The report "OpenAI’s Codex Helps Drive Nearly $6 Billion Quarter" describes a concrete shift in digital assets and crypto payments. OpenAI generated nearly $6 billion in first-quarter revenue, a sign that demand for artificial intelligence tools is still rising even as the cost of competing at the top of the AI market remains enormous. Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. The company brought in about $5.7 billion in revenue during the first quarter, The Information reported Thursday (May 21), citing two people with knowledge of the company’s financials. That was nearly $1 billion more than Anthropic generated during the same period. OpenAI’s coding agent Codex, business sales and tests of advertising on ChatGPT helped drive the quarter, according to the report. The numbers show how quickly OpenAI is turning AI usage into revenue. They also show how the business is shifting.

From an operating standpoint, digital assets and crypto payments performance improves fastest when ownership is explicit, metrics are shared across teams, and every weekly change has a clear success condition.