Oct 8 2026
OpenAI tells investors annualized revenue is approaching $50 billion, $20 billion below the figure reported in September
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The Financial Times reported the lower figure ten days after Axios reported revenue approaching $70 billion from the same investor communications. The gap partly reflects whether cloud-partner sales are counted, which is also why OpenAI and Anthropic headline figures do not compare cleanly.
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