How to call the OpenAI API from a Flutter web app without exposing the API key
Anything you compile into a Flutter web build, including --dart-define values, ships to the browser in plain text. The only safe pattern is a small backend proxy that holds the key, authenticates the user, pins the model, and streams the Responses API SSE back. Full Dart shelf proxy and Flutter client, tested with Flutter 3.44, Dart 3.12, and http 1.6.