diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3ed29c68..891a2d85 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ developer-test-command = "pytest -x -s -m 'not fuzz'"
 developer-test-silent-command = "pytest -x -m 'not fuzz' --show-capture=no"
 hypothesis-test-command = "pytest -x -s -m 'fuzz'"
 hypothesis-test-silent-command = "pytest -x -m 'fuzz' --show-capture=no"
+not-openai-test = "pytest -x -s -m 'not api'"
 
 [tool.taskipy.tasks]
 all = "task black && task mypy && task ruff && task test"
@@ -104,13 +105,14 @@ developer-test = { cmd = "{developer-test-command}", help = "Run developer-creat
 developer-test-silent = { cmd = "{developer-test-silent-command}", help = "Run developer-created without output", use_vars = true }
 hypothesis = { cmd = "{hypothesis-test-command}", help = "Run the hypothesis-based test cases", use_vars = true}
 hypothesis-silent = { cmd = "{hypothesis-test-silent-command}", help = "Run the hypothesis-based test cases", use_vars = true }
-test = { cmd = "pytest -x -s -vv -n auto -k 'not test_createchecks'", help = "Run the pytest test suite using order randomization and test distribution excluding test_createchecks.py" }
-test-not-randomly = { cmd = "pytest -x -s -vv -p no:randomly -k 'not test_createchecks'", help = "Run the pytest test suite without order randomization excluding test_createchecks.py" }
-test-not-xdist = { cmd = "pytest -x -s -vv -p no:xdist -k 'not test_createchecks'", help = "Run the pytest test suite without order randomization excluding test_createchecks.py" }
-test-silent = { cmd = "pytest -x --show-capture=no -n auto -k 'not test_createchecks'", help = "Run the pytest test suite without showing output excluding test_createchecks.py" }
-test-silent-not-randomly = { cmd = "pytest -x --show-capture=no -p no:randomly -k 'not test_createchecks'", help = "Run the pytest test suite without showing output and order randomization excluding test_createchecks.py" }
-test-silent-not-xdist = { cmd = "pytest -x --show-capture=no -p no:xdist -k 'not test_createchecks'", help = "Run the pytest test suite without showing output and test distribution excluding test_createchecks.py" }
+test = { cmd = "pytest -x -s -vv -n auto", help = "Run the pytest test suite using order randomization and test distribution" }
+test-not-randomly = { cmd = "pytest -x -s -vv -p no:randomly", help = "Run the pytest test suite without order randomization" }
+test-not-xdist = { cmd = "pytest -x -s -vv -p no:xdist", help = "Run the pytest test suite without order randomization" }
+test-silent = { cmd = "pytest -x --show-capture=no -n auto", help = "Run the pytest test suite without showing output" }
+test-silent-not-randomly = { cmd = "pytest -x --show-capture=no -p no:randomly", help = "Run the pytest test suite without showing output and order randomization" }
+test-silent-not-xdist = { cmd = "pytest -x --show-capture=no -p no:xdist", help = "Run the pytest test suite without showing output and test distribution" }
 test-api = {cmd = "pytest -x -s -vv -n auto || pytest -x -s -vv -n auto", help = "Run the test_createchecks.py file only when provided with an API key", use_vars = true }
+openai-test = { cmd = "{not-openai-test}", help = "Run openai powered test cases", use_vars = true }
 test-coverage = { cmd = "{coverage-test-command}", help = "Run coverage monitoring for the test suite", use_vars = true }
 test-coverage-silent = { cmd = "{coverage-test-command-silent}", help = "Run coverage monitoring for tests without output", use_vars = true }
 
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 00910c22..49c7cfe7 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [pytest]
 markers =
+    api: test cases that use OpenAI API
     fuzz: test cases that use Hypothesis for input generation
 filterwarnings =
     ignore::DeprecationWarning
diff --git a/tests/test_createchecks.py b/tests/test_createchecks.py
index 374e9880..9a924fca 100644
--- a/tests/test_createchecks.py
+++ b/tests/test_createchecks.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def get_valid_api_key():
     return os.getenv("API_KEY")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.api
 def test_valid_api_key():
     """Test is_valid_api_key function with a valid api key."""
     valid_api_key = get_valid_api_key()
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ def test_valid_api_key():
     assert result is True
 
 
+@pytest.mark.api
 def test_invalid_api_key():
     """Test is_valid_api_key function with an invalid api key."""
     invalid_api_key = "fk-561sf56a1sf561as5f1asf165as1"
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ def test_invalid_api_key():
     assert result is False
 
 
+@pytest.mark.api
 def test_generate_yaml_config():
     valid_api_key = get_valid_api_key()
     test_genscript = "Write: 'Hello, World'"