Who’s really paying for your daily free ChatGPT use? OpenAI’s staggering costs revealed
ChatGPT’s explosive growth to nearly 900 million weekly users has transformed OpenAI into one of the fastest-scaling tech companies in histor, but at staggering cost. With annualized revenue surpassing $20 billion yet burn rates near $17 billion, the company is racing to balance subscriptions, enterprise sales, ads and a potential IPO against immense AI infrastructure demands.
