[HN Gopher] Ask HN: OpenAI and Profitability? ___________________________________________________________________ Ask HN: OpenAI and Profitability? - Do you think they're making a profit with their APIs? - If so, possible to estimate profit per token? Author : _boffin_ Score : 9 points Date : 2023-03-19 20:58 UTC (2 hours ago) | joshxyz wrote: | right now theyre using vc money, their focus is user traction and | vendor lock-in, not really profits yet. | gitgud wrote: | OpenAI went from non-for-profit in 2015 to capped-profit in 2019. | | So the max profit they're making is at most 100x the investment | they've received. | | I think they'll be profitable, ChatGPT is taking the world by | storm and becoming a part of everyone's workflows... ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-03-19 23:01 UTC)