OpenAI 1.2万亿美元融资:供应商先收钱
OpenAI正就超过1.2万亿美元的估值洽商新一轮融资,其自身预测显示,到2030年将累计亏损2780亿美元。烧钱期间,算力供应商及其背后的贷款方先收钱;3500亿美元收入到来之前的那几年,则由掏新钱的人来扛。
Vincent Jiang · 3 min read
开价1.2万亿美元 对应五年资金缺口
OpenAI在新一轮融资谈判中寻求超过1.2万亿美元的估值1,而它自己的预测,如今给这笔钱能买到的东西标出了价码。9月18日报道的公司演示材料预计,2026年至2030年,OpenAI的自由现金流累计为负2780亿美元234:其中8560亿美元用于算力和基础设施,2620亿美元用于其他支出,而进账抵扣的收入只有8400亿美元23。
按照预测,收入要从今年的360亿美元增至2030年的3500亿美元,接近十倍23。今年3月,OpenAI以8520亿美元的估值融资1220亿美元,投资方包括亚马逊、英伟达和软银;这笔钱预计到2028年就会用完53。
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| 算力与基础设施 | $856B |
| 预计收入 | $840B |
| 其他支出 | $262B |
| 现金消耗(残差) | $278B |
供应商稳坐收款一侧
烧掉的每一美元都有具名的收款方。甲骨文握有到2030年为OpenAI建设数据中心的3000亿美元协议,CoreWeave握有最高224亿美元的OpenAI云服务合同6。英伟达则已附条件承诺向OpenAI自身投入最多约1000亿美元7。信贷基金Sona梳理了176笔AI融资交易、合计3.6万亿美元,并将其中约120笔标记为“高度循环”——同一批名字既当投资人,又当客户和供应商7。
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| 甲骨文建设协议 | $300B |
| 英伟达附条件承诺 | $100B |
| CoreWeave云服务合同 | $22.4B |
算力账单白纸黑字写在合同里,收入一栏却只是预测。园区还在建,供应商已经在收款;本轮融资的买家,要等收入兑现才有回报。谁在1.2万亿美元以上的估值上掏钱,谁就在为中间这几年买单。
债务定价押注烧钱持续
这张账单背后的融资已经吃紧。“木星计划”(Project Jupiter)是甲骨文租赁的新墨西哥州园区,专为服务OpenAI而建;与该计划挂钩的约180亿美元贷款,在向投资者出售受阻后,报价仅为面值的89%至91%。7月,标普将甲骨文评级下调至垃圾级上方一档8。截至8月底,甲骨文借款1253亿美元,对应6640亿美元的已签约在手订单,据报道其中大部分来自OpenAI7。
CoreWeave评级为B+,负债356亿美元7,本周为规模扩大后的37亿美元可转债定价,票面利率仅2.875%,而其普通高级票据的利率为8.5%至9.75%9。软银已向OpenAI承诺近650亿美元,刚刚将以Arm股份质押的保证金贷款规模提高到250亿美元,并以OpenAI股份作押再借款100亿美元10。
风险落在后进场的资金头上
市场已经预演过一次急刹车:在放缓传闻声中,甲骨文和CoreWeave五个交易日内分别下跌13%和15%,直到融资报道出炉,两只股票才企稳6。看多的一方手里也有实据:现金消耗预测较5月的3050亿美元有所收窄2,预测市场Polymarket的交易者将12月前出现AI行业下行的概率定在12%7。
出于安全方面的顾虑,萨姆·奥特曼已排除2026年上市的可能,称眼下“并非上市的明智时机”5。因此,能进场的资本只剩私募资金,而这笔钱要排在算力供应商身后,在受偿队伍中垫底。下一批考验来得很快:CoreWeave的票据将于9月22日交割,木星计划的贷款仍握在甲骨文的银行手中98。十倍增长路径一旦生变,合同照样到期。
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- 1MT Newswires via Yahoo Finance, Market Chatter: Microsoft-backed OpenAI Seeks Valuation Above $1.2 Trillion Despite Projected $278 Billion Cash Burn, 21 September 2026
- 2Tom's Hardware (Anton Shilov), OpenAI projections point to a massive $278 billion cash burn through 2030, 21 September 2026
- 3Reuters via MSN, OpenAI forecasts cash burn near $280 billion by 2030, FT reports, 18 September 2026
- 4The Information (Laura Mandaro), OpenAI Said to Forecast Nearly $280 Billion in Cash Burn Through End 2030, 18 September 2026
- 5The Wall Street Journal via MSN (Kate Clark), OpenAI considers pre-IPO funding round at more than $1.2 trillion valuation, 16 September 2026
- 6Barron's via MSN (Adam Clark), Why OpenAI's $1.2 trillion valuation can lift Oracle, CoreWeave from AI gloom, 16 September 2026
- 7Benzinga via Yahoo Finance (Daragh Thomas), Oracle, CoreWeave Dump on AI's $3.6 Trillion Financing Bill, 18 September 2026
- 8Reuters via MSN, Oracle's $18 billion data center debt under pressure, FT reports, 18 September 2026
- 9Pulse 2.0 (Amit Chowdhry), CoreWeave Prices Upsized $3.7 Billion Convertible Senior Notes Offering To Fund AI Cloud Expansion, 18 September 2026
- 10Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance (Kari Lindberg, Min Jeong Lee), SoftBank Raises Arm Margin Loan to $25 Billion as AI Bets Grow, 18 September 2026
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