# I have connected my open AI API to my pickaxe but I have selected pickaxe credit **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [January 29, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/i-have-connected-my-open-ai-api-to-my-pickaxe-but-i-have-selected-pickaxe-credit/3838 "2025-01-29T11:52:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![saabia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@saabia](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/saabia)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/i-have-connected-my-open-ai-api-to-my-pickaxe-but-i-have-selected-pickaxe-credit/3838/1 "2025-01-29T11:52:11Z")
Hello, I have connected my open AI API to my pickaxe but I have selected pickaxe credit. I want to find out if all the Pickaxe credit is used up, will the tool automatically use my Open AI credit, or do I have to select my Open AI manually before the tool will use my Open AI credit? ---
**Author:** ![admin\_mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/admin_mike/32/283_2.png) [@admin\_mike](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/admin_mike)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/i-have-connected-my-open-ai-api-to-my-pickaxe-but-i-have-selected-pickaxe-credit/3838/2 "2025-01-29T16:25:37Z")
The tool will not automatically switch over after you run out of credits. You have to decide whether it uses credits or API key. ---
**Author:** ![ihmunro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/ihmunro/32/592_2.png) [@ihmunro](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/ihmunro)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/i-have-connected-my-open-ai-api-to-my-pickaxe-but-i-have-selected-pickaxe-credit/3838/3 "2025-01-29T20:09:36Z")
Just pick one or the other. I typically will use the Pickaxe credits for testing etc. Only when I launch it, do I switch.