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OpenAI API

OpenAI just opened its models to developers. The API economy was born.

Reporting by OpenAI Blog 1 min brief
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Why it matters

OpenAI's API launch democratized access to frontier models and created the developer ecosystem that would drive AI adoption across enterprise and consumer products. This was the infrastructure decision that enabled ChatGPT's later viral success.

The key facts

5 to know

  1. OpenAI API launch — June 2020

  2. First public access to OpenAI models via API

  3. Foundation for third-party integrations and product builds

  4. Preceded ChatGPT launch by 2.5 years

  5. Established API-first monetization model for frontier AI labs

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Publisher excerpt: We’re releasing an API for accessing new AI models developed by OpenAI.
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