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Ed Zitron collaborated with the Financial Times to verify OpenAI's audited financial statements, confirming a loss of $20.9 billion
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9/12/2026
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Valid until: 12/11/2026
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UnverifiedAccording to audited financial data reported by the FT, OpenAI burned through $20.9 billion in cash in a single year, with revenue of approximately $13.07 billion and a loss of $38.5 billion.63% similarUnverifiedOpenAI's official annual loss figure is $14 billion, but the actual loss is approximately $26 billion after accounting for stock-based compensation (SBC).59% similarUnverifiedOpenAI's net loss exceeded $500 million in 2023, and the daily inference cost of operating ChatGPT was estimated to be on the order of millions of dollars at peak.58% similarUnverifiedGalloway estimates OpenAI's annual revenue at $13 billion, expenditures at $34 billion, and operating losses at $21 billion.57% similarVerifiedOpenAI's losses last year were as high as $5 billion.57% similar
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