Models cost a ton of money to train. GPT-4 training was > $100m. GPT-5 training is estimated to be order of $1B-$2B. This is in the same ballpark as Tesla allocated to get the Fremont facility online.
It is likely training generations beyond GPT-5 will cost still more.
These are essentially fixed costs as OpenAI has to pay to train the model whether or not anyone ever uses it.
It is likely training generations beyond GPT-5 will cost still more.
These are essentially fixed costs as OpenAI has to pay to train the model whether or not anyone ever uses it.