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summary: "Use OpenAI via API keys or Codex subscription in Clawdbot"
read_when:
- You want to use OpenAI models in Clawdbot
- You want Codex subscription auth instead of API keys
---
# OpenAI
OpenAI provides developer APIs for GPT models. Codex supports **ChatGPT sign-in** for subscription
access or **API key** sign-in for usage-based access. Codex cloud requires ChatGPT sign-in.
## Option A: OpenAI API key (OpenAI Platform)
**Best for:** direct API access and usage-based billing.
Get your API key from the OpenAI dashboard.
### CLI setup
```bash
clawdbot onboard --auth-choice openai-api-key
# or non-interactive
clawdbot onboard --openai-api-key "$OPENAI_API_KEY"
```
### Config snippet
```json5
{
env: { OPENAI_API_KEY: "sk-..." },
agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "openai/gpt-5.2" } } }
}
```
## Option B: OpenAI Code (Codex) subscription
**Best for:** using ChatGPT/Codex subscription access instead of an API key.
Codex cloud requires ChatGPT sign-in, while the Codex CLI supports ChatGPT or API key sign-in.
### CLI setup
```bash
# Run Codex OAuth in the wizard
clawdbot onboard --auth-choice openai-codex
# Or run OAuth directly
clawdbot models auth login --provider openai-codex
```
### Config snippet
```json5
{
agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "openai-codex/gpt-5.2" } } }
}
```
## Notes
- Model refs always use `provider/model` (see [/concepts/models](/concepts/models)).
- Auth details + reuse rules are in [/concepts/oauth](/concepts/oauth).