According to a recent analysis by HSBC, OpenAI may still be operating at a loss by 2030 — and to meet its expansion and infrastructure plans, it will need to raise roughly $207 billion in new funding by then. The firm’s huge data-center and compute commitments (including multi-billion dollar cloud contracts) are driving sharply rising costs, while even optimistic revenue and subscription growth fall short of covering those expenses. The evaluation suggests that despite rapid user growth and revenue forecasts, OpenAI faces a substantial funding gap — meaning its long-term financial sustainability is far from certain.
