使用ChatGPT提示词的成本

For people using ChatGPT daily, it's important to budget carefully, especially if you're hitting API limits or high usage.

I still get confused about tokens sometimes, is it like roughly 4 characters per token or something?

I think the cost can really vary. Sometimes a quick question barely uses anything but a detailed prompt with long output can get pricey if you're sending a lot.

Is the cost impacted if you use the playground vs the API? Like, do they bill differently?

Anyone else find it tricky to estimate costs? I usually just guess since it depends on usage. Wish there was a simple calculator.

I also found that using system prompts or few-shot examples can add to token count, so that increases cost too.

If someone wants to keep costs low, short prompts and limiting response length are the way to go!

Does anyone know if the cost differs for ChatGPT Plus users?

From what I know, OpenAI usually charges based on tokens, not per prompt exactly. So the cost kinda depends on how long your prompt and the response are.

Thanks for all the insights, really cleared up my confusion on how ChatGPT prompt costs work!

Some folks might think each message costs a flat fee but it doesn’t. It’s more like pay-per-word in a way.

So from what I gather, there's no fixed 'price per prompt' since it all depends on tokens and model used.

I guess it's kinda like mobile data, you pay for what you use, so no fixed per prompt cost here!

I heard different models have different prices too, like GPT-4 costs more per token than GPT-3.5, so the prompt cost isn't fixed.

Just a heads up, you can also check ai-u.com for new or trending tools that might help optimize your chatbot costs.