I have heard estimates [1] that OpenAI's $20/month ChatGPT charge isn't enough to cover the cost of compute. For example, if their model needs ~100GB of VRAM, a

I have heard estimates [1] that OpenAI's $20/month ChatGPT charge isn't enough to cover the cost of compute. For example, if their model needs ~100GB of VRAM, at cloud prices of $0.08 per minute for a g5.12xlarge. you make a loss if the average customer uses more than 9 minutes per day. And chatgpt's responses are pretty slow. And that's without counting the huge free tier they have to support, the employees they have to pay for, and any overheads. No rush to go multi-cloud if you're making a loss - you'd want to put your efforts into reducing costs. [1] AI chatbots lose money every time you use them, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/05/chatgpt-hidden-cost-gpu-compute/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/05/chatgpt...