# OpenAI

## Get API Key

* On the official[API Key page](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys)Click<mark style="background-color:green;">`+ Create new secret key`</mark>

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* Copy the generated key and open CherryStudio's[provider settings](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio-docs/blob/main/pre-basic/providers/broken-reference/README.md)
* Find the OpenAI provider and enter the key you just obtained

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* Click Manage or Add at the bottom, add the supported models, and turn on the provider switch in the upper right corner to use it.

{% hint style="info" %}

* Except for Taiwan, OpenAI services cannot be used directly in other regions of China; you need to solve the proxy issue yourself;
* A balance is required.
  {% endhint %}


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