Newly obtained documents show that OpenAI paid Microsoft $493.8 million in revenue share for 2024 and $865.8 million for the first three quarters of the following year, reflecting a 20 percent share of OpenAI’s earnings. The data suggests OpenAI’s revenue may have topped $2.5 billion in 2024 and $4.33 billion in the first three quarters of the next year, while its cash‑based inference spend rose to $3.8 billion in 2024 and $8.65 billion in the first nine months of the subsequent period. The disparity between revenue and inference costs raises questions about the startup’s profitability, prompting both firms to decline comment. Leer más →