Introduction
The OpenAI Cookbook is an official collection of runnable examples, notebooks, and guides that demonstrate common tasks with the OpenAI API, spanning text generation, retrieval, and multimodal workflows.
Key Features
- Organized, task-oriented examples and notebooks that scale from beginner tutorials to advanced patterns.
- Primarily Python notebooks with concepts applicable across languages and SDKs.
- An accompanying interactive site (
cookbook.openai.com) for browsable guides and resources.
Use Cases
- Developer onboarding and rapid prototyping using the OpenAI platform.
- Educational materials and training content for teams and courses.
- Reference implementations for product prototypes and experimentation.
Technical Highlights
- Contains many reproducible Jupyter/MDX examples that require an OpenAI API key and official SDKs.
- Open-sourced under the MIT license with an active contributor base and frequent updates.