Create chat completion

POST /chat/completions

Creates a model response for the given chat conversation.

application/json

Body Required

  • messages array[object] Required

    A list of messages comprising the conversation so far. Example Python code.

    At least 1 element.

    One of:
  • model string Required

    Any of:

    ID of the model to use. See the model endpoint compatibility table for details on which models work with the Chat API.

    ID of the model to use. See the model endpoint compatibility table for details on which models work with the Chat API.

    Values are gpt-4o, gpt-4o-2024-05-13, gpt-4-turbo, gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09, gpt-4-0125-preview, gpt-4-turbo-preview, gpt-4-1106-preview, gpt-4-vision-preview, gpt-4, gpt-4-0314, gpt-4-0613, gpt-4-32k, gpt-4-32k-0314, gpt-4-32k-0613, gpt-3.5-turbo, gpt-3.5-turbo-16k, gpt-3.5-turbo-0301, gpt-3.5-turbo-0613, gpt-3.5-turbo-1106, gpt-3.5-turbo-0125, or gpt-3.5-turbo-16k-0613.

  • frequency_penalty number | null

    Number between -2.0 and 2.0. Positive values penalize new tokens based on their existing frequency in the text so far, decreasing the model's likelihood to repeat the same line verbatim.

    See more information about frequency and presence penalties.

    Minimum value is -2, maximum value is 2. Default value is 0.

  • logit_bias object | null

    Modify the likelihood of specified tokens appearing in the completion.

    Accepts a JSON object that maps tokens (specified by their token ID in the tokenizer) to an associated bias value from -100 to 100. Mathematically, the bias is added to the logits generated by the model prior to sampling. The exact effect will vary per model, but values between -1 and 1 should decrease or increase likelihood of selection; values like -100 or 100 should result in a ban or exclusive selection of the relevant token.

    Hide logit_bias attributes Show logit_bias attributes object | null
  • logprobs boolean | null

    Whether to return log probabilities of the output tokens or not. If true, returns the log probabilities of each output token returned in the content of message.

    Default value is false.

  • top_logprobs integer | null

    An integer between 0 and 20 specifying the number of most likely tokens to return at each token position, each with an associated log probability. logprobs must be set to true if this parameter is used.

    Minimum value is 0, maximum value is 20.

  • max_tokens integer | null

    The maximum number of tokens that can be generated in the chat completion.

    The total length of input tokens and generated tokens is limited by the model's context length. Example Python code for counting tokens.

  • n integer | null

    How many chat completion choices to generate for each input message. Note that you will be charged based on the number of generated tokens across all of the choices. Keep n as 1 to minimize costs.

    Minimum value is 1, maximum value is 128. Default value is 1.

  • presence_penalty number | null

    Number between -2.0 and 2.0. Positive values penalize new tokens based on whether they appear in the text so far, increasing the model's likelihood to talk about new topics.

    See more information about frequency and presence penalties.

    Minimum value is -2, maximum value is 2. Default value is 0.

  • An object specifying the format that the model must output. Compatible with GPT-4 Turbo and all GPT-3.5 Turbo models newer than gpt-3.5-turbo-1106.

    Setting to { "type": "json_object" } enables JSON mode, which guarantees the message the model generates is valid JSON.

    Important: when using JSON mode, you must also instruct the model to produce JSON yourself via a system or user message. Without this, the model may generate an unending stream of whitespace until the generation reaches the token limit, resulting in a long-running and seemingly "stuck" request. Also note that the message content may be partially cut off if finish_reason="length", which indicates the generation exceeded max_tokens or the conversation exceeded the max context length.

    Hide response_format attribute Show response_format attribute object
    • type string

      Must be one of text or json_object.

      Values are text or json_object. Default value is text.

  • seed integer | null

    This feature is in Beta. If specified, our system will make a best effort to sample deterministically, such that repeated requests with the same seed and parameters should return the same result. Determinism is not guaranteed, and you should refer to the system_fingerprint response parameter to monitor changes in the backend.

    Minimum value is -9223372036854775808, maximum value is 9223372036854775807.

  • stop string | null | array[string]

    One of:

    Up to 4 sequences where the API will stop generating further tokens.

    Up to 4 sequences where the API will stop generating further tokens.

    At least 1 but not more than 4 elements.

  • stream boolean | null

    If set, partial message deltas will be sent, like in ChatGPT. Tokens will be sent as data-only server-sent events as they become available, with the stream terminated by a data: [DONE] message. Example Python code.

    Default value is false.

  • stream_options object | null

    Options for streaming response. Only set this when you set stream: true.

