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AI company behind ChatGPT, GPT models, and the OpenAI API

Foundation ModelsFounded January 2015#1 of 17 in Foundation Models

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Metric
-51.1%GitHub commits
Measured values
1.1K vs 2.2KJul 11 vs Jun 11
Sources
3 sourcesGitHub API + Libraries.io API +1 more · as of July 12, 2026
Cited source
Simon WillisonQuoting OpenAI · Jun 26

OpenAI began a limited preview of its GPT-5.6 series, which includes the Sol, Terra, and Luna models, according to Simon Willison, while OpenAI's GitHub commits decreased 51.1% over the last 30 days, with GitHub data through Jul 11.

What this does not prove: Does not show adoption, revenue, market share, company-wide engineering output, product progress, model progress, private usage, private repositories, or non-default branches.

Metric receipt (3 sources)

Measured public metrics

  • GitHub API: OpenAI GitHub commits · July 11, 2026
  • Libraries.io API: OpenAI PyPI dependents · July 11, 2026

Cited source

Metric
GitHub commits
Observed window
Last 30 days (2026-06-11 to 2026-07-11)
Comparison
Compared with the prior reading
Start value
2,187 on 2026-06-11
End value
1,070 on 2026-07-11
Calculation
((1,070 - 2,187) / 2,187) * 100 = -51.1%
Metric receipt
Retained AI-Buzz metric receipt; not externally reproducible from a single public URL.
Relationship
Cited sources provide context and do not prove they caused the measured metric change.

Additional measured changes

  1. PyPI dependents increased 26.8% over the last 90 days.

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Company profile

What is OpenAI?

OpenAI builds and deploys large-scale AI models including the GPT and o-series families. Its products include ChatGPT, the OpenAI API platform, and DALL-E for image generation. Founded in 2015, it is the largest AI company by valuation.

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npm downloads
PyPI downloads
npm dependents
PyPI dependents
GitHub stars
Hacker News mentions

Key metric

Package downloads (30d)

457.5M/30d

npm
104.9M
PyPI
352.6M

Tracked packages: npm openai; PyPI openai

▲ +3%

Additional metrics

3 metrics

Metric

Dependent projects

33.7K

npm
14.8K
PyPI
18.9K

Projects depending on tracked packages: npm openai; PyPI openai

Metric

GitHub stars

31.3K

Main repository stars

Metric

Hacker News

3.0K/30d

Position #2 in category discussion

Repository health

Maintenance data from the main open-source repository.

OpenSSF Scorecard
6.9
Key-person risk
1
Releases (30d)
0

Repository usage

Public repositories and source files importing packages tied to OpenAI.

Repos importing
46.1K0%

Hiring mentions

Mentions of OpenAI in recent Hacker News "Who's Hiring" threads.

Hiring mentions (monthly)
6

About OpenAI

OpenAI builds and deploys large-scale AI models including the GPT and o-series families. Its products include ChatGPT, the OpenAI API platform, and DALL-E for image generation. Founded in 2015, it is the largest AI company by valuation.

FoundersSam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever

Disclosed funding

Disclosed $171.7B · 9 rounds

Disclosed funding records total $171.7B. Category position #1 of 17 in Foundation Models.

Venture2026

Amazon, SoftBank, Nvidia

$110.0B
Venture2025

Founders Fund, Coatue, Microsoft +3

$40.0B
Venture2024

Fidelity, Microsoft, Thrive Capital +5

$6.6B
Venture2024

Thrive Capital, Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz +2

$800M
Venture2023

Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global +2

$300M
Strategic Investment2023

Microsoft

$10.0B
Strategic Investment2021

Microsoft

$2.0B
Strategic Investment2019

Microsoft

$1.0B
Venture2015

Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel +1

$1.0B

Investors

Altimeter CapitalAmazonAndreessen HorowitzCoatueElon MuskFidelityFounders FundKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersMicrosoftNvidiaPeter ThielReid HoffmanSam AltmanSequoia CapitalSoftBankThrive CapitalTiger Global

Tracked packages (2)

1 npm, 1 PyPI

openai

npmMain npm package

openai

A series of powerful large language models (e.g., GPT-4) accessible via API for developers to build AI applications.

openai

PyPIMain PyPI package

openai

A series of powerful large language models (e.g., GPT-4) accessible via API for developers to build AI applications.