Fact·f_1tj27H2wMw·Fact

OpenAI — Annual Expenses: $9B

Verdictunverifiable75%

1 check · 7/27/2026

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Subject: OpenAI
Property: Annual Expenses
Value: $9B
As Of: December 2024
Source: https://sanj.dev/post/real-cost-of-ai-openai-financials
Notes: Total operating costs approximately $9B in 2024; includes ~$3B training compute, ~$2B inference compute, plus staff and operations

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sanj.dev/post/real-cost-of-ai-openai-financials resource

unverifiable75%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 7/27/2026

NoteThe source primarily discusses OpenAI's H1 2025 financials and projections, not 2024 year-end figures. The claim requests 2024-12 (December 2024) annual expenses of $9B. The source mentions that 'both companies were spending over $5 billion a year to fund their operations' (as of August 2025), but this is forward-looking and does not directly confirm or contradict the specific $9B 2024 annual expense figure. The source does not provide a clear breakdown of total 2024 annual operating expenses. The temporal mismatch (claim is 2024-12, source is primarily 2025 data) makes the specific 2024 figure unverifiable from this source.

Case № f_1tj27H2wMwFiled 7/27/2026Confidence 75%