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Model Selection Guide

You can choose between the following OpenAI models in your extension settings. Each model has its own balance of performance, cost, and capability.


gpt-3.5-turbo

  • Speed: Very fast response time.
  • Cost: Lowest cost model.
  • Best for: Simple tasks like generating product descriptions, SEO metadata, FAQs, summaries, etc.
  • Usage Suggestion: Ideal if you want to reduce token usage cost and still generate decent quality output.
  • Approximate Cost:
    • Input tokens: ~$0.0005 per 1K tokens
    • Output tokens: ~$0.0015 per 1K tokens

gpt-4-turbo

  • Speed: Fast, slightly slower than 3.5 but much better quality.
  • Cost: Affordable for premium-quality results.
  • Best for: Complex prompts, long-form content, accurate SEO text, multi-language support, and structured data generation.
  • Usage Suggestion: Recommended for better accuracy, grammar, and tone. Suitable for important content generation like landing pages or blog posts.
  • Approximate Cost:
    • Input tokens: ~$0.01 per 1K tokens
    • Output tokens: ~$0.03 per 1K tokens

How to Configure the Model in Settings

  1. Go to your OpenCart admin panel.
  2. Navigate to: SEO Extensions > AI Generator.
  3. Locate the field labeled “GPT Model”.
  4. Enter the model name:
    • For GPT 3.5: gpt-3.5-turbo
    • For GPT 4 Turbo: gpt-4-turbo
  5. Save the settings.

Notes

  • The actual cost depends on the number of tokens processed per request.
  • You must have an active OpenAI API key added in the extension settings.
  • If the entered model name is invalid or unavailable, the API will return an error.