Frequently asked questions about 16x Prompt. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us.
16x Prompt supports all major programming languages, including Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C++, SQL and many more.
16x Prompt supports popular frameworks like React, Vue, Next.js, Flask, Django, and more.
16x Prompt is a desktop application that helps you compose prompts from various inputs. It generates prompts from the task instructions, source code files and the formatting instructions. The prompts can then be fed into ChatGPT or other LLMs to generate code.
16x Prompt is a desktop application that runs locally on your machine. It is not a cloud-based service. Prompt generation is done locally on your machine. However, the API integration features require you to enter your own API key and connect to the respective API cloud services like OpenAI or Anthropic.
First, download and install 16x Prompt. Then, open the application and start composing your prompt. You can enter task instructions and select source code files. Formatting instructions are built-in and can be customized. Finally, you can copy the final prompt and feed it into ChatGPT, or send it to GPT-4 / GPT-4o via OpenAI API.
Yes, 16x Prompt supports dark mode. You can switch between light and dark mode from the top right corner of the application. The application will remember your choice and open in the selected mode next time.
Yes, 16x Prompt is free to download and use. However, the free version can only generate 10 prompts per day. You can purchase a license to remove this limitation.
Invoice is only available for Life-time License (Team). You can enter your company name and tax ID during the purchase process to generate an invoice. Invoice is not available for Life-time License (Individual), as it costs extra money to generate an invoice.
Each license for Individual can be activated on up to 3 devices. Licenses for team can be activated on up to 10 devices. If you need to activate on more devices, please contact us for further assistance.
Self-service deactivation is supported since version 0.0.59. You can deactivate a device from the settings page of the application and activate on another device. This allows you to transfer the license to another device without contacting support. If you have any issues, please contact us for further assistance.
No, 16x Prompt does NOT come with OpenAI API key. You need to have your own OpenAI API key to use the OpenAI API integration feature. You can get your API key from OpenAI website.
No, 16x Prompt does NOT come with Anthropic API key. You need to have your own Anthropic API key to use the Anthropic / Claude API integration feature. You can get your API key from Account Settings.
Yes, the license comes with free updates for 16x Prompt. You can download the latest version of the application from the download page .
Yes, we offer volume discounts for bulk purchases. For enterprise licenses, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Yes, we offer white-label options for enterprises. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
We take data privacy and security seriously. We do not store any of your data on our servers. All data is processed locally on your machine. You can check out our blog post AI Coding: Enterprise Adoption and Concerns for more information on how you can protect your company's IP when using AI tools.
16x Prompt currently supports frontier models (GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet) from OpenAI and Anthropic. We also support Azure OpenAI API, OpenRouter API and any 3rd party API follows the OpenAI API format. You You need to have a valid OpenAI / Anthropic / Azure / OpenRouter API key to use these models via the API integration feature.
Enter the valid API key in the settings page of the application (for OpenAI and Anthropic API keys), or the model selection page opened from the bottom right corner of the application (for other API keys). Select the model you want to use from the model selection page. Then you can compose your prompt and click on theSend button to send the prompt to the API and get the response.
No. ChatGPT Plus does NOT come with free OpenAI API access. You need to pay for the API usage separately. You can top up balance in the OpenAI billing page .
16x Prompt supports any services that offers OpenAI API compatibility, including Ollama. To connect to Ollama, choose 3rd party API in model selection modal.
Enter http://127.0.0.1:11434/v1
as Base URL, enter the model ID likellama3.2
, and dummy API key like ollama
, and you are good to go.
1. You need a valid OpenAI API key to use the API integration feature. After getting a valid API key, you can enter it in the settings page of the application.
2. You also need to have some balance ($10 for example) in your OpenAI prepaid billing account to use certain models like GPT-4 and GPT-4o. You can top up balance in the OpenAI billing page .
Use ChatGPT Classic instead of the default ChatGPT. ChatGPT Classic is better than ChatGPT for coding tasks. The Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a better model than GPT-4o for coding tasks.
ChatGPT Classic provides better responses as it has less noise in system prompt, leading to the model following instructions more closely, and give you more free context token to fit more input. It uses GPT-4 behind the scene and provides better results overall.
According to paul-gauthier, Claude 3.5 Sonnet beats GPT-4o on Aider's code editing benchmark.
You can check out the best practices for using ChatGPT for coding for tips and tricks on getting quality responses. Also check out the use cases and limitations of ChatGPT for coding. If you are still not satisfied with the results, feel free to contact us.
You may encounter false positive detections from antivirus software like Bkav Pro W32.AIDetectMalware. This is a common issue with new applications that are not yet recognized by antivirus software. Rest assured that 16x Prompt is safe to use. Refer to this article or this Reddit thread for more information.
You may encounter "The procedure entry point DiscardVirtualMemory could not be located in the dynamic link library" error on Windows 8. This is because the underlying framework for the app no longer supports Windows 8, in line with end of support for Windows 8 from Microsoft. You can try to upgrade to Windows 10 / Windows 11 or use a different machine with Windows 10 / Windows 11. If you are unable to upgrade, feel free to contact us for a refund.
You can click on "More info" and then "Run anyway" to bypass the warning. This is a common issue with new applications that are not yet recognized by Windows Defender SmartScreen. And it costs extra money to get a code signing certificate in order to avoid this. Rest assured that 16x Prompt is safe to use. If you are still facing issues, feel free to contact us .
You can either download the .deb file or the AppImage file from the download page. For .deb file, you can refer to the .deb installation guide for installation instructions. For AppImage file, you can refer to the AppImage guide for installation instructions.
You can try to clear the application data and restart the application. On Windows, go to %APPDATA% and delete the 16x Prompt folder. On macOS, go to ~/Library/Application Support and delete the 16x Prompt folder. If you are still facing issues, feel free to contact us.
This is due to a bug with Electron on Ubuntu 24 LTS. You can refer to this workaround which fixes the error by executingsudo sysctl -w kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=0
and disabling the kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns. If you are still facing issues, feel free to contact us.
