They make their money by charging for access. There is a cost for generation using the IT infrastructure- often referred to as tokens. Using OpenAI Playground, for example, leads to payment for to number of tokens you have used. It’s not that much.With ChatGPT (also from OpenAI) that is currently free as it is being tested. It will have a cost at some point.Other companies build a product that leverages the AI (making it easier to use or enabling better results etc). These use subscriptions as a revenue stream.

They make their money by charging for access. There is a cost for generation using the IT infrastructure- often referred to as tokens. Using OpenAI Playground, for example, leads to payment for to number of tokens you have used. It’s not that much.With ChatGPT (also from OpenAI) that is currently free as it is being tested. It will have a cost at some point.Other companies build a product that leverages the AI (making it easier to use or enabling better results etc). These use subscriptions as a revenue stream.

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