The new usage tiers follow the rollout of ChatGPT Enterprise. ChatGPT Enterprise launched in August after less than a year in development and in collaboration with more than 20 beta tester companies, including Block and Canva. The Enterprise plan includes access to GPT-4 with no usage caps, up to 2x faster performance than previous versions, and API credits.
Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap told CNBC in August that enterprise pricing was not disclosed and “for us it depends on the use case and size of each company.”
Regarding the GPT Store, OpenAI says that community members have so far built 3 million GPTs and approved a range of them for download on the GPT Store.
The store includes community leaderboards for popular downloads, and users can search by categories such as writing, lifestyle, and education. OpenAI says the GPT Builder Earnings Program will launch “soon” and will pay GPT builders in the U.S. based on the number of user engagements on their tools.
“What OpenAI is really selling is intelligence, and that and intelligent agents are really going to become a trend over time,” CEO Sam Altman told reporters at OpenAI’s first in-person event in November. He told the group.
The move comes as OpenAI, one of the technology industry’s hottest companies, looks to rapidly evolve its services to stay ahead of rivals like Anthropic, Google and Meta in the artificial intelligence arms race. This highlights the company’s efforts. According to OpenAI, ChatGPT’s weekly active users were around 100 million as of November, and more than 92% of Fortune 500 companies use the platform.
The ChatGPT team and GPT store are both new revenue drivers for the company and have been in development for some time, but at least the GPT store has been put on hold until now due to Altman’s temporary firing and subsequent board reshuffle. It had been. The place at the end of last year.
In November, OpenAI’s nonprofit board of directors alleged that Altman, as CEO, “was not consistently candid in his communications with the board,” and that, in particular, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had spoken to Altman and OpenAI’s president. Greg Brockman’s subsequent resignation sparked an uproar from investors and employees alike, after the company said he had not been “consistently candid in his communications with the board.” Lead the new AI Lab under Microsoft. Employees threatened to leave en masse, signed open letters, and posted comments supporting Altman on social media, leading in part to a major shakeup of OpenAI’s board.
The leadership battle comes as OpenAI announces that Altman and Brockman will officially return to their previous roles, as well as former Salesforce co-CEO Brett Taylor, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Quora CEO It ended with the announcement of a new board of directors, including one Adam DeAngelo. Microsoft also obtained a non-voting board observer position.
OpenAI’s takeover bid, which allows employees to sell stakes in startups to outside investors, is proceeding well despite management turmoil, people said, and OpenAI’s valuation at around It is expected to reach $86 billion.
The tender offer, led by Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital, was put in jeopardy by Mr. Altman’s temporary firing, but Mr. Altman’s return clears the way for things to move forward. Employees reportedly had until January 5 to decide whether to participate.
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