#Use chagpt ( api ) instead of chatgpt plus will be more expensive?

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pseudo thunder
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Use chagpt ( api ) instead of chatgpt plus will be more expensive?
Let's suppose 30 days with 100 prompts with 600 tokens each. calculate the price with gpt3.5-turbo and gpt-4-preview( turbo )

calm shardBOT
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Hi @pseudo thunder. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave:

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The cost of using the ChatGPT API and ChatGPT Plus depends on the number of tokens used and the pricing model for each service.

For the ChatGPT API, you're charged for every token going in and every token coming out. The cost is $0.002 per 1000 tokens for GPT-3.5-turbo, according to a forum post (https://community.openai.com/t/195879). However, the pricing for GPT-4-preview (turbo) is not specified in the extracts provided.

On the other hand, ChatGPT Plus subscription covers usage on chat.openai.com only and costs $20/month, as stated in this help article (https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7039783-how-can-i-access-the-chatgpt-api).

Let's calculate the cost for the ChatGPT API with GPT-3.5-turbo:

If you're sending 100 prompts each day for 30 days, with each prompt having 600 tokens, the total tokens used would be 100 prompts/day * 30 days * 600 tokens/prompt = 1,800,000 tokens.

At $0.002 per 1000 tokens, the cost would be 1,800,000 tokens * ($0.002 / 1000 tokens) = $3.6.

Please note that this calculation assumes that the number of tokens in the responses from the model is the same as the number of tokens in the prompts, which may not always be the case. The actual cost could be higher if the responses contain more tokens.

In comparison, the cost for ChatGPT Plus is a flat rate of $20/month, regardless of the number of tokens used.

Therefore, in this scenario, using the ChatGPT API with GPT-3.5-turbo would be cheaper than ChatGPT Plus. However, the cost for using GPT-4-preview (turbo) could be different, and you would need to check the specific pricing for this model.

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Please also note that the ChatGPT API and ChatGPT Plus are billed separately, and the ChatGPT Plus subscription does not include access to the ChatGPT API, as mentioned in this forum post (https://community.openai.com/t/309420).

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pseudo thunder
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@calm shard So much information! can you please remake it and be more efficient on the explanation? thanks

calm shardBOT
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Let me check the knowledge base for you. One moment! :books:

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Sure, let's simplify it:

  1. ChatGPT API: You're charged per token. For GPT-3.5-turbo, it's $0.002 per 1000 tokens. If you send 100 prompts of 600 tokens each day for 30 days, you'll use 1,800,000 tokens. The cost would be 1,800,000 * ($0.002 / 1000) = $3.6. This assumes the response tokens are the same as the prompt tokens. The cost could be higher if the responses are longer. The pricing for GPT-4-preview (turbo) is not provided in the extracts.

  2. ChatGPT Plus: This is a flat rate of $20/month, regardless of how many tokens you use.

In this scenario, using the ChatGPT API with GPT-3.5-turbo would be cheaper than ChatGPT Plus. But remember, the API and ChatGPT Plus are billed separately, and the Plus subscription doesn't include API access.

Sources: Help Article (https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7039783-how-can-i-access-the-chatgpt-api), Forum Post (https://community.openai.com/t/309420).

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