OpenAI's annualized revenue topped $40B in July amid heavy compute spend
robleclerc · x · 2026-09-21
Per The Information, OpenAI's annualized revenue topped $40 billion in July, but heavy compute spending and price cuts are raising the stakes for its next private financing round. Cursor co-founder Rob Leclerc joked his usage would be 50% higher if not for frequent resets, highlighting tension between heavy developer usage and cost.
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