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OpenAI — Monthly API Calls: 260 billion

partial75% confidence

1 evidence check

Last checked: 3/31/2026

The source confirms the foundational data point (6B tokens/min as of October 2025), which is the basis for the claim's calculation. However, the source does NOT directly state or confirm the derived figure of 260B monthly API calls. The claim performs a mathematical derivation (6B tokens/min ÷ 1,000 tokens/call ≈ 6M calls/min → 260B calls/month), but this calculation depends on the unverified assumption of '~1,000 tokens per call average,' which is not mentioned in the source. The source confirms the input data but not the final calculated output, making this a partial confirmation rather than a full confirmation.

Evidence — 1 source, 1 check

partial75%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 3/31/2026
Found: Sam Altman stated in October 2025 that OpenAI 'process[es] over 6 billion tokens per minute on the API'

Note: The source confirms the foundational data point (6B tokens/min as of October 2025), which is the basis for the claim's calculation. However, the source does NOT directly state or confirm the derived figure of 260B monthly API calls. The claim performs a mathematical derivation (6B tokens/min ÷ 1,000 tokens/call ≈ 6M calls/min → 260B calls/month), but this calculation depends on the unverified assumption of '~1,000 tokens per call average,' which is not mentioned in the source. The source confirms the input data but not the final calculated output, making this a partial confirmation rather than a full confirmation.

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