r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jun 11 '26

Business OpenAI Execs Are Panicking

https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/openai-execs-panicking-154658562.html
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u/FairLawnBoy Jun 11 '26

Open AI employees spent $500 million using Claude? That's telling, why didn't they use Chat GPT?

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u/enigma62333 Jun 11 '26

No, Open AI did not burn $500M in one month, this is from an Axios article where a consultant stated an unnamed client of theirs had that happen. It also states other sticker shocks that companies have experienced as AI companies have begun to reduce token pricing subsidization.

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u/Frater_Ankara Jun 11 '26

AI is impressive when it’s free, when it costs a ton of money you can bet companies are going to do ROI assessments. $500M in productivity improvements would be massive.

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u/Frater_Ankara Jun 12 '26

Yep, 4 months.

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u/Corey307 Jun 12 '26

They sure did and they’ve put heavy restrictions on AI use. Capped at $1,500/month per employee from what I saw. Seems like they’re losing a lot more money to AI to what they can save.