Sam Altman Reveals OpenAI’s Internal Token Use Reaches 100 Billion a Month

OpenAI uses tokens to measure the amount of text and other information processed by generative AI models, with businesses typically paying API fees based on input and output tokens. As ChatGPT and enterprise AI tools gain traction, surging usage directly affects computing demand and operating costs, though no actual costs were disclosed in this report.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said the company’s heaviest internal user consumes about 100 billion tokens a month, while some external users exceed even that figure. The report did not specify when he made the remarks. OpenAI said it would continue optimizing its models to reduce token costs and deliver greater value to users.