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OpenAI quarterly revenue reportedly tops $10 billion for first time
TechCrunch reports the milestone, citing Bloomberg's anonymous sources, alongside a narrower adjusted operating margin and a competing Anthropic revenue report.
The short version
- Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reports OpenAI's quarterly revenue crossed $10 billion for the first time.[TechCrunch]
- If the figures hold, the reported quarter is up almost 50% from $6.7 billion in second-quarter sales.[TechCrunch]
- Adjusted operating margin reportedly narrowed from -150% in Q2 to -109% in Q3, and the annualized run rate reached $50 billion.[TechCrunch]
- Rival Anthropic reported $17 billion in Q3 revenue and an $81 billion run rate, but the two firms count revenue differently.[TechCrunch]
Key facts
- OpenAI's quarterly revenue reportedly crossed $10 billion for the first time, according to Bloomberg citing anonymous sources.[TechCrunch]
- The reported quarterly revenue would be up almost 50% from $6.7 billion in second-quarter sales.[TechCrunch]
- OpenAI's adjusted operating margin reportedly narrowed from -150% in Q2 to -109% in Q3.[TechCrunch]
- OpenAI has reportedly reached an annual revenue run rate of $50 billion, according to Bloomberg.[TechCrunch]
- Anthropic reported Q3 revenue of $17 billion and an annual revenue run rate of $81 billion as of the end of October.[TechCrunch]
What remains uncertain
- OpenAI's revenue and margin figures come from anonymous sources cited by Bloomberg and are not independently verified in the available reporting.[TechCrunch]
- OpenAI and Anthropic calculate annualized revenue differently: Anthropic counts cloud-partner sales, while OpenAI counts only its direct share of some partner sales.[TechCrunch]
Sources
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