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They haven't put ads in ChatGPT yet as far as I know. It doesn't really make sense to work off the raw revenue before they put the main revenue-raiser in. Search isn't a very impressive money maker either if we take AdWords out.

I have a subscription. Dang, who does every profit model have to involve ads?

Because not everyone wants to pay for a subscription, certainly not the 5 billion Asians in any reasonable numbers.

There's a reason Google and Facebook run the tech world as we know it.

You and everyone else seem to assume on faith that OpenAI's ads revenue is going to dwarf their subscription revenue -- but you're being suckered. If you do the math, you'll find it's not nearly as clear-cut as you think.

Not impossible, but not a given.

>If you do the math

On the contrary the math makes it very clear. They need a free user ARPU of $11 to 12 per quarter to be profitable with billions to spare.

That's a low bar to clear for a platform with 700M+ Weekly Active Users who are more personal with it than any Google search.

Their total losses far exceed any revenue they are taking in.

Bitcoin:

AI: Hold my beer.