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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, short summaries, etc.
  • Usage Suggestion: Ideal for reducing token usage costs while still generating decent quality content.
  • Approximate Cost:
    • Input tokens: ~$0.0005 per 1K tokens
    • Output tokens: ~$0.0015 per 1K tokens

🚀 gpt-4-turbo (Legacy Turbo Models: gpt-4-0125-preview / gpt-4-1106-preview)

  • Speed: Fast, slightly slower than 3.5, but delivers much higher quality
  • Cost: Affordable for high-quality output
  • Best for: Complex prompts, long-form articles, accurate SEO content, multi-language generation, and structured data outputs
  • Usage Suggestion: Recommended when you need higher accuracy, better grammar, and polished tone. Suitable for important content like landing pages, blog posts, and marketing copy.
  • Approximate Cost:
    • Input tokens: ~$0.01 per 1K tokens
    • Output tokens: ~$0.03 per 1K tokens

💡 gpt-4o (Latest and Most Advanced)

  • Speed: Extremely fast — faster than all previous models
  • Cost: Same pricing as GPT-4 Turbo, but significantly more capable
  • Best for: Everything from basic content to complex tasks, high-context conversations (up to 128K tokens), and highly accurate SEO writing
  • Usage Suggestion: The best overall choice — combines performance, speed, and accuracy.
  • Approximate Cost:
    • Input tokens: ~$0.01 per 1K tokens
    • Output tokens: ~$0.03 per 1K tokens

⚙️ How to Configure the Model in OpenCart

To select your preferred GPT model:

  1. Go to your OpenCart Admin Panel
  2. Navigate to: SEO Extensions > AI Generator
  3. Locate the field labeled “GPT Model”
  4. Enter one of the following model names:
    • For GPT 3.5: gpt-3.5-turbo
    • For GPT 4 Turbo: gpt-4-1106-preview (or use gpt-4-0125-preview)
    • For GPT 4o (Recommended): gpt-4o
  5. Click Save

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.