It is reported that over a week ago, OpenAI had an annual revenue of nearly $70 billion, a figure that could have matched the reported revenue of Anthropic in terms of scale. However, now, this AI laboratory is said to have informed investors that the actual revenue is about $20 billion lower than that figure.

The Financial Times reported that OpenAI has told investors that its annual revenue is “nearly $50 billion.” The media also noted that the previous figure of $70 billion was based on information previously shared by OpenAI with investors. According to the Financial Times, this figure was derived from “OpenAI’s own investors attempting to directly compare it with Anthropic’s annual revenue.”

It is worth noting that OpenAI and Anthropic calculate annualized revenue in different ways – Anthropic includes the sales volume completed by cloud partners in its calculation, whereas OpenAI does not do so.

TechCrunch thus contacted OpenAI to seek a comment.

OpenAI Revenue issues have been plaguing the company, as it tries to provide a reasonable explanation for the massive investments it has received; in just its third round of financing in March, this AI giant raised $122 billion. Financial data for 2025 that was leaked earlier this year showed that the company's revenue was around $13 billion, but expenses were significantly higher. There were previous rumors that the OpenAI's IPO might be advanced this year, but it has now been postponed to early 2027.