OpenAI
The company that makes ChatGPT and the GPT models.
The fuller definition
OpenAI is the organization behind products and model families including ChatGPT and GPT. Its applications and developer services have distinct interfaces and terms.
- Organization
OpenAI
- Product
ChatGPT
- Model family
GPT
A simplified relationship, not a screenshot or a complete design.
A concrete example
A team may use ChatGPT for interactive work and separately integrate an OpenAI API into a program.
The distinction that matters
The provider, product, and model are three different things; evaluate the actual setup rather than only the brand.
Related terms
ChatGPT
OpenAI's chat app, built on its GPT models.
Products & model familiesGPT — Generative Pre-trained Transformer
The family of models behind ChatGPT. The letters stand for Generative Pre-trained Transformer.
APIs & softwareAPI — Application Programming Interface
A doorway that lets one program talk to another. Apps use an API to send your request to the model and get the answer back.
Where it is taught
Choose an AI tool around the work productSource and further reading
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