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OpenAI
Also known as: OpenAI / OpenAI Inc
AI research company behind ChatGPT, the GPT series, DALL-E, Sora, Whisper, and Codex. Mission-driven toward safe AGI, it operates the world's largest consumer AI product.
Overview
Founded in 2015, OpenAI offers GPT-5, GPT-Realtime-2, Codex, Sora, and more through an API ecosystem used by developers worldwide. Codex leads the AI coding-agent market through GitHub integration. See OpenAI Codex beginner guide.
Business model
Revenue comes primarily from ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscriptions and API usage fees. Enterprise reach expands through the Microsoft partnership via Azure OpenAI Service.
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