Choosing an OpenAI Model: The Only Trade-Offs That Matter
The lineup changes every few months. The way you pick between them doesn't.
Feb 2, 20253 min read26
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Exploring OpenAI
A deep dive into OpenAI’s models, applications, and use cases. Learn how GPT, DALL·E, Codex, and Whisper work, with easy-to-follow insights, practical examples, and best practices for beginners and developers.
Context Length: Why the Model Forgets, and What It Costs You
The model has no memory between calls. Everything it knows about your chat, you sent it.
Feb 3, 20253 min read20
The Knowledge Cutoff: Why Your AI Is Always a Little Out of Date
The model's knowledge froze the day training stopped. It just doesn't know that.
Feb 5, 20253 min read532
The Chat API Has No Memory. You Do.
Every call is stateless. What looks like a conversation is a list of messages you resend each time.
Feb 6, 20253 min read34
Max Tokens: The Setting That Quietly Cuts Off Your AI Mid-Sentence
It's a length limit and a cost lever — and the reason your output sometimes just stops.
Feb 6, 20253 min read263
Rate Limits: The Wall You'll Hit Right When Things Start Working
The API caps how fast you can call it. Plan for the 429, because you will meet it.
Feb 10, 20253 min read138