OpenAI is projecting a colossal compute spend of approximately $600 billion through 2030. This ambitious financial roadmap is being laid as the ChatGPT developer gears up for a potential initial public offering that could value the company at up to $1 trillion.
For 2025, OpenAI reported revenue of $13 billion, surpassing its $10 billion projection. The company also managed its expenses, spending $8 billion against a $9 billion target for the year.
This financial outlook coincides with Nvidia reportedly nearing a $30 billion investment in OpenAI as part of a larger fundraising effort where the AI startup is seeking over $100 billion. Such a raise would place the Sam Altman-led company's valuation around $830 billion.
Further projections indicate OpenAI anticipates over $280 billion in total revenue by 2030, with consumer and enterprise units contributing almost equally. This follows an earlier statement from Altman detailing a commitment to spend $1.4 trillion to develop 30 gigawatts of computing resources.
Recent reports also highlight increased operational costs, with expenses for running AI models, known as inference, reportedly quadrupling in 2025. This led to a decrease in adjusted gross margin from 40% in 2024 to 33% in 2025.