OPENAI BOOSTS COMPUTE MARGINS AMID AI RACE OpenAI has significantly improved margins on its paid products, according to The Information. Its “compute margin,” measuring revenue after model-running costs, reached about 70% in October, up from 52% at the end of 2024 and roughly double January 2024 levels. OpenAI declined to comment. Despite leading the AI boom and a valuation above $500 billion, the company remains unprofitable and under pressure to control spending amid stronger competition from Google and Anthropic. OpenAI is prioritizing enterprise products and exploring new funding and infrastructure partnerships.(*Walter Bloomberg)