OpenAI Expects $70 Billion in Annualized Revenue by End of 2026
THE SO WHAT
If OpenAI is tracking toward $70B in annualized revenue on the back of enterprise growth, AI infra and integration budgets are nowhere near a plateau. For operators, that means two things this quarter—pricing power likely persists at the model layer, and board expectations for AI-driven revenue will ratchet up.
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