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This article reveals OpenAI's significant spending on inference through Microsoft Azure and details the complexities of their revenue-sharing agreement. The reported inference costs and revenues differ from previously stated figures, suggesting that OpenAI's financial situation may be more complicated than understood. The analysis challenges the accuracy of OpenAI's claimed revenues.