According to PANews, OpenAI plans to increase the monthly fee of ChatGPT to US$22 by the end of this year and gradually increase it to US$44 over the next five years.

According to investor materials obtained, OpenAI's revenue in August this year was US$300 million and is expected to reach US$3.7 billion by the end of the year.

However, due to expenses such as salaries, rent and operating costs, OpenAI expects to lose $5 billion this year.

To cope with the financial shortage, OpenAI is looking for new investment at a valuation of $150 billion, and may raise up to $7 billion. In addition, OpenAI is transforming from a non-profit organization to a for-profit company to remove the investment return cap and attract more high-end investors.