OpenAI (OPAI.PVT), through its Chief Financial Officer, Sarah Friar, announced in a blog post that OpenAI’s annual revenue was $20 Billion in 2025, an increase from $6 Billion in 2024, which closely tracks growth based on its increase in computing capacity. In 2025, OpenAI’s computing capacity was 1.9 Gigawatts (GW), compared to 0.6 GW in 2024.
The amount of active and daily users on the platform continues to set records. The company previously announced last week that it would begin to show advertisements within ChatGPT for a small number of users within the U.S., to generate revenues necessary to support the high levels of expense related to the ongoing development of technology and infrastructure.
On Monday, Axios reported that Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s Policy Chief, said that OpenAI is “on track” to release its first consumer device within the second half of 2026. Additionally, Friar stated OpenAI’s platform spans multiple areas, including Text, Images, Voice, Code and APIs – With the next phase of focus on developing Automation through Agent(s) and Workflow Automation, which run continuously, can carry context through time, and take action across multiple tools.
Friar also stated that for 2026, OpenAI will focus on “practical adoption” of their technology within Health, Science, and Enterprise use cases. OpenAI’s continued iterative development approach will ensure that a “light” balance sheet remains. Since OpenAI will pursue partnerships rather than ownership and create contract structures that provide flexibility across all Provider Hardware Types.
An increase in OpenAI’s revenues indicates an improved financial position to invest in compute-intensive AI research and development and build compute-intensive AI infrastructure at scale. Increased revenues will allow the company to increase its capacity to absorb the increasing cost of energy and hardware, speed up innovation related to AI agents, AI-driven automation, and AI solutions for enterprise customers, and create new monetization opportunities via advertisements and partnerships.
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Additionally, the growth of OpenAI’s revenue creates greater levels of credibility with regulators, medical organizations, and enterprise customers. This enhanced credibility provides opportunities for further real-world implementation of OpenAI’s technology. OpenAI will continue to operate using a flexible, strategic partnership model that mitigates capital risk and helps retain strategic agility.
