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Lots of applications and AI tools now require you bring your own OpenAI API key. You can generate one on OpenAI’s website, and it comes with $5 of free credit. Here’s how to get started with OpenAI’s API to get ChatGPT-style AI features outside of the standard ChatGPT interface.