OpenAI Money Report

OpenAI 財務報告


Introduction

OpenAI is making more money, but it is also spending a lot of money.

OpenAI 的收入在增加,但其支出也非常高。

Main Body

OpenAI made $13.07 billion in 2025. This is more than in 2024. However, the company spent a lot of money on research. They paid $19.18 billion for this work.

OpenAI 在 2025 年創造了 130.7 億美元的收入。這比 2024 年更高。然而,公司在研究方面投入了大量資金。他們為此支付了 191.8 億美元。

The company lost a lot of money. In 2025, they lost $20.92 billion. They also had a big one-time cost of $30 billion because they changed their business type.

公司虧損嚴重。在 2025 年,他們虧損了 209.2 億美元。此外,由於變更了業務類型,他們還有一筆 300 億美元的一次性巨額成本。

OpenAI stopped some projects to save money. They want to focus on their main tools. Other companies are now cheaper, so OpenAI may lower its prices.

OpenAI 停止了部分項目以節省開支。他們希望專注於其核心工具。由於其他公司的價格目前較低,OpenAI 可能會調降價格。

Conclusion

OpenAI has many users, but it still loses a lot of money.

OpenAI 雖然擁有許多用戶,但仍然虧損嚴重。

Vocabulary Learning

💰 Money Words: UP vs. DOWN

In this text, we see how to talk about money moving in different directions. For A2, you need to know these opposites:

The 'Up' Side (Adding/Gaining)

  • Made \rightarrow This means the money they received.
  • More than \rightarrow Used to compare a bigger number to a smaller one.

The 'Down' Side (Spending/Losing)

  • Spent \rightarrow Giving money to pay for things.
  • Lost \rightarrow When you spend more than you make.
  • Lower \rightarrow To make a price go down.

Quick Tip: The 'But' Bridge Look at this sentence: "OpenAI is making more money, but it is also spending a lot of money."

Use BUT when you have two opposite ideas in one sentence: Positive Idea \rightarrow BUT \rightarrow Negative Idea

Vocabulary Learning

billion (n.)
A very large number (1,000,000,000).
Example:The company has a billion dollars in the bank.
research (n.)
Studying something to find new information.
Example:The scientists do research to find a cure for the cold.
cost (n.)
The amount of money you need to buy or do something.
Example:The cost of the new phone is too high.
projects (n.)
Planned pieces of work that take time to finish.
Example:I have two school projects to finish this week.
focus (v.)
To give all your attention to one thing.
Example:I need to focus on my homework now.
Practice A2 words in a crossword