AI Disruption

AI Disruption

Token Gluttons: 30 Firms Burn Trillions, OpenAI's Top Clients Exposed

OpenAI's top token consumers revealed: 30 companies burning trillions. Discover which AI apps dominate usage and why.

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Meng Li
Oct 09, 2025
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What AI Applications and Directions Does OpenAI Favor?

OpenAI has just announced 30 companies that have consumed over one trillion tokens—their biggest “whales.”

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In the chart, companies with yellow backgrounds represent startups, while those with purple backgrounds are enterprises that have already achieved scale. The two categories are almost evenly split on the list.

The list is sorted alphabetically by the last name of each company’s designated contact person with OpenAI’s API, with no ranking implied. Startups are mostly represented by co-founders themselves, while large enterprises have dedicated AI department heads handling the integration.

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