    Hide stream_options attribute Show stream_options attribute object | null
    • If set, an additional chunk will be streamed before the data: [DONE] message. The usage field on this chunk shows the token usage statistics for the entire request, and the choices field will always be an empty array. All other chunks will also include a usage field, but with a null value.

  • temperature number | null

    What sampling temperature to use, between 0 and 2. Higher values like 0.8 will make the output more random, while lower values like 0.2 will make it more focused and deterministic.

    We generally recommend altering this or top_p but not both.

    Minimum value is 0, maximum value is 2. Default value is 1.

  • top_p number | null

    An alternative to sampling with temperature, called nucleus sampling, where the model considers the results of the tokens with top_p probability mass. So 0.1 means only the tokens comprising the top 10% probability mass are considered.

    We generally recommend altering this or temperature but not both.

    Minimum value is 0, maximum value is 1. Default value is 1.

  • tools array[object]

    A list of tools the model may call. Currently, only functions are supported as a tool. Use this to provide a list of functions the model may generate JSON inputs for. A max of 128 functions are supported.

    Hide tools attributes Show tools attributes object
    • type string Required

      The type of the tool. Currently, only function is supported.

      Value is function.

    • function object Required
      Hide function attributes Show function attributes object
      • A description of what the function does, used by the model to choose when and how to call the function.

      • name string Required

        The name of the function to be called. Must be a-z, A-Z, 0-9, or contain underscores and dashes, with a maximum length of 64.

      • The parameters the functions accepts, described as a JSON Schema object. See the guide for examples, and the JSON Schema reference for documentation about the format.

        Omitting parameters defines a function with an empty parameter list.

        Hide parameters attribute Show parameters attribute object
  • tool_choice string | object

    One of:

    none means the model will not call any tool and instead generates a message. auto means the model can pick between generating a message or calling one or more tools. required means the model must call one or more tools.

    Values are none, auto, or required.

  • user string

    A unique identifier representing your end-user, which can help OpenAI to monitor and detect abuse. Learn more.

  • function_call string | object Deprecated

    One of:

    none means the model will not call a function and instead generates a message. auto means the model can pick between generating a message or calling a function.

    Values are none or auto.

  • functions array[object] Deprecated

    Deprecated in favor of tools.

    A list of functions the model may generate JSON inputs for.

    At least 1 but not more than 128 elements.

    Hide functions attributes Show functions attributes object Deprecated
    • A description of what the function does, used by the model to choose when and how to call the function.

    • name string Required

      The name of the function to be called. Must be a-z, A-Z, 0-9, or contain underscores and dashes, with a maximum length of 64.

    • The parameters the functions accepts, described as a JSON Schema object. See the guide for examples, and the JSON Schema reference for documentation about the format.

      Omitting parameters defines a function with an empty parameter list.

      Hide parameters attribute Show parameters attribute object

Responses

  • 200 application/json

    OK

    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • id string Required

      A unique identifier for the chat completion.

    • choices array[object] Required

      A list of chat completion choices. Can be more than one if n is greater than 1.

      Hide choices attributes Show choices attributes object
      • finish_reason string Required

        The reason the model stopped generating tokens. This will be stop if the model hit a natural stop point or a provided stop sequence, length if the maximum number of tokens specified in the request was reached, content_filter if content was omitted due to a flag from our content filters, tool_calls if the model called a tool, or function_call (deprecated) if the model called a function.

        Values are stop, length, tool_calls, content_filter, or function_call.

      • index integer Required

        The index of the choice in the list of choices.

      • message object Required

        A chat completion message generated by the model.

        Hide message attributes Show message attributes object
        • content string | null Required

          The contents of the message.

        • tool_calls array[object]

          The tool calls generated by the model, such as function calls.

          Hide tool_calls attributes Show tool_calls attributes object
          • id string Required

            The ID of the tool call.

          • type string Required

            The type of the tool. Currently, only function is supported.

            Value is function.

          • function object Required

            The function that the model called.

            Hide function attributes Show function attributes object
            • name string Required

              The name of the function to call.

            • arguments string Required

              The arguments to call the function with, as generated by the model in JSON format. Note that the model does not always generate valid JSON, and may hallucinate parameters not defined by your function schema. Validate the arguments in your code before calling your function.

        • role string Required

          The role of the author of this message.

          Value is assistant.

        • function_call object Deprecated

          Deprecated and replaced by tool_calls. The name and arguments of a function that should be called, as generated by the model.

