How to optimize your OpenAI API token usage

How to optimize your OpenAI API token usage

Prevent Sending Duplicate Content to the OpenAI API

• MySQL 如何尋找重複的文章 (文字類型資料) in Tradition Chinese.

Streamlining Questions and Responses

While it's acceptable to pose open-ended questions to explore the capabilities of ChatGPT, keep in mind that such questions can lead to longer, more creative responses that might increase costs. To achieve concise and cost-effective answers, consider refining your question by providing specific and limited options for the AI to select from.

For example:

• Initial question for exploration:

Please offer five keywords for the following articles:

```
Long text
``` 

• Refined question:

Please select one of the following keywords: keyword1, keyword2, keyword3, keyword4, keyword5, for the subsequent articles:

```
Long text
``` 

Handling Multiple Article Packages

original promot

Please select the of the keywords for the subsequent articles: keyword1, keyword2, keyword3, keyword4, keyword5.
```
short text of article No.1
``` 

another prompt:

Please select the keywords for the subsequent articles: keyword1, keyword2, keyword3, keyword4, keyword5.
```
short text of article No.2
``` 

Refined prompt:

Each row is the article number and content. For each article, select the keywords: keyword1, keyword2, keyword3, keyword4, keyword5. Provide your answer in the CSV format: "article number", "comma_separated_keywords"

```
No1. short text of article No.1 (without return symbol)
No2. short text of article No.2 (without return symbol)
...
No5. short text of article No.5 (without return symbol)
``` 

Preparation Before API Result Verification

Prepare several sample texts and verify the API results to ensure they are as expected before processing a large number of articles.

No Additional Explanation Needed

While GPT-4 often attempts to provide explanations for its answers, if you have already explored the topic, you can frame your questions in a way that skips the elaboration. For example:

For the subsequent articles, please select from the keywords: keyword1, keyword2, keyword3, keyword4, keyword5. No further explanation required.
```
Long text
``` 

Select the appropriate model

For complex tasks, GPT-4 is recommended, while simpler tasks like translation can utilize GPT-3.5. For more information, please refer to the following article: [OpenAI API Models](https://platform.openai.com/docs/models).

Related pages

• Troubleshooting of OpenAI API

Further reading

• Best practices for prompt engineering with OpenAI API | OpenAI Help Center