Epoch AI: OpenAI's Coding Agent Spend Doubles Monthly

Epoch AI's analysis of OpenAI's weekly researcher coding-agent usage data (Jan–mid-Aug 2026) shows spending roughly doubling every month. Extrapolated, annual spend could reach $0.5–1.5 billion, implying surging compute prices.

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