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Retrieve model

models.retrieve(strmodel) -> Model

get /models/{model}

Retrieves a model instance, providing basic information about the model such as the owner and permissioning.

Parameters

  • model: str

Returns

  • class Model: …

    Describes an OpenAI model offering that can be used with the API.

    • id: str

      The model identifier, which can be referenced in the API endpoints.

    • created: int

      The Unix timestamp (in seconds) when the model was created.

    • object: Literal["model"]

      The object type, which is always "model".

      • "model"
    • owned_by: str

      The organization that owns the model.

Example

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
model = client.models.retrieve(
    "gpt-4o-mini",
)
print(model.id)

Response

{
  "id": "id",
  "created": 0,
  "object": "model",
  "owned_by": "owned_by"
}

Example

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

client.models.retrieve("VAR_chat_model_id")

Response

{
  "id": "VAR_chat_model_id",
  "object": "model",
  "created": 1686935002,
  "owned_by": "openai"
}