OpenAI expects compute spend of around $600 billion through 2030, source says

Feb 20 (Reuters) - OpenAI ‌is targeting ​roughly $600 ​billion in total compute spend through 2030, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters ‌on Friday, as the ChatGPT maker lays groundwork ⁠for an IPO that could value it at up to $1 ‌trillion.

OpenAI's 2025 revenue totaled $13 billion, ‌beating its $10 billion projection, while it spent $8 billion during the year, under its $9 billion target, the person ​said.

The development comes as Nvidia closes in on finalizing a $30 billion investment in OpenAI, as part ⁠of a fundraising round in which the AI startup is seeking more ​than $100 billion.

That would value the Sam Altman-led company at about $830 billion and amount to one ​of the largest private capital ‌raises on record.

Microsoft-backed OpenAI expects more than $280 billion in total revenue by 2030, divided ⁠nearly equally across its consumer and enterprise units, according to CNBC, which had reported the development earlier.

Altman had said ⁠last year that OpenAI is committed to spending $1.4 trillion to develop ​30 gigawatts of computing resources — enough to power roughly 25 million U.S. homes.

Separately, The Information reported that OpenAI told investors ‌the expenses associated with running its AI models, referred to as inference, increased fourfold ‌in 2025, resulting in a fall in its adjusted ⁠gross margin to 33% ‌from 40% in ​2024.

(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City and Anhata Rooprai in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan ‌Barona)

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