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# Access OpenAI o1 without ANY subscription
- URL: https://airabbit.blog/access-openai-o1-without-any-subscription/
- Published: 2024-09-29T17:18:41.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-21T16:09:57.000Z
- Description: OpenAI has launched its groundbreaking model, OpenAI 01, but access isn't free—it requires a $20 monthly subscription. No worries! You can still access it via a pay-per-use API. Simply sign up and set up billing, then start chatting in the OpenAI Chat Playground. Get ready to experience the power...
- Author: AiRabbit

OpenAI has just released an absolutely amazing model, OpenAI 01, which is the best thing to happen to AI since sliced bread! However, there is a catch! Unlike the GPT-4 family, access to this model is not free. The only downside is that you need a subscription to access it, which costs just $20 per month as of today.  
If you don’t have a subscription but still want to access this amazing model, I’ve got great news for you! **You can easily access it on the OpenAI platform without any subscription**.

So let’s do it.

#### Step 1: Sign Up for API-Based Access

> *If you have an API key, then you already have half the solution and you can skip directly to Step 2.*

Sign up for an API-based access. What this means in a nutshell: You pay per use. If you consume 1 million input tokens, approximately 750 thousand words input, you pay for the O1 mini approximately $3\. The output tokens cost a bit more, but this is the order of magnitude we are talking about. Pretty much affordable for anyone.

Navigate to [OpenAI Organization General Settings](https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/general?ref=airabbit.blog) and sign up.

Set up the billing at [OpenAI Billing Overview](https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/billing/overview?ref=airabbit.blog)

![Billing Setup](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*o9KkmxdjZ6cym1HLLrlTpA.png)

#### Step 2: Using the Model

Now that you have signed up and have some credit in your account, you can start using any model, including o1-preview and o1-mini.

Access the chat interface at [OpenAI Chat Playground](https://platform.openai.com/playground/chat?models=gpt-4o&ref=airabbit.blog)

![Chat Interface](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*Syfx6AGuYSPZd2en9axwGA.png)

Now you can start chatting as you are used to in ChatGPT!

Get ready to have a blast chatting with the almighty O1:)