Hello, are there any AI plugins

[tikplenty]

Hello, are there any AI plugins like chatgpt or similar for vbulettin 5 that can automatically generate content and automatically generate answers when a help topic is opened?

[glennrocksvb]

Using ChatGPT API to generate replies to a forum post is not free. Are you ok with that?

I asked ChatGPT the pricing and here's its answer:

The pricing for the ChatGPT API (provided by OpenAI) is based on the model you are using and the number of tokens processed. Tokens are chunks of text, where 1,000 tokens is roughly equivalent to 750 words. Here's a breakdown of the pricing details for the API as of 2025:

1. Pricing for GPT-3.5 & GPT-4 Models

OpenAI offers several versions of GPT, including the widely used GPT-3.5 and the more advanced

GPT-4. GPT-3.5 Pricing:

• Prompt tokens (input): $0.0020 per 1,000 tokens
• Completion tokens (output): $0.0020 per 1,000 tokens

GPT-4 Pricing:

GPT-4 has different pricing depending on which variant you use (the 8k or 32k token models):

• GPT-4 (8k context length):
  • Prompt tokens (input): $0.03 per 1,000 tokens
  • Completion tokens (output): $0.06 per 1,000 tokens
• GPT-4 (32k context length):
  • Prompt tokens (input): $0.06 per 1,000 tokens
  • Completion tokens (output): $0.12 per 1,000 tokens

2. Token Usage Breakdown:

• Input tokens are the tokens you send in your API request (e.g., the text of the user's prompt).
• Output tokens are the tokens generated by the model as a response.

For example, if you send 100 tokens as input and receive 400 tokens as output, you are billed for 500 tokens (100 input + 400 output).

3. Example Costs:

• If you use GPT-3.5 for generating 1,000 tokens of output (with 500 input tokens), the cost would be approximately:
  • (500 input tokens + 1,000 output tokens) / 1,000 tokens = 1.5k tokens
  • Cost: 1.5 * $0.0020 = $0.003
• For GPT-4, the cost would be higher depending on the version you choose (8k vs. 32k).

4. Free Tier:
OpenAI typically offers some free usage every month, but this may be subject to change. For example, as of recent updates, OpenAI provides $5 of free credits upon signing up, which can be used for any model.

[tikplenty]

Using ChatGPT API to generate replies to a forum post is not free. Are you ok with that?

I asked ChatGPT the pricing and here's its answer:

The pricing for the ChatGPT API (provided by OpenAI) is based on the model you are using and the number of tokens processed. Tokens are chunks of text, where 1,000 tokens is roughly equivalent to 750 words. Here's a breakdown of the pricing details for the API as of 2025:

1. Pricing for GPT-3.5 & GPT-4 Models

OpenAI offers several versions of GPT, including the widely used GPT-3.5 and the more advanced

GPT-4. GPT-3.5 Pricing:

• Prompt tokens (input): $0.0020 per 1,000 tokens
• Completion tokens (output): $0.0020 per 1,000 tokens

GPT-4 Pricing:

GPT-4 has different pricing depending on which variant you use (the 8k or 32k token models):

• GPT-4 (8k context length):
  • Prompt tokens (input): $0.03 per 1,000 tokens
  • Completion tokens (output): $0.06 per 1,000 tokens
• GPT-4 (32k context length):
  • Prompt tokens (input): $0.06 per 1,000 tokens
  • Completion tokens (output): $0.12 per 1,000 tokens

2. Token Usage Breakdown:

• Input tokens are the tokens you send in your API request (e.g., the text of the user's prompt).
• Output tokens are the tokens generated by the model as a response.

For example, if you send 100 tokens as input and receive 400 tokens as output, you are billed for 500 tokens (100 input + 400 output).

3. Example Costs:

• If you use GPT-3.5 for generating 1,000 tokens of output (with 500 input tokens), the cost would be approximately:
  • (500 input tokens + 1,000 output tokens) / 1,000 tokens = 1.5k tokens
  • Cost: 1.5 * $0.0020 = $0.003
• For GPT-4, the cost would be higher depending on the version you choose (8k vs. 32k).

4. Free Tier:
OpenAI typically offers some free usage every month, but this may be subject to change. For example, as of recent updates, OpenAI provides $5 of free credits upon signing up, which can be used for any model.

Is the module available, brother?

[glennrocksvb]

No, the mod is not available yet. I just want to make sure you're aware that having an AI bot will cost you money. When replying to a post, it needs to send the post content to ChatGPT (input) and ChatGPT will send back the response (output). Both input and output will cost you money. It costs just cents but if the bot auto-replies to every post, the cost will add up quickly.

[NumNum]

Sorry glennrocksvb I didn’t see this before I posted my question. There are pros and cons to this process. I’m not in a position right now to budget this.

This is a great way to start a forum up.

is it configurable to have the responses show as a user, or does it show as coming from ChatGPT?

[glennrocksvb]

You would have to designate a specific forum user as the author of the posts. You could name it as "AI Bot" or whatever name you want.

[NumNum]

Same as rss user. OK, thanks.