14/06/2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes AI could eventually be sold like electricity or water, with people paying based on how much they use rather than through fixed monthly subscriptions. The idea is that AI becomes a utility service, where usage is measured and billed through a metered system.
As AI becomes more powerful and widely used, the amount of computing power needed to run it is growing rapidly. Altman argues that future AI pricing will depend heavily on compute availability, making AI usage-based billing a natural model for the industry.