OpenAI is reportedly close to a new private funding round of up to $30 billion, and the round could value the ChatGPT maker at $1.25 trillion before the new money is added. This is the core of the latest OpenAI valuation news. The company has filed confidential paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO), the process of selling shares to the public on a stock exchange, but reports say it is choosing a private round first, so a public listing is not the immediate next step.
The round and what it would mean
Reports say OpenAI is working on raising up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation, meaning the value of the company before the new cash is counted. The round is reportedly led by Coatue, an investment firm, together with investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Reports also suggest the UAE money could be paired with a deal that gives OpenAI more computing capacity from the UAE. OpenAI declined to comment.
An earlier report, about a month before the latest one, put the target at $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation. Terms are still being negotiated, so the figures could change before any deal is closed. OpenAI's last funding round in March valued the company at $852 billion post-money, which includes the new money.
If the round goes above $1 trillion, reports note it would be the most valuable private company ever. That would also raise the bar for OpenAI's eventual IPO, when shares begin trading on a stock exchange. Reports say the company filed its confidential IPO paperwork in June.
Anthropic and what is still unknown
The reports also link OpenAI's valuation to Anthropic, a rival AI lab that many expect to list soon. Reports say Anthropic is seeking a valuation of $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion for its public debut. Anthropic raised $65 billion at a $965 billion valuation in May, and it also filed confidential IPO paperwork in June. Unconfirmed rumours point to a public filing from Anthropic in the near term, but no date has been confirmed.
No listing date has been reported for OpenAI, and the size, price and investors of the private round could still change. Until a deal is signed and announced, these valuation figures remain reported figures rather than confirmed ones.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- March: OpenAI's last funding round valued the ChatGPT maker at $852 billion post-money.
- May: Anthropic raised $65 billion at a $965 billion valuation.
- June: OpenAI and Anthropic each filed confidential IPO paperwork.
- About a month before the latest report: a report said OpenAI was working on $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation.
- October 22, 2026: Reports say OpenAI is close to a round of up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation.
Aasan alfaaz mein
OpenAI, jo ChatGPT banati hai, ek nayi private funding round ke qareeb bataya ja raha hai jis mein 30 billion dollar tak jama ho sakte hain. Is ki valuation 1.25 trillion dollar tak batayi ja rahi hai, lekin shart abhi tay nahi hue aur badal sakte hain. Abhi IPO ki koi tareekh reports mein nahi aayi, aur Pakistan mein aam logon par is khabar ka seedha asar nahi hai. Ye AI companies ke bade IPO plans ka ishara hai.
