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While rumors and media reports have long suggested that OpenAI operates at a significant loss, concrete data has only recently come to light, revealing just how dire their financial situation truly is. The company's relationship with Microsoft, its major corporate backer, provides some insight. Microsoft invested over $11 billion into OpenAI since 2019, mostly in the form of credits for its Azure cloud services.
Microsoft's financial statements disclose that, for the three months ending September 30, 2025, it recognized a $4.1 billion loss related to its 27% stake in OpenAI. Extrapolating this, OpenAI's losses for the quarter amounted to approximately $15.2 billion, a staggering figure that underscores the company's unprofitable operations.