billing)

Add billing / payment method on the OpenAI Platform, then create an API key.
Configure OPENAI_API_KEY (or paste it in the wizard).
Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/model-providers (OpenAI section)

Use “subscription OAuth” (no API key) via Codex
OpenClaw supports ChatGPT sign-in for the openai-codex provider (Codex), not the normal openai API provider:

openclaw models auth login --provider openai-codex
openclaw models set openai-codex/gpt-5.2

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