OpenAI announces use of AI in chip design and price cuts
In San Francisco, United States, OpenAI said it is expanding the use of its artificial intelligence systems in specialized fields, including chip design, life sciences, and financial services. OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar announced this on September 8 during the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference.
AI for specialized tasks
According to Friar, companies are increasingly seeking AI systems adapted to specific tasks. OpenAI is also experimenting with pricing models based on business outcomes rather than the volume of service usage.
Friar said OpenAI used its own models during the development of the Jalapeno chip. According to her, the project reached the tape-out stage — the phase when a chip design is finalized and sent for manufacturing — within nine months.
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Prices and corporate clients
Friar also said that OpenAI cut the price of its cheaper Luna model by 80%, after which its use increased by about tenfold. The company's Codex programming tool has 25 million users, she said.
OpenAI's revenue from corporate clients rose by 32% from June to July, while total revenue on an annualized basis increased by 20% over the period, Friar said. In her estimate, revenue from the corporate and consumer segments became roughly equal by midyear, although the company had planned to reach that ratio by the end of the year.
Friar claims that deploying the Luna model may be cheaper than using Chinese open-weight models through cloud services, including GLM 5.3 by Z.ai. Channel NewsAsia, citing Reuters, reported on OpenAI's statements.
