OpenAI API Free plan error 429

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Hello,

I have a free subscription to openAi, and I try to make API requests to gpt-3.5-turbo model. I’ve generated my API key, and when I make a request, I get this as a response :
{
“error”: {
“message”: “You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. For more information on this error, read the docs: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/error-codes/api-errors.”,
“type”: “insufficient_quota”,
“param”: null,
“code”: “insufficient_quota”
}
}
I have the same 429 error when using the Playground. I struggle understanding why I’ve already reached the quota whereas I haven’t done any API request before, and it’s said in the documentation (or maybe i misunderstood) that as a free plan user, I benefit from 200 requests per day. Is there something I’m missing ?

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Welcome to our community!

Having a free subscription and using the API are two different things.

There used to be free credits given to new account creators, but that is no longer the case.

It is true that there is a free tier on the API platform, but you can’t actually do anything without paying for credits.

At the very least, you need to pay for credits to start using it. Charging $5 worth of credits should put you in Tier 1 (there may be a time lag).

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