"This API key doesn’t have access to GPT4" when trying to use GPT4 Nano

I clicked the help post link and it said to at least have 5 dollars in credits on OpenAI’s site. I bought that but am still hitting this issue. Any thoughts? Are we able to use GPT4 Nano here? Thanks everyone!

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Looks like this is probably the answer “Tier 2 → after ~$250 spend + 14 days → access to stronger models like GPT-4.1 mini/nano.”

I guess it isn’t unlocked so far. Also typo, I meant to say gpt4.1 nano.

I have since switched it to 5. It’s working but it’s slow. I guess this is being throttled by Open AI because I need to be in higher tiers.

Anyone have any experience with this?

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Hi @motheraigaia,

There are rate limits but as far as I know they are as follows:

Yes correct. These are the rate limits for GPT4.1 / 4.1mini /4.1 nano respectively:

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Here are the relevant OpenAI links to keep handy when diving into API rate limitations:

https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/rate-limits/usage-tiers

https://platform.openai.com/docs/models/gpt-4o?snapshot=gpt-4o-2024-11-20

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