OpenAI has made headlines in April 2026 with a massive $122 billion funding round. This pushed its post-money valuation to $852 billion. The company now pulls in $2 billion monthly revenue. It smartly axed high-cost projects like the Sora video app, due to its $1M daily burn and fading users. Focus shifted to enterprise tools such as ChatGPT integrations and Codex for productivity. This pivot highlights a key lesson for AI innovators: ruthless focus on scalable revenue beats
