Use Cases & Patterns

Discover common use cases and architectural patterns for building with the OpenAI API.

Common Use Cases

Chatbots & Virtual Assistants
Build intelligent conversational interfaces that understand context and provide helpful responses.
  • • Customer support chatbots
  • • Personal AI assistants
  • • Interactive FAQ systems
  • • Voice-enabled assistants
Content Generation
Automatically create high-quality content for various purposes and platforms.
  • • Blog posts and articles
  • • Marketing copy
  • • Social media content
  • • Product descriptions
Semantic Search & RAG
Build intelligent search systems that understand meaning and context using embeddings.
  • • Document search engines
  • • Knowledge base queries
  • • Recommendation systems
  • • Content discovery
AI Agents
Create autonomous agents that can use tools and make decisions to accomplish complex tasks.
  • • Research assistants
  • • Task automation
  • • Data analysis agents
  • • Multi-step workflows
Education & Learning
Enhance learning experiences with AI-powered tutoring and educational content.
  • • Personalized tutors
  • • Language learning apps
  • • Quiz generation
  • • Study assistants
E-commerce
Improve shopping experiences with AI-powered recommendations and support.
  • • Product recommendations
  • • Shopping assistants
  • • Review analysis
  • • Inventory descriptions
Audio & Transcription
Process and generate audio content for various applications.
  • • Meeting transcription
  • • Podcast subtitles
  • • Audiobook creation
  • • Voice commands
Content Moderation
Automatically filter and moderate user-generated content for safety.
  • • Comment filtering
  • • Content safety checks
  • • Spam detection
  • • Policy compliance

Common Patterns

RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
Combine your knowledge base with AI generation for accurate, context-aware responses.
  1. 1Split documents into chunks
  2. 2Create embeddings for each chunk
  3. 3Store embeddings in vector database
  4. 4Retrieve relevant chunks for user queries
  5. 5Pass chunks to GPT as context
  6. 6Generate accurate, grounded responses
AI Agent with Tools
Build autonomous agents that can use multiple tools to accomplish complex tasks.
  1. 1Define available functions/tools
  2. 2AI analyzes user request
  3. 3AI decides which tool to use
  4. 4Execute the selected function
  5. 5AI processes the results
  6. 6Formulate final response
Multi-Modal Pipeline
Combine different AI capabilities for comprehensive content creation.
  1. 1Generate content outline with GPT
  2. 2Expand each section with details
  3. 3Create supporting images with DALL-E
  4. 4Generate audio narration with TTS
  5. 5Combine into final multimedia content