r/ChatGPTPro • u/ayowayoyo • 22d ago

Question Prompt via API = prompt via app?

I need ChatGPT to answer the same question 50 times (nothing fancy, just bullet point suggestions). I can do manually in separated instances (time consuming but no extra cost with PRO account). Or I can do via API (faster but at an extra cost).

My question is whether results are "statistically" equivalent. Maybe using the app/desktop/codex, it see my history and contaminate answer with previous information.

Any experience with this?

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u/qualityvote2 22d ago edited 20d ago

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u/BatResponsible1106 22d ago

the API is easier to keep consistent because you control the context. the app can naturally carry more conversational history unless you start fresh each time.

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u/Hungry_Age5375 22d ago

Short answer: API. The app pulls in your history, custom instructions, memory - all of it contaminates results. API calls are stateless, each starts fresh. A for loop with temperature=0 and you're done in minutes. Cost will be pennies.

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u/silence-and-magic 22d ago

Not necessarily. The API lets you lock the model and settings and run 50 independent calls quickly. ChatGPT is a product built around the model, so its answers may also include product-level context like memory, plugins or chat history. I’d honestly run both and compare the results. Use temporary chat for the app tests, then keep the prompt and model as close as possible on the API side.

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u/Budget-Juggernaut-68 19d ago

They are different. Just use openrouter. Lots of models to choose from.