Philip Bassham

I always wanted to develop an iOS app, and I finally did! It’s a native interface for ChatGPT that saves chats locally. - No pricing markup - Use your own OpenAI account / API key. - No subscriptions. - No data collected. - 100% SwiftUI apps.apple.com/app/id64461803…

@georgiatdavis @Meta Wow! Congrats!

Yesterday we launched Imagine with @Meta AI, a free image generator. It was a blast leading the design for this product and I’m excited to see what people create. 🎨 imagine.meta.com

@jordibruin Cool. Just integrated with chat would be nice.

Wanted to get this out quickly so that I could get some more feedback on what features would be nice to add. So many things can be created with this, it's hard to imagine where to start!

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@tldrnewsletter Seriously, why no links?? You could at least post a link to the online version of the email, which I assume has the links.

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@Galileo_AI Looks amazing!

The moment is here! Galileo AI is opening up sign-ups for our private beta. If you want immediate access and to start generating designs for free, reply to this thread to skip the line. Be more like Alex and use Galileo AI to crush your deadlines. 👇

@tldrnewsletter I liked the separate tweets much better. I want to read the sources, plus it’s easier to read

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@jordibruin There are still many companies with the same legacy model still, of course, but I think the future is about building a good UX for the free tech, like you have done. I know of other apps that have done a worse job than you have, but the competition will grow, I think. Head start!

@pbassham Fair points, but in the end it's about the service that's provided right? I don't think someone who pays 50 per month for a transcription tool thinks "they have to keep their servers up and running so it's worth the 50 euros" Maybe I'm wrong, thanks for the perspective

Surprised with these results. Most online transcription services cost 50+ per month 🤔

@jordibruin I don’t think ppl think about server costs, no, but it was kind of the only option. The services paid Amazon, etc for their transcription tech & did a markup on it. (assuming here). But whisper is better accuracy & given away for free, so it has kind of changed the model, imo.

@ihf See if the playground shows that you have access. platform.openai.com/playground?mod…

@pbassham My text has embedded quotes, does that matter? (My accounting page at openai suggests that I am bending billed for GPT-4, so I hope I have access :-)

@pbassham I hadn’t been using chat AI in a while and now that I have access to GPT 4 I wanted to try again. I pasted some text into the conversation field and hit send and what I get back is “conversation must have a value“.

@JStaubr Yeah, the api test is actually what creates the problem, come to find out. It’s fixed in the next version, but until then, a kill and restart should get you past it. Sorry about that

@pbassham Hi Philip, I just bought the app today and can't get it to work. Every prompt returns error as follows. Can I fix this on my side? Api test works.

I always wanted to develop an iOS app, and I finally did! It’s a native interface for ChatGPT that saves chats locally. - No pricing markup - Use your own OpenAI account / API key. - No subscriptions. - No data collected. - 100% SwiftUI apps.apple.com/app/id64461803…

Finally found it was from the onboarding screen “Test API” button, so never thought to check there. Good news is that I fixed about a dozen other bugs while trying to hunt it down!

Finally (!) found the “conversation is a required value” bug. Available in 1.3.2 as soon as Apple approves it. In the meantime, a kill and restart gets you past it. Sorry about that, every new user.

@peteostro There are 2 types of accounts. One for chatgpt Plus, and one for the api. This app doesn’t require the monthly paid version of chatgpt Plus ($20/mo.). It uses the API, which still requires a payment method on file, but has no monthly fee.Just your usage: platform.openai.com/account/billin…

@dfens Yeah, I didn’t get it fixed all the way. Killing and restarting when you get that error should get you past it. Sorry about that.

@pbassham I’m on 1.3.1 but can’t get the initial conversation working. “Conversation is a required value” Also selecting a persona for a new chat brings me back to the Home Screen of the app.

@IamSamYes_Iam Not talking about the chatgpt plus. This app uses the API, so you need a payment method for API usage here platform.openai.com/account/billin… It’s super cheap, so nothing like the $20/mo for plus.

@pbassham I have. But I have set it up to not renew after this month.

@IamSamYes_Iam Have you added a payment method to openai?

@pbassham My API key from OpenAI does not work via TestAPI Key. Any ideas?

@9to5mac @michaelpotuck Or…a $2.99 one-time purchase version. I don’t see the point of a subscription markup on the API price. apps.apple.com/us/app/chatai-…

Hands-on with Petey AI for iPhone with Live Activities, Siri Shortcuts support, GPT-4 9to5mac.com/2023/04/05/pet… by @michaelpotuck

@michaelpotuck Hey Michael, I just saw your article on Petey for iPhone. I made one that is pretty full-featured and just a one-time purchase of $2.99 for iPhone and iPad, (Mac is planned). apps.apple.com/us/app/chatai-…

@langtind Are you on 1.3.1? That should help with some bugs if it’s the app’s fault.

@pbassham I just keep getting "Multiple validation errors occurred". Api key is OK. Do you know if this is related to your app or the service?