API Terms/AI & Machine Learning/OpenAI API

OpenAI API

openai.com

Provides HTTP endpoints for text generation, fine-tuning, embeddings, image/video/audio generation, and related AI model tasks.

The OpenAI API API uses bearer token authentication; has usage based pricing; offers a free tier (Free tier: user in an allowed geography, $100/month usage limit); rate limits: Limits by RPM, RPD, TPM, TPD, IPM per organization/project; auto-graduated usage tiers (Free through Tier 5), visible via response headers. Verified 2026-07-12 with per-field source links.

AI & Machine Learning Verified 2026-07-12 high confidence
Base URL
https://api.openai.com/v1
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Free tier
Free tier: user in an allowed geography, $100/month usage limit
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Pricing model
usage_based
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Pricing
Per-token pricing, e.g. gpt-5.6-sol $5.00 input / $30.00 output per 1M tokens; tiers, batch, flex, and priority pricing available
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Rate limits
Limits by RPM, RPD, TPM, TPD, IPM per organization/project; auto-graduated usage tiers (Free through Tier 5), visible via response headers
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OpenAPI spec
not documented null
no source
MCP server
Docs MCP referenced (OpenAI Developers plugin / Docs MCP)
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