#Why do free credit users get slower replies?

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limber oriole
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Hi , my boss just created an openai account, and he sent me his api key, since he won't use it.
I noticed that the requests with his api key are significantly slower than the one that I use.
I am on a pay-as-you-go plan (it's the only one).
I did a test in python 10-15 times and same results.

PROMPT ; [{"role": "user", "content": 'hi how are you doing'}]
FREE API KEY: 13 seconds (average response)
PAID API KEY: 2 seconds (average response)

flint blaze
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Because OpenAI prioritize those who keeps their business running would be my guess. He can try the API, but he can't suspect to get the best experience until he pays.
Something like that 🙂

limber oriole