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OpenAI — Annual Expenses: $9.0 billion

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Last checked: 3/31/2026

The claim specifies 'as of 2024-12' (end of 2024), but the source text focuses on H1 2025 financials and does not provide a complete breakdown of 2024 annual operating expenses. The additional context mentions '~$9B in 2024' in total operating costs, but this is not explicitly stated in the provided source excerpt. The source discusses 2025 projections and H1 2025 actuals, which are temporally mismatched with the claimed 2024-12 timeframe. Without explicit confirmation of the $9B figure for 2024 in the source text, this cannot be verified.

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sanj.dev/post/real-cost-of-ai-openai-financials(1 check)

unverifiable85%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 3/31/2026

Found: The source discusses H1 2025 financials (R&D expenses $6.7B, cash burn $2.5B in 6 months, implying ~$5B annualized cash burn) and mentions a $13B annual revenue target for 2025, but does not provide a…

Note: The claim specifies 'as of 2024-12' (end of 2024), but the source text focuses on H1 2025 financials and does not provide a complete breakdown of 2024 annual operating expenses. The additional context mentions '~$9B in 2024' in total operating costs, but this is not explicitly stated in the provided source excerpt. The source discusses 2025 projections and H1 2025 actuals, which are temporally mismatched with the claimed 2024-12 timeframe. Without explicit confirmation of the $9B figure for 2024 in the source text, this cannot be verified.

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