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> OpenAI's spending mix shows why. The reported 2025 figures include $7.5 billion in cost of revenue, $19.18 billion in research and development, $5.73 billion
by throw310822 4mo ago
> OpenAI's spending mix shows why. The reported 2025 figures include $7.5 billion in cost of revenue, $19.18 billion in research and development, $5.73 billion in sales and marketing, and $1.57 billion in general and administrative expense
How the hell did they spend 5.7 billion in "sales and marketing"?
- chillfox 4mo agoMight be bribes and subsidies
- vkou 4mo agoDiscounted contracts for big clients? Commissions? Both? If this can be trusted, they are selling $1 for ~95 cents, and are spending $3 on R&D. This is... Not an unsustainable business model as long as the money keeps flowing.
- treis 4mo agoThis is like Uber all over again. OpenAI is selling $1 for $2 and spending ~$5 to make that happen. The question is if they get to selling $1 for $2 long enough to make they're investment back.
- vkou 4mo agoThat's not the question. They can obviously raise prices ~5% and be in the green when it comes to operational spending. The better question is what will that $38B of R&D spending get.
- eab- 4mo agothey're spending like 9 figures on a single marketing agency - this doesn't surprise me whatsoever
- CamperBob2 4mo agoBaksheesh to keep Trump off their backs?
- trick-or-treat 4mo agoYou say that like it's a bad thing but it's a show of respect. Why shouldn't Trump receive a tribute like any other local warlord?
- simonw 4mo agoGreg Brockman spent $25m on that out of his own money, it won't show up in the OpenAI figures. https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/867947/openai-president-greg-brockman-trump-super-pac https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/867947/o...
- jofzar 4mo agoI wonder if that includes discounts/commissions for enterprise api bundling (ie cheaper for partner company XYZ if they include openai in their app)