OpenAI annualized revenue near $50B, with reporting-basis gap drawing notice
What happened
TechCrunch, citing the Financial Times, reports OpenAI told investors its annualized revenue is close to $50 billion. Earlier coverage said $70 billion, and later coverage said close to $50 billion, about $200 billion lower. The $70 billion figure came from investors calculating off information the company shared, to compare directly with Anthropic. Anthropic counts cloud partners' sales; OpenAI does not. A new Hacker News front-page report dates the disclosure to late September and puts the widely reported figure at $68 billion, not the $70 billion TechCrunch cited. A person familiar said the $68 billion includes total partner revenue, a basis that helps investors compare directly with Anthropic.
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- TechCrunch · AIOpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected
据《金融时报》报道，OpenAI 告诉投资者，其年化收入接近 $50 billion，比此前报道的 $70 billion 低约 $20 billion。此前数字来自 OpenAI 投资者基于公司分享的信息尝试与 Anthropic 直接比较，但两家公司计算口径不同，Anthropic 计入云合作伙伴的销售额，OpenAI 不计入。
- Hacker News front pagePickOpenAI tells investors annualized revenue is about $50B, below the $68B reported earlier
OpenAI disclosed to investors that its annualized revenue at the end of September was about $50 billion, below the $68 billion widely reported at the end of last month. A person familiar with the matter said the $68 billion figure included partners' total revenue, a basis that makes for a more direct comparison with Anthropic.
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