Billing question for commercial apps

[PaulBellow]

Yeah, I just linked for reference.

As I said in the comment, I’m not sure about the “bring-your-own-key” model, and you might want to reach out to official support.

Good luck.

ETA: Mentions bring-your-own-key…

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/26-gpt-3-insurance-idea-debating-openais-bring-your/id1564576820?i=1000548182223

@bakztfuture seems to be saying they do NOT support bring-your-own-key, but this was 2021, so things might have changed. I don’t see anything official in the docs, and I know some people are doing it, but it might not be the best model long term?

ETA2:

Most “bring-your-own-key” models are opensource software that people would install themselves. I don’t think OpenAI wants you storing keys (even encrypted) for other users… so that’s something to think about too…

ETA3:

Okay… seems it is NOT allowed… I’m not sure if they’re enforcing it, though…

OpenAI's "bring your own key" policy

Thanks for checking. For security purposes, users are not permitted to share their API keys with others, including via bring-your-own-key applications. We will work to make this clearer in our documentation; we are also considering technical solutions that may allow users to authenticate with a service without sharing their actual API key.

OpenAI's "bring your own key" policy

As per Documentation: The application may not store end-users’ API keys server-side or otherwise access end-users’ API keys in an ongoing fashion. You will probably need to use your own key and charge users based on their usage. If you’re not sure if they’ll pay, have them “charge up” the account via credit card, etc in the first place and then deduct the usage. What this also means is that since they’re using your key, if some of your customers produce harmful content in a repeated manne…

https://beta.openai.com/docs/usage-policies/open-source-bring-your-own-key-applications