# Can I use Rasa Pro developer edition without an OpenAI API key?

**URL:** https://forum.rasa.com/t/can-i-use-rasa-pro-developer-edition-without-an-openai-api-key/63521
**Category:** Rasa CALM
**Created:** [September 23, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/can-i-use-rasa-pro-developer-edition-without-an-openai-api-key/63521 "2024-09-23T05:44:00Z")
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#### Post date: [September 23, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/can-i-use-rasa-pro-developer-edition-without-an-openai-api-key/63521/1 "2024-09-23T05:44:00Z")

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Hi, I’ve been using Rasa Open Source since the beginning of the year and had decided to switch to Rasa Pro CALM Developer Edition just last week. I’ve got all of my setup and installation done perfectly.

But I just have this main question I would like to clarify:

- Does CALM completely depend on the OpenAI API? Can I disable the pipelines/configs that depend on the OpenAI API and just leverage CALM itself? The reason for this is I don’t to depend on an external/third-party service when I am adding/training my bot with sensitive data.

Is there an alternative around this?

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