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OpenAI does not expect to be cash-flow positive until 2029, Bloomberg News reports
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on March 26, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on March 26, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
OpenAI projects positive cash flow by 2029, with revenue surpassing $125 billion, despite high operational costs.
(Reuters) - OpenAI is not expecting its cash flow to turn positive until 2029, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence bellwether is grappling with significant costs from chips, data centers and talent needed to develop cutting-edge AI systems, according to the report.
By 2029, OpenAI expects its revenue will surpass $125 billion. Fueled by the strength of its paid AI software, OpenAI forecast to more than triple its revenue to $12.7 billion in 2025, the report said.
In September last year, Reuters reported that OpenAI was anticipating its revenue would surpass $11.6 billion in 2025, citing sources who were privy to the matter, adding that its revenue in 2024 would touch $3.7 billion, a figure corroborated by the Bloomberg report.
In more than two years since OpenAI rolled out its ChatGPT chatbot, it has introduced a bevvy of subscription offerings for consumers and businesses. In February, its paying business users crossed 2 million, more than double the number from its last update in September.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
(Reporting by Rishi Kant in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)
The article discusses OpenAI's financial projections, aiming for positive cash flow by 2029 despite high costs.
OpenAI expects its revenue to reach $12.7 billion by 2025, more than tripling its current figures.
OpenAI faces significant costs related to chips, data centers, and talent necessary for AI development.
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