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What hidden fees or unexpected token charges should I watch out for when integrating the OpenAI API into a production web application?

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What hidden fees or unexpected token charges should I watch out for when integrating the OpenAI API into a production web application?
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OpenAI API pricing input output cached input reasoning tokens tools web search image audio batch fine tuning official pricingGoogle ↗
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OpenAI API pricing input output cached input reasoning tokens tools web search image audio batch fine tuning official pricing Google ↗
OpenAI API billing usage costs rate limits retries prompt caching official documentation Google ↗
  1. official API pricing page · developers.openai.com
  2. Pricing · platform.openai.com
  3. Rate limits · developers.openai.com
  4. Troubleshooting API usage and spend limits · help.openai.com
  5. Troubleshooting API rate limits and 429 errors · help.openai.com
  6. API usage dashboard · platform.openai.com
  7. Organization limits · platform.openai.com

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