[OpenAI CFO: The company is expanding AI into verticals such as chip design, life sciences, and financial services, while exploring outcome-based pricing] According to Reuters, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar stated that the company is expanding AI into areas such as chip design, life sciences, and financial services, while exploring pricing models based on business outcomes. OpenAI used its own models to complete the tape-out design of the Jalapeno chip within nine months; the low-cost Luna model saw usage increase approximately tenfold after an 80% price reduction. Friar noted that its cloud deployment costs are lower than open-weight models like China's Zhipu GLM 5.3.