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# OpenAI Budgets $900 Billion for Compute by 2030 to Hit $350 Billion Yearly Revenue

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**Published:** 2026-09-20T14:38:48.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** openai, compute, budget, funding, free\-cash\-flow, infra

## Summary

Computing and data center expenses will drive a projected $278 billion in negative free cash flow for OpenAI between 2026 and 2030\. A leaked company presentati…

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/openai-budgets-900-billion-for-compute-by-2030-to-hit-350-billion-yearly-08d32f4c>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Kalshi/status/2101572064784105807>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/WhalesWatch/status/2101577954249810259>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/openai-budgets-900-billion-for-compute-by-2030-to-hit-350-billion-yearly-08d32f4c>)