diff --git a/src/configure.py b/src/configure.py
index 1ddc9f76..c1132e8c 100644
--- a/src/configure.py
+++ b/src/configure.py
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ def configure_server(args, required=False):
     else:
         state.config = args.config
 
+    # Initialize Processor from Config
+    state.processor_config = configure_processor(args.config.processor)
+
     # Initialize the search model from Config
     state.search_index_lock.acquire()
     state.model = configure_search(state.model, state.config, args.regenerate)
     state.search_index_lock.release()
 
-    # Initialize Processor from Config
-    state.processor_config = configure_processor(args.config.processor)
-
 
 @schedule.repeat(schedule.every(1).hour)
 def update_search_index():
diff --git a/src/utils/models.py b/src/utils/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64197fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# External Packages
+import openai
+import torch
+from tqdm import trange
+
+# Internal Packages
+from src.utils.state import processor_config
+
+
+class OpenAI:
+    def __init__(self, model_name, device=None):
+        self.model_name = model_name
+        openai.api_key = processor_config.conversation.openai_api_key
+        self.embedding_dimensions = 1536  # Default to embedding dimensions of text-embedding-ada-002 model
+
+    def encode(self, entries, device=None, **kwargs):
+        embedding_tensors = []
+        for index in trange(0, len(entries)):
+            try:
+                response = openai.Embedding.create(input=entries[index], model=self.model_name)
+                embedding_tensors += [torch.tensor(response.data[0].embedding, device=device)]
+                self.embedding_dimensions = len(response.data[0].embedding)  # Set embedding dimensions to this model's
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Failed to encode entry {index} of length: {len(entries[index])}\n\n{entries[index][:1000]}...\n\n{e}")
+                embedding_tensors += [torch.zeros(self.embedding_dimensions, device=device)]
+        return torch.stack(embedding_tensors)
+
+