How to input images in a CryptoTalks chat

CryptoTalks supports image input for models with vision capabilities, such as GPT-4 Vision. This guide will show you how to include images in your chat messages.

Prerequisites

• An active CryptoTalks account with sufficient funds
• Access to a model that supports image input (e.g., openai/gpt-4-vision-preview)

Steps to include an image in your chat

1. Encode your image to base64 format
2. Prepare your chat message with the encoded image
3. Send the request to the CryptoTalks API

Step 1: Encode your image to base64

First, you need to convert your image to a base64-encoded string. Here's a Python function to do this:

import base64

def encode_image_to_base64(image_path):
    with open(image_path, "rb") as image_file:
        return base64.b64encode(image_file.read()).decode('utf-8')

encoded_image = encode_image_to_base64("/path/to/your/image.jpg")

Step 2: Prepare your chat message

When including an image, your message should have a specific format. Here's an example:

chat_data = {
    "messages": [
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [
                {"type": "text", "text": "What's in this image?"},
                {
                    "type": "image_url",
                    "image_url": f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{encoded_image}",
                },
            ],
        }
    ],
    "model": "openai/gpt-4-vision-preview",
    "stream": False,
}

Step 3: Send the request

Now you can send this data to the CryptoTalks API. Here's an example using the requests library in Python:

import requests

url = "https://cryptotalks.ai/v1/chat/completions"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": f"Bearer YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=chat_data, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

Or you can use the OpenAI Python client library to send the request:

import base64
from openai import OpenAI

def encode_image_to_base64(image_path):
    with open(image_path, "rb") as image_file:
        return base64.b64encode(image_file.read()).decode('utf-8')

encoded_image = encode_image_to_base64("/path/to/your/image.jpg")

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://cryptotalks.ai/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_TOKEN"
)

completion = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-4-vision-preview",
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [
                {"type": "text", "text": "What's in this image?"},
                {
                    "type": "image_url",
                    "image_url": f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{encoded_image}",
                },
            ],
        }
    ],
)

print(completion.choices[0].message.content)