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AI: OpenAI sales are $20 billion below previous expectations

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OpenAI is headed toward annual revenue of about $50 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, according to Bloomberg.
This would be an increase over the previous year, but is $20 billion below previous estimates of almost $70 billion.
Investors are now comparing the numbers more directly with Anthropic's, particularly in terms of revenue recognition through cloud providers.

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OpenAI is the developer of ChatGPT and a leader in generative AI. The financial forecasts are being closely watched by investors as the company is not yet profitable despite its high valuation and is making massive investments in research and infrastructure.

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San Francisco. According to information from the Bloomberg news agency, OpenAI is heading for annual sales of around $50 billion. This is reported by people familiar with the matter. While that would be an increase over the previous year, it is $20 billion below some recently published estimates. Last month, several media outlets reported that the ChatGPT developer was already on track for annual sales of almost $70 billion.

The “Financial Times” first reported on the new number. The deviation is therefore due to the fact that OpenAI's investors want to compare the company's figures more directly with those of its competitor Anthropic. Among other things, this involves how sales are recorded via cloud providers. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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AI: OpenAI sales are $20 billion below previous expectations

Quick Look

OpenAI is headed toward annual revenue of about $50 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, according to Bloomberg.
This would be an increase over the previous year, but is $20 billion below previous estimates of almost $70 billion.
Investors are now comparing the numbers more directly with Anthropic's, particularly in terms of revenue recognition through cloud providers.

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