          Hide function_call attributes Show function_call attributes object Deprecated
          • arguments string Required

            The arguments to call the function with, as generated by the model in JSON format. Note that the model does not always generate valid JSON, and may hallucinate parameters not defined by your function schema. Validate the arguments in your code before calling your function.

          • name string Required

            The name of the function to call.

      • logprobs object | null Required

        Log probability information for the choice.

        Hide logprobs attribute Show logprobs attribute object | null
        • content array[object] | null Required

          A list of message content tokens with log probability information.

          Hide content attributes Show content attributes object
          • token string Required

            The token.

          • logprob number Required

            The log probability of this token, if it is within the top 20 most likely tokens. Otherwise, the value -9999.0 is used to signify that the token is very unlikely.

          • bytes array[integer] | null Required

            A list of integers representing the UTF-8 bytes representation of the token. Useful in instances where characters are represented by multiple tokens and their byte representations must be combined to generate the correct text representation. Can be null if there is no bytes representation for the token.

          • top_logprobs array[object] Required

            List of the most likely tokens and their log probability, at this token position. In rare cases, there may be fewer than the number of requested top_logprobs returned.

            Hide top_logprobs attributes Show top_logprobs attributes object
            • token string Required

              The token.

            • logprob number Required

              The log probability of this token, if it is within the top 20 most likely tokens. Otherwise, the value -9999.0 is used to signify that the token is very unlikely.

            • bytes array[integer] | null Required

              A list of integers representing the UTF-8 bytes representation of the token. Useful in instances where characters are represented by multiple tokens and their byte representations must be combined to generate the correct text representation. Can be null if there is no bytes representation for the token.

    • created integer Required

      The Unix timestamp (in seconds) of when the chat completion was created.

    • model string Required

      The model used for the chat completion.

    • This fingerprint represents the backend configuration that the model runs with.

      Can be used in conjunction with the seed request parameter to understand when backend changes have been made that might impact determinism.

    • object string Required

      The object type, which is always chat.completion.

      Value is chat.completion.

    • usage object

      Usage statistics for the completion request.

      Hide usage attributes Show usage attributes object
      • completion_tokens integer Required

        Number of tokens in the generated completion.

      • prompt_tokens integer Required

        Number of tokens in the prompt.

      • total_tokens integer Required

        Total number of tokens used in the request (prompt + completion).

POST /chat/completions
curl \
 -X POST https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"messages":[{"content":"string","role":"system","name":"string"}],"model":"gpt-4-turbo","frequency_penalty":0,"logit_bias":{"key":42},"logprobs":false,"top_logprobs":42,"max_tokens":42,"n":1,"presence_penalty":0,"response_format":{"type":"json_object"},"seed":42,"stop":"string","stream":false,"stream_options":{"include_usage":true},"temperature":1,"top_p":1,"tools":[{"type":"function","function":{"description":"string","name":"string","parameters":{}}}],"tool_choice":"none","user":"user-1234","function_call":"none","functions":[{"description":"string","name":"string","parameters":{}}]}'
Request example
{
  "messages": [
    {
      "content": "string",
      "role": "system",
      "name": "string"
    }
  ],
  "model": "gpt-4-turbo",
  "frequency_penalty": 0,
  "logit_bias": {
    "key": 42
  },
  "logprobs": false,
  "top_logprobs": 42,
  "max_tokens": 42,
  "n": 1,
  "presence_penalty": 0,
  "response_format": {
    "type": "json_object"
  },
  "seed": 42,
  "stop": "string",
  "stream": false,
  "stream_options": {
    "include_usage": true
  },
  "temperature": 1,
  "top_p": 1,
  "tools": [
    {
      "type": "function",
      "function": {
        "description": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "parameters": {}
      }
    }
  ],
  "tool_choice": "none",
  "user": "user-1234",
  "function_call": "none",
  "functions": [
    {
      "description": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "parameters": {}
    }
  ]
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "id": "string",
  "choices": [
    {
      "finish_reason": "stop",
      "index": 42,
      "message": {
        "content": "string",
        "tool_calls": [
          {
            "id": "string",
            "type": "function",
            "function": {
              "name": "string",
              "arguments": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "role": "assistant",
        "function_call": {
          "arguments": "string",
          "name": "string"
        }
      },
      "logprobs": {
        "content": [
          {
            "token": "string",
            "logprob": 42.0,
            "bytes": [
              42
            ],
            "top_logprobs": [
              {
                "token": "string",
                "logprob": 42.0,
                "bytes": [
                  42
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "created": 42,
  "model": "string",
  "system_fingerprint": "string",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "usage": {
    "completion_tokens": 42,
    "prompt_tokens": 42,
    "total_tokens": 42
  }
}