Can someone explain the OpenAI API usage limits in plain English so I do not accidentally run up a huge bill on my first try?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Can someone explain the OpenAI API usage limits in plain English so I do not accidentally run up a huge bill on my first try?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
OpenAI API pricing official input output token prices 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
OpenAI API billing usage limits monthly budget hard limit project budgets official documentationGoogle ↗
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OpenAI API rate limits tokens per minute requests per minute official documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
OpenAI API pricing official input output token prices 2026 Google ↗
OpenAI API billing usage limits monthly budget hard limit project budgets official documentation Google ↗
OpenAI API rate limits tokens per minute requests per minute official documentation Google ↗
- Official OpenAI API pricing page · developers.openai.com
- OpenAI API limits and spending settings · platform.openai.com
- Spend limits · developers.openai.com
- Managing projects in the API platform · help.openai.com
- Rate limits · developers.openai.com
- Troubleshooting API rate limits and 429 errors · help.openai.com
- Troubleshooting API usage and spend limits · help.openai.com
- API usage dashboard · platform.openai.com
- Billing settings · platform.openai.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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OpenAI API pricing official input output token prices 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
OpenAI API billing usage limits monthly budget hard limit project budgets official documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
OpenAI API rate limits tokens per minute requests per minute official documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |