diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 8f043e7c..944e7851 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ LLM_MODEL=mistral-nemo:latest
 
 # OpenAI alike example
 # LLM_BINDING=openai
-# LLM_BINDING_HOST=https://localhost:11434/api
 # LLM_MODEL=deepseek-chat
+# LLM_BINDING_HOST=https://api.deepseek.com
 # LLM_BINDING_API_KEY=your_api_key
 
+# for OpenAI LLM (LLM_BINDING_API_KEY take priority)
+# OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key
+
 # Lollms example
 # LLM_BINDING=lollms
 # LLM_BINDING_HOST=http://host.docker.internal:9600
@@ -55,8 +58,7 @@ LOG_LEVEL=INFO
 # Optional Timeout
 #TIMEOUT=30
 
-
-# Optional for Azure
+# Optional for Azure (LLM_BINDING_HOST, LLM_BINDING_API_KEY take priority)
 # AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION=2024-08-01-preview
 # AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT=gpt-4o
 # AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=myapikey