4 ms·
They haven't put ads in ChatGPT yet as far as I know. It doesn't really make sense to work off the raw revenue before they put the main revenue-raiser in. Searc
by roenxi 1y ago
They haven't put ads in ChatGPT yet as far as I know. It doesn't really make sense to work off the raw revenue before they put the main revenue-raiser in. Search isn't a very impressive money maker either if we take AdWords out.
- sverhagen 1y agoI have a subscription. Dang, who does every profit model have to involve ads?
- fooker 1y agoBecause not everyone wants to pay for a subscription, certainly not the 5 billion Asians in any reasonable numbers. There's a reason Google and Facebook run the tech world as we know it.
- thereitgoes456 1y agoYou and everyone else seem to assume on faith that OpenAI's ads revenue is going to dwarf their subscription revenue -- but you're being suckered. If you do the math, you'll find it's not nearly as clear-cut as you think. Not impossible, but not a given.
- famouswaffles 1y ago>If you do the math On the contrary the math makes it very clear. They need a free user ARPU of $11 to 12 per quarter to be profitable with billions to spare. That's a low bar to clear for a platform with 700M+ Weekly Active Users who are more personal with it than any Google search.