{"slug": "openai-tripled-revenue-to-5-7-billion-in-q1-but-burned-through-3-7-billion-to", "title": "OpenAI tripled revenue to $5.7 billion in Q1 but burned through $3.7 billion to get there", "summary": "OpenAI reported $5.7 billion in revenue for Q1 2026, tripling year-over-year, but spent $3.7 billion, including $2.3 billion in stock-based compensation. With $73 billion in reserves, the company faces potential financial pressure from a price war with Anthropic.", "body_md": "In the first quarter of 2026, OpenAI pulled in $5.7 billion in revenue and burned through about $3.7 billion, both figures tripled year over year. Stock-based compensation alone ate up over $2.3 billion. With $73 billion in reserves, OpenAI doesn't need fresh capital right now, but a price war with Anthropic could change that fast.\n\nThe article [OpenAI tripled revenue to $5.7 billion in Q1 but burned through $3.7 billion to get there](https://the-decoder.com/openai-tripled-revenue-to-5-7-billion-in-q1-but-burned-through-3-7-billion-to-get-there/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-tripled-revenue-to-5-7-billion-in-q1-but-burned-through-3-7-billion-to", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/openai-tripled-revenue-to-5-7-billion-in-q1-but-burned-through-3-7-billion-to-get-there/", "published_at": "2026-06-20 08:02:07+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-20 08:09:39.451188+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-startups", "ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Anthropic", "The Decoder"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-tripled-revenue-to-5-7-billion-in-q1-but-burned-through-3-7-billion-to", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-tripled-revenue-to-5-7-billion-in-q1-but-burned-through-3-7-billion-to.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-tripled-revenue-to-5-7-billion-in-q1-but-burned-through-3-7-billion-to.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-tripled-revenue-to-5-7-billion-in-q1-but-burned-through-3-7-billion-to.jsonld"}}