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Sources: OpenAI's ARR is nearing $70B, growing 70%+ since the beginning of Q3, with B2B revenue up 100%+; it added more consumer revenue in Q3 than all of 2025 (Madison Mills/Axios)

OpenAI's annual recurring revenue is nearing $70 billion, as enterprise sales more than doubled since July, sources familiar with the financials tell Axios.

OpenAI's annual recurring revenue is nearing $70 billion. This represents growth of over 70% since the start of the third quarter.

The company's business-to-business revenue has more than doubled over the same period. According to Axios, OpenAI added more consumer revenue in the third quarter than it did in all of 2025.

OpenAI's growth comes as it and rival Anthropic prepare for initial public offerings. Anthropic's revenue grew to nearly $4.6 billion in 2025, and its annualized total hit about $65 billion in July, according to The New York Times.

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