OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar informed employees that the company's annualized revenue in July surpassed all of Q2, driven by the GPT-5.6 release. The announcement aims to reassure staff amid growing competition from Anthropic and open-source alternatives.
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OpenAI is trying to reassure employees that the business is healthy as competition emerges from Anthropic as well as a host of open-source players.
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OpenAI revenue in July topped all of Q2 driven by GPT-5.6 release L: https://www. cnbc.com/2026/07/29/openai-cfo -sarah-friar-tells-employees-arr-in-july-topped-all-of-q2.html C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9113942 posted on 2026.07.30 at 14:41:50 (c=0, p=4)