Answers.Body: <p>ChatGPT Plus (the $20/month offering) gives you access to GPT4. The API currently gives access to older models (from what I know). I have tried the davinci model via the API and to me it seems to be inferior to ChatGPT(v3.5), so it should be also inferior to GPT-4.</p>
  <p>This is what MacGPT's FAQ says though:</p>
  <p>&quot;I added my API key and want to use GPT-4 but I get an error.
  Currently the GPT-4 API is only available through the API after signing up for a waiting list. Please sign up through the OpenAI website and you should have access in a few days. Sign up here.&quot;</p>
  <p>So if you join the whitelist and then get access to GPT-4 via API it should be the same as using ChatGPT Plus.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am curious if there is any difference between (A) accessing ChatGPT4 via their web page and \$20/month subscription on the one hand, or (B) via an application like MacGPT with their paid API key.</p>
  <p>I've used (B) and no matter how much I use it I don't get charged more than \$5 or maybe \$10 per month.</p>
  <p>Does (A) have any advantages that anyone knows about?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I didn't realize that this was just for theoretical ai.
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Title: ChatGPT $20/month vs. ChatGPT API
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ThreadText: # ChatGPT $20/month vs. ChatGPT API
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-06-28)
  
  I am curious if there is any difference between (A) accessing ChatGPT4 via their web page and \$20/month subscription on the one hand, or (B) via an application like MacGPT with their paid API key.
  
  I've used (B) and no matter how much I use it I don't get charged more than \$5 or maybe \$10 per month.
  
  Does (A) have any advantages that anyone knows about?
  
  **Tags:** chatgpt
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: This question is off-topic here because it seems to be about specific software/APIs. It has little or nothing to do with theoretical aspects of AI. For more info about our on-topic page, see https://ai.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic  
  > **username_0**: I didn't realize that this was just for theoretical ai.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2023-06-29. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  ChatGPT Plus (the $20/month offering) gives you access to GPT4. The API currently gives access to older models (from what I know). I have tried the davinci model via the API and to me it seems to be inferior to ChatGPT(v3.5), so it should be also inferior to GPT-4.
  
  This is what MacGPT's FAQ says though:
  
  "I added my API key and want to use GPT-4 but I get an error.
  Currently the GPT-4 API is only available through the API after signing up for a waiting list. Please sign up through the OpenAI website and you should have access in a few days. Sign up here."
  
  So if you join the whitelist and then get access to GPT-4 via API it should be the same as using ChatGPT Plus.
  
  
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