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Using Pythagora with your own OpenAI key

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Senko Rašić edited this page Mar 20, 2024 · 10 revisions

If you have your own OpenAI API key, you can easily use it with Pythagora VisualStudio Code extension.

NOTE: Your OpenAI API key must have access to GPT4 model, which means you need to make at least $5 payment to OpenAI to activate it. This is separate from your ChatGPT Plus subscription (if you have one). Read more here: https://bit.ly/openai-how-can-i-access-gpt-4

Here's how you can use Pythagora VisualStudio Code extension with your own OpenAI API key:

  1. Close VisualStudio Code
  2. Edit .env file in your GPT Pilot installation folder to set OPENAI_KEY and OPENAI_ENDPOINT to correct values
  3. Open VisualStudio Code, start Pythagora, go to settings and you should see the message You're using your own OpenAI key
  4. That's it!

Using Pythagora keys

If you're currently using your own keys and would like to subscribe to Pythagora and use its managed keys instead, just do the reverse:

  1. Close VisualStudio Code
  2. Edit .env file in your GPT Pilot installation folder and comment out OPENAI_KEY and OPENAI_ENDPOINT settings
  3. Open VisualStudio Code, start Pythagora, go to settings and you should see the message You're on free trial or Your free trial has expired, and a Subscribe to Pythagora button
  4. Clicking the button will send you an email with available plans. Once you subscribe to any of them, the settings panel in Pythagora extension will update to You're using Pythagora Pro or similar message (depending on the exact plan you choose)

NOTE: Your GPT Pilot installation folder is the folder you selected to install GPT Pilot in when you set up Pythagora. It is visible in Pythagora settings. For example if this folder is /Users/me/Projects/, then there should be a GPT Pilot installation in /users/me/Projects/gpt-pilot, and the .env file you need to modify is in /Users/me/Projects/gpt-pilot/pilot/.env.

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