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title: "Sources: OpenAI now seeks ~$20B at a $1.25T valuation for its latest round, from $30B at a $1.4T valuation, as some investors cut commitments amid an AI selloff (Financial Times)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/sources-openai-now-seeks-20b-at-a-1-25t-valuation-for-its-latest-round-ed662cbd
published: 2026-10-31T01:00:53.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Sources: OpenAI now seeks \~$20B at a $1.25T valuation for its latest round, from $30B at a $1.4T valuation, as some investors cut commitments amid an AI selloff (Financial Times)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-10-31 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/sources-openai-now-seeks-20b-at-a-1-25t-valuation-for-its-latest-round-ed662cbd

Financial Times : Sources: OpenAI now seeks \~$20B at a $1.25T valuation for its latest round, from $30B at a $1.4T valuation, as some investors cut commitments amid an AI selloff — ChatGPT maker is now seeking about $20bn at a $1.25tn valuation as it tempers its ambitions — OpenAI has slashed the target …

In this story: [OpenAI](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/openai), [ChatGPT](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/chatgpt)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261030/p30#a261030p30)

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