In general, we can get tokens usage from response.usage.total_tokens, but when i set the parameter stream to True, for example: def performRequestWithStreaming(): openai.api_key = OPEN_AI_TOKEN response = openai.ChatCompletion.create( model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages=[{"role"…

(OpenAI here!) We have added support for this, so no more workarounds needed! See Usage stats now available when using streaming with the Chat Completions API or Completions API

OpenAi API - get usage tokens in response when set stream=True

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419649693 April 17, 2023, 7:25am 6

I think that’s what you mean. I don’t quite understand English. I am Chinese and I use translation software to translate your language, so there may be some discrepancies in the translation. sorry

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OpenAi API - get usage tokens in response when set stream=True

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