Audited financial figures show the ChatGPT maker spent about $19 billion on research and development in 2025 and nearly $6 billion on sales and marketing, as well as other costs, the report said.

June 15 : OpenAI spent $34 billion last year to dominate the booming AI market ahead of its planned IPO, the Financial Times reported on Monday.Audited financial figures show the…

Audited financial figures show the ChatGPT maker spent about $19 billion on research and development in 2025 and nearly $6 billion on sales and marketing, as well as…

OpenAI projected $34 billion in spending on R&D, sales, and marketing in 2025 as it prepares for a potential $1 trillion IPO filing with the SEC.

OpenAI spent $34 billion in the past year, far more than the year before.

OpenAI's audited 2025 financials show $13.07B revenue and $34B in costs, with a $20.92B operating loss as the company prepares for its planned 2026 IPO.

OpenAI reportedly spent $3.7 billion in Q1 2026 despite generating $5.7 billion in revenue as it ramped up AI investments ahead of IPO.

Earlier this month, OpenAI said it had confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO