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openai: plans to increase chatgpt monthly subscription fee to up to $44 within five years

2024-09-28

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it house news on september 28, according to engadget reported on the 27th local time, openai told investors that the company plans to charge chatgpt a monthly fee of us$22 (it house note: currently about 154 yuan) before the end of this year. and plans to actively increase monthly fees in the next five years,the maximum will be raised to $44(currently about 308 yuan).

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reports mention that openai is acquiring funding from a non-profit companytransformation into a profitable companystep by step, this business model removes any cap on reporting to investors, so companies will have more room to negotiate with new investors at potentially higher prices. documents show that openai’s revenue in august this year was $300 million(currently approximately rmb 2.1 billion), and sales are expected to reach us$3.7 billion by the end of the year (currently approximately rmb 25.899 billion).

at the same time, various expenses such as wages, rent and operating costs will cause the company to lose money this year.$5 billion loss(current approximately 34.998 billion yuan).

openai is distributing the above documents in an effort to find new investors and avoid or reduce funding shortfalls. according to the "wall street journal" news on the 27th local time, openai has now opened a new round of financing.plans to raise approximately us$6.5 billion (currently approximately 45.498 billion yuan), related activities are expected to be closed next week.