OpenAi.com credit needed for running test_tts_openai.py

Robotic kit for Raspberry Pi
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When running test_tts_openai.py (from 15. AI Storytelling Robot with Piper and OpenAI for the PiCar-X), I get the error:

[ERROR] OpenAI TTS API request error: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://api.openai.com/v1/audio/speech

I got this after running the program just once, so am I correct that this indicates that I need to add billing credit at OpenAi.com?

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Yes, that’s correct.If you just want to test the TTS functionality without paying for OpenAI credits, we recommend using the other TTS engines included in the examples.