OpenAI Data Sharing and Complimentary Tokens Program
API access to OpenAI GPT-4 and o-series language models
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OpenAI's Data Sharing Program allows API users to contribute feedback, evaluation data, prompts, completions, and traces to support model improvement and research. Participants maintain granular control over their data sharing settings at the organization or project level, with the ability to opt in or out at any time. Eligible organizations receive daily complimentary tokens on shared API traffic for specified GPT-4 and o‑series models, helping offset usage costs while contributing to future model advancements.
Tiers
Usage Tiers 1-2 Complimentary Tokens
up to 50Organizations in usage Tiers 1‑2 receive daily complimentary tokens on shared API traffic.
- Up to 250 000 free tokens per day for gpt-4.5-preview, gpt-4.1, gpt-4o, o1, and o1-preview models
- Up to 2 500 000 free tokens per day for gpt-4.1-mini, gpt-4.1-nano, gpt-4o-mini, o1-mini, and o3-mini models
- Automatic application upon enabling data sharing
- Granular control over which projects share data
- Account owner must enable data sharing at the organization or project level
- Organization must not have Zero Data Retention enabled or be on certain Enterprise plans
- Utilization of approved GPT-4 and o‑series models
- Membership in usage Tiers 1 or 2
- Opt in to Data Sharing. Organization owners navigate to the data sharing settings in the OpenAI API Dashboard and enable sharing for all or selected projects. Enable Sharing ↗
- Confirm Eligibility. Check the data sharing page to see if the "You're eligible for free daily usage on traffic shared with OpenAI" message appears. Verify Eligibility ↗
Usage Tiers 3-5 Complimentary Tokens
up to 2,000Organizations in usage Tiers 3‑5 receive higher daily complimentary tokens on shared API traffic.
- Up to 1 000 000 free tokens per day for gpt-4.5-preview, gpt-4.1, gpt-4o, o1, and o1-preview models
- Up to 10 000 000 free tokens per day for gpt-4.1-mini, gpt-4.1-nano, gpt-4o-mini, o1-mini, and o3-mini models
- Automatic application upon enabling data sharing
- Granular control over which projects share data
- Account owner must enable data sharing at the organization or project level
- Organization must not have Zero Data Retention enabled or be on certain Enterprise plans
- Utilization of approved GPT-4 and o‑series models
- Membership in usage Tiers 3, 4, or 5
- Opt in to Data Sharing. Organization owners navigate to the data sharing settings in the OpenAI API Dashboard and enable sharing for all or selected projects. Enable Sharing ↗
- Confirm Enrollment. Check the data sharing page to see if the "You're enrolled for up to 11 million complimentary tokens per day" message appears. Verify Enrollment ↗
FAQ
What is the OpenAI Data Sharing Program?
An initiative allowing organizations to share feedback, evaluation results, prompts, completions, and traces to help improve OpenAI models in exchange for complimentary daily tokens.
How do I opt in to share data?
Organization owners can navigate to the API Dashboard data sharing settings and enable data sharing for all or selected projects; members can then submit feedback or share traffic.
How are complimentary tokens applied?
Once data sharing is enabled and eligibility confirmed, free daily tokens are automatically applied to shared usage on supported GPT-4 and o‑series models; tokens refresh daily at 00:00 UTC.
Which models are eligible for complimentary tokens?
Supported models include gpt-4.5-preview-2025-02-27, gpt-4.1-2025-04-14, gpt-4o-2024-05-13, gpt-4o-2024-08-06, gpt-4o-2024-11-20, o3-2025-04-16, o1-preview-2024-09-12, o1-2024-12-17, gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14, gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14, gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18, o4-mini-2025-04-16, o1-mini-2024-09-12, and o3-mini-2025-01-31.
Can I opt out if I don't want to share data?
Yes, you can disable data sharing at any time via the data sharing settings page.