"OpenAI is planning to introduce ads on ChatGPT, as it continues to struggle with revenue from paid users. OpenAI, valued at about $500 billion, plans to spend billions in the coming year, but it does not have a reliable revenue source. As per the Financial Times, ChatGPT has about 800 million users, but only 5% percent pay. Moreover, OpenAI's 70% of $13 billion revenue comes from paying customers."
"GPT has three subscriptions. Go starts at $5 in some regions, Plus is for $20, Pro is for $200, and then we have enterprise customers with custom pricing. Ahead of its plans to go public, OpenAI is internally debating whether it should show ads on ChatGPT. "Some users already assume ChatGPT's answers are ranked based on sponsorship and that the company sells ads,""
OpenAI faces revenue challenges despite a roughly $500 billion valuation and plans to spend heavily in the coming year. ChatGPT has about 800 million users but only about 5% are paying, and roughly 70% of OpenAI's $13 billion revenue comes from paying customers. OpenAI offers Go, Plus, Pro, and enterprise subscriptions with variable pricing. Company internal debate centers on introducing ads to ChatGPT and some focus-group findings suggest users expect sponsorship-based rankings. About 630 former Meta employees work there, prompting concerns of "Meta-fication" and ad-driven monetization. ChatGPT Go is expanding to several European countries at lower prices.
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