# GPT4 not available in models dropdown in playground

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/gpt4-not-available-in-models-dropdown-in-playground/692917>\
**Category:** API\
**Tags:** gpt-4\
**Created:** [March 21, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt4-not-available-in-models-dropdown-in-playground/692917 "2024-03-21T16:14:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![nextoronto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/nextoronto/32/337738_2.png) [@nextoronto](https://community.openai.com/u/nextoronto)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt4-not-available-in-models-dropdown-in-playground/692917/1 "2024-03-21T16:14:57Z")

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I’m trying to integrate a third party tool which needs GPT4 enabled in the playground, however, it’s not available in the dropdown. I tried to reach out to chat support but got no response. Any ida why?

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**Author:** ![Diet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/diet/32/562749_2.png) [@Diet](https://community.openai.com/u/Diet)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt4-not-available-in-models-dropdown-in-playground/692917/2 "2024-03-21T17:10:43Z")

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Welcome to the community!

What tier are you in? Some models aren’t available in the free tier.

[https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/rate-limits/free-tier-rate-limits](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/rate-limits/free-tier-rate-limits) (if you compare free tier to tier 1, you’ll see that tier 1 has a lot more models.)

you can see your personal tier and limits here: [https://platform.openai.com/account/limits](https://platform.openai.com/account/limits)

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**Author:** ![nextoronto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/nextoronto/32/337738_2.png) [@nextoronto](https://community.openai.com/u/nextoronto)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt4-not-available-in-models-dropdown-in-playground/692917/3 "2024-03-21T17:42:50Z")

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Hi,

I’m confused, I’m on the paid PLUS plan $25/month which states “Access to GPT-4, our most capable model”

But when I click on the link you provided below, it says I don’t have access to GPT-4 and that I’m on a “free” model.

Is something wrong with my account?

Thanks,

Dan

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**Author:** ![Diet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/diet/32/562749_2.png) [@Diet](https://community.openai.com/u/Diet)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt4-not-available-in-models-dropdown-in-playground/692917/4 "2024-03-21T17:48:36Z")

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Ah, no. It’s a very common point of confusion, unfortunately.

you have a paid plus account on [chat.openai.com](http://chat.openai.com), where you can access chatgpt “GPT-4”, with a 40 messages /3 hour limit.

but you’re trying to access [platform.openai.com](http://platform.openai.com), the developer API - where you have to prepay, and will be charged for every call, depending on how many tokens you send and generate.

check out the sidebar on [platform.openai.com](http://platform.openai.com)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/9/e/8/9e85fb4bfb980dca89873f459212e90aa23ed92c.png)

if you check usage, you will see a dashboard where you may or may not have been given a grant of a couple of dollars to get started.

if you want to move up in tiers you will need to visit billing and add some money. Do note that there’s a time restriction for higher tiers, as detailed in the rate limits: [https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/rate-limits/free-tier-rate-limits](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/rate-limits/free-tier-rate-limits)

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> [@nextoronto](#):
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> I’m trying to integrate a third party tool which needs GPT4 enabled

Oh yeah, and if you’re new to all this:

/!\ if you give someone your API keys, they can spend all your credits! beware! /!\

Even developers are often struggling with leaked keys. Use caution!