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OpenAI

Founded: 2015HQ: San Francisco, CA
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Total Funding$13B
Valuation$157B
Headcount1000-5000
Founded Year2015

Profile Overview

OpenAI is a leading artificial intelligence research and deployment company founded in December 2015 as a non-profit organization by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and other prominent figures in AI. Its initial mission was to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. In 2019, OpenAI transitioned into a capped-profit structure to raise the substantial capital required for training massive computational models. The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 marked a pivotal moment in the consumer tech landscape, triggering a global AI acceleration. OpenAI followed this success with GPT-4, GPT-4o, and the o1 and o3 reasoning model series, which introduce advanced problem-solving capabilities in math, coding, and science. A cornerstone of OpenAI's operations is its strategic partnership with Microsoft, which has invested over $13 billion to become its exclusive cloud provider and commercial partner. OpenAI has expanded its offerings into developer APIs, enterprise platforms, and multimodal services spanning text, voice, and visual generation. In October 2024, the company secured a $6.6 billion funding round, valuing OpenAI at $157 billion. This milestone solidifies its position as one of the world's most valuable private technology firms, even as it navigates complex transitions toward becoming a fully commercial entity while continuing its primary pursuit of safe AGI.

Last Financing Round

Round TypeVenture Round
Amount Disclosed$6,600,000,000
Announced DateOctober 2, 2024

Flagship Offerings

ChatGPTDALL-EOpenAI APIo1

Vetted AI Models

GPT-5.5 Pro

active

Our flagship enterprise-grade model. Unparalleled capabilities in complex programming, scientific logic, and multi-modal understanding.

Context1050k
In Price$30
Out Price$180

GPT-5.5

active

Our next-generation frontier model, optimized for highly complex multimodal reasoning, advanced mathematics, and native agentic planning.

Context1050k
In Price$5
Out Price$30

GPT-5

active

Our standard next-generation model. Excellent balance of cost, speed, and intelligence.

Context400k
In Price$1.25
Out Price$10

GPT-5 Mini

active

A fast, cheap, and highly capable mini model from the GPT-5 family.

Context400k
In Price$0.25
Out Price$2

GPT-4o

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Our highly versatile and intelligent model, optimizing speed and capabilities across text, audio, and vision. Ideal for complex reasoning, coding tasks, and real-time conversation applications.

Context128k
In Price$2.5
Out Price$10

GPT-4o Mini

active

Our most cost-efficient and lightweight model designed for high-frequency, low-latency tasks. Excels at simple text processing, routing, and basic structured outputs.

Context128k
In Price$0.15
Out Price$0.6

OpenAI o1

active

A specialized reasoning model trained with reinforcement learning to think before responding. Exceptional at complex math, physics, coding, and logical troubleshooting.

Context200k
In Price$15
Out Price$60

OpenAI o3-mini

active

Our latest reasoning model that provides advanced math and coding capabilities at the speed of a mini model. Optimized for low-cost, high-speed scientific reasoning.

Context200k
In Price$1.1
Out Price$4.4

GPT-4 Turbo

deprecated

Predecessor to GPT-4o, offering high reasoning capabilities and a 128k context window. Deprecated in favor of faster, more cost-efficient Omni models.

Context128k
In Price$10
Out Price$30