**[OpenAI's Annualized Revenue Lower Than Previously Reported $70 Billion, Now Estimated at $50 Billion]** Beating AI Newsflash: According to the *Financial Times*, OpenAI recently disclosed to investors that its annualized revenue as of the end of September is close to $50 billion, significantly lower than the $70 billion reported late last month. Sources familiar with the matter stated that the discrepancy arises from investors attempting to directly compare OpenAI's annualized revenue with that of its competitor Anthropic. However, the two companies use different accounting methods: Anthropic includes sales revenue generated through cloud partners like AWS and Google Cloud in its revenue, whereas OpenAI does not. Previously, investors adjusted OpenAI's revenue metrics and concluded that its annualized revenue in August had reached $40 billion. They then combined this with information disclosed by the company indicating revenue growth exceeding 70%, arriving at the $70 billion figure. OpenAI declined to comment.