Market Chatter: OpenAI's 2025 Spending Surge Fueled by AI Expansion Ahead of IPO

MT Newswires Live06-16

Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI spent about $34 billion in 2025 to expand research, infrastructure and talent ahead of a planned IPO, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing audited financial figures and people familiar with the matter.

According to the report, OpenAI spent about $19 billion on research and development and nearly $6 billion on sales and marketing in 2025, generating about $13 billion in revenue and reaching a $2 billion monthly revenue run rate by year-end.

OpenAI raised $122 billion earlier this year at a $730 billion valuation and recently confidentially filed for an IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the report added.

OpenAI didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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