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# openai_chat_complete_simple()

> Simplified interface for quick chat completions with OpenAI models

A simplified wrapper around `openai_chat_complete()` for quick, single-turn chat interactions. Use this when you need
a straightforward question-and-answer interaction without the complexity of managing message arrays.

## Samples

### Quick question

Get a response to a simple question:

```sql theme={"dark"}
SELECT ai.openai_chat_complete_simple('What is PostgreSQL?');
```

### Specify a model

Use a different GPT model:

```sql theme={"dark"}
SELECT ai.openai_chat_complete_simple(
    'What is a hypertable?',
    model => 'gpt-4o'
);
```

## Arguments

| Name            | Type    | Default         | Required | Description                                                       |
| --------------- | ------- | --------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `message`       | `TEXT`  | -               | ✔        | The user message/question                                         |
| `api_key`       | `TEXT`  | `NULL`          | ✖        | OpenAI API key. If not provided, uses `ai.openai_api_key` setting |
| `api_key_name`  | `TEXT`  | `NULL`          | ✖        | Name of the secret containing the API key                         |
| `model`         | `TEXT`  | `'gpt-4o-mini'` | ✖        | The OpenAI model to use                                           |
| `client_config` | `JSONB` | `NULL`          | ✖        | Advanced client configuration options                             |

## Returns

`TEXT`: The text response from the model.

## Related functions

* [`openai_chat_complete()`][openai_chat_complete]: full-featured chat completion with message history

[openai_chat_complete]: /api-reference/pgai/model-calling/openai/openai_chat_complete