diff --git a/app/api/chat/route.ts b/app/api/chat/route.ts
index d2ead0a..4f63d1e 100644
--- a/app/api/chat/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/chat/route.ts
@@ -7,33 +7,27 @@ import { nanoid } from '@/lib/utils'
 
 export const runtime = 'edge'
 
-const configuration = new Configuration({
-  apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY
-})
-
-const openai = new OpenAIApi(configuration)
-
-if (!process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY) {
-  throw new Error('Missing env var from OpenAI')
-}
-
 export async function POST(req: Request) {
+  const json = await req.json()
+  const { messages, previewToken } = json
   const session = await auth()
-  if (session == null) {
-    return new Response('Unauthorized', { status: 401 })
+
+  if (process.env.VERCEL_ENV !== 'preview') {
+    if (session == null) {
+      return new Response('Unauthorized', { status: 401 })
+    }
   }
 
-  const json = await req.json()
-  const { messages } = json
+  const configuration = new Configuration({
+    apiKey: previewToken || process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY
+  })
+
+  const openai = new OpenAIApi(configuration)
 
   const res = await openai.createChatCompletion({
     model: 'gpt-3.5-turbo',
     messages,
     temperature: 0.7,
-    top_p: 1,
-    frequency_penalty: 1,
-    max_tokens: 500,
-    n: 1,
     stream: true
   })
 
diff --git a/components/chat.tsx b/components/chat.tsx
index bc2ffda..b3a8394 100644
--- a/components/chat.tsx
+++ b/components/chat.tsx
@@ -7,22 +7,41 @@ import { ChatList } from '@/components/chat-list'
 import { ChatPanel } from '@/components/chat-panel'
 import { EmptyScreen } from '@/components/empty-screen'
 import { ChatScrollAnchor } from '@/components/chat-scroll-anchor'
+import { useLocalStorage } from '@/lib/hooks/use-local-storage'
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle
+} from '@/components/ui/dialog'
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import { Button } from './ui/button'
+import { Input } from './ui/input'
 
+const IS_PREVIEW = process.env.VERCEL_ENV === 'preview'
 export interface ChatProps extends React.ComponentProps<'div'> {
   initialMessages?: Message[]
   id?: string
 }
 
 export function Chat({ id, initialMessages, className }: ChatProps) {
+  const [previewToken, setPreviewToken] = useLocalStorage<string | null>(
+    'ai-token',
+    null
+  )
+  const [previewTokenDialog, setPreviewTokenDialog] = useState(IS_PREVIEW)
+  const [previewTokenInput, setPreviewTokenInput] = useState(previewToken ?? '')
   const { messages, append, reload, stop, isLoading, input, setInput } =
     useChat({
       initialMessages,
       id,
       body: {
-        id
+        id,
+        previewToken
       }
     })
-
   return (
     <>
       <div className={cn('pb-[200px] pt-4 md:pt-10', className)}>
@@ -45,6 +64,42 @@ export function Chat({ id, initialMessages, className }: ChatProps) {
         input={input}
         setInput={setInput}
       />
+
+      <Dialog open={previewTokenDialog} onOpenChange={setPreviewTokenDialog}>
+        <DialogContent>
+          <DialogHeader>
+            <DialogTitle>Enter your OpenAI Key</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription>
+              If you have not obtained your OpenAI API key, you can do so by{' '}
+              <a
+                href="https://platform.openai.com/signup/"
+                className="underline"
+              >
+                signing up
+              </a>{' '}
+              on the OpenAI website. This is only necessary for preview
+              environments so that the open source community can test the app.
+              The token will be saved to your browser&apos;s local storage under
+              the name <code className="font-mono">ai-token</code>.
+            </DialogDescription>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <Input
+            value={previewTokenInput}
+            placeholder="OpenAI API key"
+            onChange={e => setPreviewTokenInput(e.target.value)}
+          />
+          <DialogFooter className="items-center">
+            <Button
+              onClick={() => {
+                setPreviewToken(previewTokenInput)
+                setPreviewTokenDialog(false)
+              }}
+            >
+              Save Token
+            </Button>
+          </DialogFooter>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
     </>
   )
 }
diff --git a/lib/hooks/use-local-storage.ts b/lib/hooks/use-local-storage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19f6b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hooks/use-local-storage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+export const useLocalStorage = <T>(
+  key: string,
+  initialValue: T
+): [T, (value: T) => void] => {
+  const [storedValue, setStoredValue] = useState(initialValue)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Retrieve from localStorage
+    const item = window.localStorage.getItem(key)
+    if (item) {
+      setStoredValue(JSON.parse(item))
+    }
+  }, [key])
+
+  const setValue = (value: T) => {
+    // Save state
+    setStoredValue(value)
+    // Save to localStorage
+    window.localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(value))
+  }
+  return [storedValue, setValue]
+}