OpenAI — Annual Expenses: $22.0 billion
The claim states 'Annual Expenses = $22,000M (as of 2025-12)' with supporting context of '$22B in 2025 anticipated spending.' The source confirms several expense components: inference costs of $8.4B in 2025, R&D of $6.7B in H1 alone, and stock-based compensation of $2.5B in H1. However, the source does NOT explicitly state total annual expenses of $22B for 2025. Instead, it mentions: (1) projected cash burn of ~$8.5B in 2025 (later revised to ~$9B), and (2) projected cash burn of ~$17B in 2026. Cash burn is not the same as total expenses—it represents net cash outflow after accounting for revenue. The source provides partial confirmation of expense components but does not directly confirm the $22B total annual expenses figure for 2025. The claim appears to be an inference based on component data rather than an explicit statement in the source.
Our claim
entire record- Subject
- OpenAI
- Property
- Annual Expenses
- Value
- $22.0 billion
- As Of
- December 2025
- Notes
- Total anticipated spending of ~$22B in 2025 against $13.1B revenue; inference costs of $8.4B, R&D of $6.7B in H1 alone, plus $2.5B in stock-based compensation in H1
Source evidence
1 src · 1 checkNoteThe claim states 'Annual Expenses = $22,000M (as of 2025-12)' with supporting context of '$22B in 2025 anticipated spending.' The source confirms several expense components: inference costs of $8.4B in 2025, R&D of $6.7B in H1 alone, and stock-based compensation of $2.5B in H1. However, the source does NOT explicitly state total annual expenses of $22B for 2025. Instead, it mentions: (1) projected cash burn of ~$8.5B in 2025 (later revised to ~$9B), and (2) projected cash burn of ~$17B in 2026. Cash burn is not the same as total expenses—it represents net cash outflow after accounting for revenue. The source provides partial confirmation of expense components but does not directly confirm the $22B total annual expenses figure for 2025. The claim appears to be an inference based on component data rather than an explicit statement in the source.