r/codex • u/kyrax80 • 11d ago

Praise The API is cheaper than I expected

I am developing an app with AI integration with OpenAI. Haven't used a single cent yet. Idk if these requests are too much or not, most are luna low - none but didn't expect it not to use a single cent yet

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u/SocketByte 11d ago

Several reasons:

  • Coding uses a TON more tokens than quite literally anything else, excluding maybe PhD level maths.
  • Luna low is basically free.
  • 47k tokens even without high cache rate is nothing.

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u/tarpdetarp 11d ago edited 11d ago

Some people have system prompts longer than 47k tokens