Expanding the GenAI Platform: Now supporting OpenAI models

Expanding the GenAI Platform: Now supporting OpenAI models Bring your own OpenAI API key to DigitalOcean Why use OpenAI models on DigitalOcean? Try before you build in the model playground Get started About the author Try DigitalOcean for free Related Articles Announcing OpenAI gpt-oss Models on the DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Platform Build smarter AI agents: new tools now available for the DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Platform Introducing GPU Droplets accelerated by NVIDIA HGX H200 By Grace Morgan Published: April 11, 2025 2 min read DigitalOcean’s GenAI Platform is now DigitalOcean Gradient Platform. Learn more about the GA release and features. We’re excited to announce a major update to DigitalOcean’s GenAI Platform: support for OpenAI models is now live ! You can now bring your own OpenAI API key to use models like GPT-4o, o1, and o3-mini with GenAI agents on DigitalOcean. Whether you’re testing ideas in the model playground or deploying an agent into production, this gives you more flexibility when choosing the right model for your use case. GenAI Platform now supports OpenAI’s industry-leading models, allowing you to bring your own OpenAI API key to integrate GPT-4o and reasoning models like o1 and o3-mini into your GenAI agents. Users choose OpenAI’s models for their quality and comparatively advanced capabilities, making them a strong option for a wide range of AI applications. OpenAI models available: GPT-4o is a generalist model, designed for conversational AI, content generation, and code assistance. GPT-4o-mini is designed for fast, efficient task completion across chat, content, and code, with lower latency and cost. o3-mini is a lightweight reasoning model that excels in root cause analysis, due diligence, debugging, and troubleshooting. By supporting these models, DigitalOcean provides more flexibility to build AI-powered applications using OpenAI’s technology while seamlessly integrating into our GenAI Platform. OpenAI on DigitalOcean’s GenAI Platform gives developers a powerful, streamlined path to production-ready AI, no infrastructure headaches, no re-architecting. OpenAI is one of the most popular names in AI today, with models known for their performance, reliability, and capabilities.