🛠️OpenAI API

It’s possible to use your own OpenAI API key with SpicyChat. OpenAI is a company that creates smart chatbots, like ChatGPT, that can talk to people in a natural way. These chatbots use artificial intelligence (AI) to understand questions and give helpful answers.

There are some downsides to using the OpenAI with SpicyChat:

• Cost: Utilizing OpenAI’s API comes with a cost. For more information on how much you can expect to spend using OpenAI, visit their website.

• Moderation: OpenAI has implemented moderation to prevent inappropriate content, and may sometimes be overly cautious and excessively filter responses. This could result in the omission and/or modification of messages that are within the acceptable boundaries of the current roleplay scenario.

What Is An API Key?

An API key is like a secret password that lets a program or app connect to a service. For example, if you want your app to use Google Maps, weather updates, or an AI chat model, the service provider (like Google or OpenAI) gives you an API key.

It's important to keep your API key private. If someone else gets access to it, they could use the service as if they were you, which may cost you money.

Get Your OpenAI API Key

To get an OpenAI API key, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Register For OpenAI: Visit the OpenAI website and sign up. If you don’t want to use your email address, you can register using a Google or Microsoft account.

2. Create An API Key: If you need to create a new OpenAI API key, select “Create New Secret Key." Give your API key a name, select “Create,” and then copy the key.

3. Find Your API Key: To find your API Key, click on your name in the top right corner to bring up a dropdown menu. Click the “View API Keys” option.

4. Configure Your API Key: Within the “Profile Settings” page of SpicyChat, under “Advanced Settings”, navigate to the "OpenAI Key" section, and enter your API key into the text box.

If you want to revoke your OpenAI API key, just click the trash can icon next to the key you want to delete and click “Revoke API” to permanently disable it.

OpenAI Modes

When configuring your OpenAI key you have the option to select one of three modes. This determines how the API will interact with SpicyChat. For example, you can get OpenAI to be more tolerant of NSFW conversations by switching it to Hybrid mode.

• Disabled: SpicyChat will use the default text generation models. Your key has been stored, but you won’t be using OpenAI.

• Enabled: OpenAI will be used for all your text generation requests on SpicyChat, even if the moderation filter is triggered.

• Hybrid: The OpenAI model will only be used if the OpenAI moderation is not getting triggered. If moderation is triggered, your response will be generated using SpicyChat’s default AI model. Learn more about SpicyChat’s AI models here.