OpenAI's Own Projections Show $278B of Negative Free Cash Flow Through 2030
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The Financial Times reported OpenAI expects cumulative negative free cash flow of $278B from 2026 through the end of 2030, from materials shared in July as part of a large compute deal. Revenue is projected to climb from $36B this year to $350B in 2030 while compute and infrastructure spending reaches about $856B. The company raised $122B in March at an $852B valuation and is on track to exhaust that by 2028.