{
  "id": 16673424,
  "title": "OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger claims he spent $10 million in tokens in just a month — but luckily OpenAI can afford it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/openclaw-creator-peter-steinberger-claims-he-spent-10-million-in",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/openclaw-creator-peter-steinberger-claims-he-spent-usd10-million-in-tokens-in-just-a-month-but-luckily-openai-can-afford-it"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw AI agent platform, disclosed at the Cloudflare Connect 2026 conference that he spent an estimated $10 million in tokens on AI workloads within a single month. The creator was discussing cloud AI with Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht during their conversation. Steinberger's boast has raised concerns regarding the manner in which OpenAI operates, particularly considering the tokens being paid for by the company's investors. The OpenClaw creator is optimistic about future improvements in OpenAI's funding, with Anthropic planning an IPO in the upcoming months. Steinberger emphasized the importance of pushing AI agents and suggested that cloud infrastructure needs to evolve to better support AI models and agents. He believes that agents will become an integral part of our daily lives, anticipating that multiple agents may work together, with one ensuring permissions and the other catching potential issues.",
  "summary": "The creator of OpenClaw has admitted to spending big money on AI tokens, which may impact how OpenAI investors view the company.",
  "key_points": [
    "Peter Steinberger spent $10 million on AI tokens in one month",
    "OpenAI can afford Steinberger's $10 million token expenditure",
    "Anthropic planning IPO may improve OpenAI's funding situation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}