OpenAI planning to charge $20,000/month for chatbot with PhD-level intelligence
What's the story
OpenAI is planning to launch a series of specialized AI agents, priced as high as $20,000/month.
The Information reports that these products will be tailored for specific use cases like sorting and ranking sales leads and software engineering tasks.
The expected launch date and target customers for these futuristic tools are not known at this stage.
Cost breakdown
Pricing details of specialized agents
The pricing structure for OpenAI's upcoming AI agents has also been revealed.
The "high-income knowledge worker" agent is expected to cost $2,000/month, while the software developer agent will be priced at $10,000/month.
The most expensive product in this range will be an agent designed to assist with "PhD-level research," which will carry a price tag of $20,000/month.
Investment details
SoftBank's significant investment in OpenAI's agent products
SoftBank, a major OpenAI investor, has pledged to spend a whopping $3 billion on the company's agent products this year.
The massive investment comes at a critical time for OpenAI, which posted losses of around $5 billion last year due to operational costs and other expenses.
SoftBank's support could give OpenAI the much-needed financial backing to develop and launch these specialized AI agents.