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Models

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.

ParametersExpand Collapse
model: str
ReturnsExpand Collapse
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".

owned_by: str

The organization that owns the model.

Retrieve model

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)
{
  "id": "id",
  "created": 0,
  "object": "model",
  "owned_by": "owned_by"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "id",
  "created": 0,
  "object": "model",
  "owned_by": "owned_by"
}