OpenAI
The AI research company behind ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, and the APIs that power thousands of AI products.
What is OpenAI?
OpenAI is the AI research company that built ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, and Whisper.
Started in 2015 as a nonprofit, it shifted to a capped-profit model in 2019 and became the fastest-growing consumer app in history when ChatGPT launched in November 2022.
Most builders interact with OpenAI through their API, which lets you integrate GPT models, image generation, speech recognition, and embeddings into your own products. ChatGPT hit 100 million users in two months. The API powers everything from customer service bots to code assistants to content generators.
API pricing is pay-as-you-go based on tokens processed. ChatGPT has a free tier, Plus at $20/month, and Team/Enterprise plans. The API documentation is comprehensive and the developer community is massive.
Good to Know
Created ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, and Whisper
Offers both consumer products (ChatGPT) and developer APIs
API pricing is usage-based on tokens processed
ChatGPT reached 100M users in 2 months, fastest app ever
Backed by Microsoft with deep Azure integration
How Vibe Coders Use OpenAI
Building a customer support chatbot that understands context and product details
Adding AI-powered code completion to your IDE or dev tools
Generating product descriptions or marketing copy at scale
Creating custom AI assistants trained on your company's knowledge base
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Terms
AI image generator that turns text prompts into high-quality images through Discord or its web interface.
The text instruction you give an AI model to tell it what you want it to do, like asking ChatGPT to write code or explain a concept.
Autonomous software that observes, decides, and acts to complete tasks without constant human input, using LLMs as their decision-making brain.
A set of rules that lets different software programs talk to each other and share data or functionality.
The amount of text an AI model can remember and process at once, measured in tokens. Bigger windows mean longer conversations and documents.
Join 0 others building with AI