Several American media outlets are echoing a report from The Information indicating that OpenAI may be planning to charge as much as $20,000 per month for its specialised AI agent tool.
These prices are far from what we are accustomed to, although they are designed for companies looking to run expensive reasoning models and, presumably, specialised AI agents.
At an initial stage, there would be those paying $2,000 a month for various types of agents, although not many further details are known at this time.
At a second level, code development agents (software engineers) would be priced at around $10,000 a month, which seems somewhat excessive.
Finally, the highest tier, offering the greatest power, would cost $20,000 a month and is aimed at major research projects that could yield innovative results and require the AI’s maximum reasoning capacity. This service would essentially be like having a PhD-level expert in the field.
It is clear that Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is now highly focused on reaping the rewards of the millions invested by backers and Microsoft, meaning that today’s prices will likely soon be a thing of the past. For that reason, he is reportedly also considering shifting the business model from subscription to token-based purchases:
TechCrunch points out that Altman may have already secured funding from one of his investors for this project and that his company is beginning to desperately need more revenue, as this technology requires extensive equipment and energy.
This price change was widely discussed at the latest CMS MAG event, AInnovación, given how likely it was to happen. Once again, it is crucial to highlight the importance of properly integrating AI into processes, businesses, and news outlets, to avoid creating dependencies on a technology whose future value is still unclear. For that, there is nothing better than reviewing this article: “How to implement AI effectively in a CMS”.
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* Original article written in Spanish, translated with chatGPT and reviewed in English by Jorge Mediavilla.
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